Virtual instrument software architecture: Difference between revisions

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'''Virtual Instrumentinstrument Softwaresoftware Architecturearchitecture''', commonly known as '''VISA''', is a widely used [[Input/output|I/O]] [[Application programming interface|API]] in the test and measurement (T&M) industry for communicating with [[Measuring instrument|instruments]] from a [[Personal computer|PC.]] VISA is an [[Technical standard|industry standard]] implemented by several T&M companies, such as, [[Anritsu]], [[Bustec]], [[Keysight Technologies]], Kikusui, [[National Instruments]], [[Rohde & Schwarz]], and [[Tektronix]].

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* [[Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments]] (SCPI)

* [[High Speed LAN Instrument Protocol]] (HiSLIP)

* [[Instrument Driverdriver]]

==References==