NI-VISA

NI-VISA is National Instruments driver software implementing the Virtual Instrument Software Architecture (VISA) I/O standard. It provides an interface for configuring, programming and troubleshooting instrument communication across multiple interface types.

ManufacturerNational Instruments

ModelNI-VISA

Product TypeInstrument control driver software

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Product typeInstrument control driver software

ArchitectureVISA I/O standard implementation

Instrument interfacesGPIB, VXI, PXI, serial, Ethernet/LXI and USB

Development environmentsLabVIEW, LabWindows/CVI and Measurement Studio

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NI-VISA provides a programming interface for controlling instruments from application development environments such as LabVIEW, LabWindows/CVI and Measurement Studio. The API is installed through the NI-VISA driver.

Its interface-independent approach uses many of the same operations across different instrument connections, helping developers work with multiple interface types through a common programming approach.

Implements the VISA I/O standard for instrument communication.
Supports instrument systems using GPIB, VXI, PXI, serial, Ethernet/LXI and USB interfaces.
Includes utilities, low-level control features and application examples.
Provides common communication operations across multiple instrument interface types.

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Software classification	Instrument driver
Implemented architecture	Virtual Instrument Software Architecture (VISA)
Supported interface families	GPIB, VXI, PXI, serial (RS232/RS485), Ethernet/LXI and USB

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National Instruments

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VISA

Instrument I/O architecture

NI-VISA

Driver and API implementation

Application development

Provides an instrument-control programming interface for LabVIEW, LabWindows/CVI and Measurement Studio.

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