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11 Preparing for Automation
Your unit was designed to meet the requirements of automation and to
facilitate its integration with your test environment.
Note: To have access to automation features on an FTB-2 unit, you must
purchase the Automation option.
EXFO supplies commands that follow the guidelines determined by the
SCPI consortium for many instruments. EXFO also supplies COM properties
and events allowing you to build your own application.The instruments can
be controlled either locally or remotely via the following technologies:
EXFO
RS-232
(with USB/RS-232
adapter)
ActiveX
(DCOM)
(Ethernet, TCP/IP)
LabView
Visual Basic
Visual C++
Delphi
ActiveX
(COM Software protocol)
Visual Basic
Visual C++
Delphi
Local Access
Remote access
SCPI Commands
SCPI Commands
Libraries & "drivers"
LabWindows
LabView
LabWindows
Telnet
(Ethernet, TCP/IP)