Visual Basic (VB) is a high-level, event-driven programming language and Integrated Development Environment (IDE) developed by Microsoft. First released in 1991, it became a standard for developing graphical user interfaces (GUIs) due to its intuitive "drag-and-drop" design environment. This approach significantly accelerated the development of Windows applications.
While the original Visual Basic (versions 1.0 through 6.0) is now considered a legacy language, it was widely used to create custom control applications for laboratory and industrial equipment. It has since been succeeded by Visual Basic .NET (VB.NET), a modern object-oriented language that is part of the Microsoft Visual Studio framework. Both generations of the language are often used with VISA libraries to build test and measurement systems.
For more information on the current development environment, please refer to the official Microsoft website:
Microsoft - Visual Studio website (https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/)
For Matsusada Precision products supporting the LXI standard, the programming guide included with our IVI drivers provides details on controlling power supplies using Visual Basic.