Ethernet control of Tektronix scope using VISA

Hi,
I have got a new scope, TDS7104 and I want to remotely control it through the Ethernet port. Can anyone help me on how to do this using VISA. I haven't used VISA and I don't know how to start. Most of the examples I have seen are for GPIB and serial interface control. So, I am not clear as to how to use the Ethernet port to control the scope. With the scope, there is a TekVISA software but the examples they have given are for command line programming through C and I don't know how to do it in LabVIEW. Any example would be of great help.
Thanx & Regards,
Srini.

There is a great Knowledge Base article on our website that discusses how to control Ethernet instruments with NI-VISA found here.
While I am unfamiliar with using Tek-VISA, NI-VISA does have many cool features. Some of these features include the VISA Interactive Control where we can open VISA sessions on the fly without any programming, NI-Spy which allows us to log all NI-VISA driver calls helping us narrow down programming errors and behaviors, and seamless integration with Measurement and Automation Explorer allowing us to configure VISA and test our devices all in one place. More information on NI-VISA can be found at the following document links:
”NI-VISA and Tek-VISA; Which Do I Install?
”NI-VISA Product Information”
Hope that helps!
Craig H.
NI Applications Engineering

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