The I/O Object

The I/O object is the primary means for instrument communication in Nimbus. The I/O object exposes a wide variety of functions for performing instrument communication, including buffered and non-buffered I/O.

Most functions exposed from the I/O object are available independent of the underlying I/O provider. However, some functions are specific to VISA-C while others are specific to VISA-COM. Separate sections highlighting these provider-specific functions are provided.