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Install the National Instruments VISA and ICP Interfaces Support Package

The Instrument Control Toolbox™ Support Package for National Instruments™ VISA and ICP Interfaces lets you use the Quick Control Oscilloscope and Quick Control Function Generator interfaces.

After you download and install the support package, you can use the Quick Control interfaces to communicate with oscilloscopes and function generators.

The support package installs the following files on your host computer:

  • MATLAB® Instrument Driver for Quick Control Oscilloscope and Quick Control Function Generator

  • VISA shared components

  • VISA

  • National Instruments IVI® compliance package NICP 4.1 or later

  • The Instrument Control Toolbox Support Package for National Instruments VISA and ICP Interfaces documentation

Note

You can use this support package only on a host computer running a version of 64-bit Windows® that Instrument Control Toolbox supports.

Installing the Support Package

To install the Instrument Control Toolbox Support Package for National Instruments VISA and ICP Interfaces:

On the MATLAB Home tab, in the Environment section, click Add-Ons > Get Hardware Support Packages.

In the Add-On Explorer, scroll to the Hardware Support Packages section, and click show all to find your support package.

To uninstall support packages:

On the MATLAB Home tab, in the Environment section, click Add-Ons > Manage Add-Ons.

To update existing support packages:

On the MATLAB Home tab, in the Environment section, click Add-Ons > Check for Updates > Hardware Support Packages.

For more information about using Add-On Explorer, see Get and Manage Add-Ons.