VISA provides a single interface for finding and accessing devices on various platforms. The VISA Resource Manager exports services that allow you to control and manage your VISA resources.

Use the VISA Resource Manager services to complete the following tasks:

• Assign unique resource addresses and resource IDs
• Locate resources
• Create sessions

Each session contains all the information necessary to configure the communication channel with a device, as well as information about the device itself. This information is encapsulated inside a generic structure called an attribute. You can use the attributes to configure a session or to find a particular resource.

The following steps require you to prepare your application for communication with your device.