Using Instrument Drivers
This section presents a general overview of instrument drivers. Refer to the IVI Driver Development Help for more information about creating instrument drivers.
An instrument driver is a set of high-level functions with graphical function panels that make programming easier. The driver encapsulates many low-level operations, such as data formatting and communication with GPIB, RS-232, and VXI instruments, into intuitive, high-level functions. An instrument driver usually controls a physical instrument but also can serve as a software utility.
Instrument driver programs have an associated include file that declares the high-level functions you can call, the global variables you can access, and the defined constants you can use.
Loading/Unloading Instrument Drivers