# SCPI Interface Overview

Standard Commands for Programmable Instrumentation (SCPI) provides a simple ASCII text based interface for programmatically controlling instrumentation from a computer. SCPI is programming language independent and can therefore be used in a wide variety of programming languages such as C#, C++, MATLAB, VEE, LabView, and BASIC.

To get started, see the following topics:

- Configuring SCPI
- Using SCPI
- Helpful Hints

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