IVI-COM Multi-Environment Drivers
An IVI-COM multi-environment instrument driver compliant with the IVI specifications. Compatible with Microsoft Office VBA, Visual Basic 6.0, Visual Basic.NET. And because an IVI-C driver is bundled, it is possible to use it easily in LabVIEW and LabWindows/CVI.
Ver.
1.2.3
Last update
2022/10/6
Configuration
- 8(x86/x64)
- 8.1(x86/x64)
- 10(x86/x64)
- LAN/USB/RS-232C
Notes
- To use IVI-COM instrument drivers, a VISA Library that supports VISA COM.
*IVI Shared Components(Minimal IVI Version 2.4.2) - We recommend using one of the VISA Libraries supporting VISA COM shown below. (Mind that multiple versions of VISA cannot be installed at a time.)
- NI-VISA 5.1.0 or later
- Agilent IO Libraries Suite 16.0 or later
- KI-VISA 5.0.5 or later
- When using 32bit OS, the x86 edition of the instrument driver can only be installed.
- When using 64bit OS, the x64 edition of the instrument driver can only be installed, but it contains the x86 (WOW64) edition.
Download
Common Library / Documents
VISA Libraries
IVI Instrument Driver Programming Guide
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2024-10-05
README
*********************** **** Read Me First **** *********************** Version 1.2.3.0 Oct 03, 2022 Introducing the Kikusui IVI Driver for the PLZ5W/5WH Electronic Load --------------------------------------------------------------------------- This driver provides a means to connect to instruments according to the IVI specification. This driver can be used through COM component or C language. For detailed explanation please refer to our website. http://www.kikusui.co.jp/en/ Supported Instruments --------------------- PLZ205W / PLZ405W / PLZ1205W / PLZ12005WH/ PLZ20005WH /PLZ1005WH2 / PLZ2005WH2 / PLZ4005WH2 / PLZ20005WH2 Installation ------------- System Requirements: The driver installation will check for the following requirements. If not found, the installer will either abort, warn, or install the required component as appropriate. Supported Operating Systems: Windows 8 Windows 8.1 Windows 10 Shared Components Before this driver can be installed, your computer must already have the IVI Shared Components installed. Minimal IVI Version: 2.4.2 The IVI Shared Components installer is available from: http://www.ivifoundation.org/Downloads/SharedComponents.htm VISA-COM Any compliant implementation is acceptable. Typically, VISA-COM is installed with VISA and other I/O library modules. Additional Setup ---------------- .NET Framework The .NET Framework itself is not required by this driver. If you plan to use the driver with .NET, the minimal .NET framework version is 2.0. The .NET Framework requires an interop assembly for a COM server. A Primary Interop Assembly, along with an XML file for IntelliSense is installed with the driver. The driver's PIA, along with IVI PIAs are installed, by default, in::Program FilesIVI FoundationIVIBinPrimary Interop Assemblies The PIA is also installed into the Global Assembly Cache (GAC) if you have the .NET framework installed. Help File --------- The help file (KikusuiPlz5w.chm) is located in the directory: :Program FilesIVI FoundationIVIDriverskiplz5w Revision History ---------------- Version Date Notes ------- ------------ ----- 1.2.3 Oct 03,2022 Prepare Getter/Setter methods for IVI-C Attributes 1.1.2 May 25,2022 Add PLZ1005WH2, PLZ2005WH2, PLZ4005WH2, PLZ12005WH2 and PLZ20005WH2 to supported instrument 1.0.1 Dec 04,2018 Add PLZ12005WH and PLZ20005WH to supported instrument 1.0.0 Oct 02,2017 Initial public release IVI Compliance -------------- IVI-COM/IVI-C Specific Instrument Driver IVI Instrument Class: none Optional Features: Interchangeability Checking no State Caching no Coercion Recording no Driver Identification: Vendor: Kikusui Description: PLZ5W/5WH series Electronic Load Revision: 1.0 Component Identifier: KikusuiPlz5w Hardware Information: Instrument Manufacturer: Kikusui Supported Instrument Models: PLZ205W,PLZ405W,PLZ1205W,PLZ12005WH,PLZ20005WH,PLZ1005WH2,PLZ2005WH2,PLZ4005WH2,PLZ20005WH2 Supported Bus Interfaces: LAN,USB,RS232C 32-bit Software Information: Supported Operating Systems: Windows8, Windows8.1, Windows10 Support Software Required: VISA Source Code Availability: Source code included with driver. 64-bit Software Information: Supported Operating Systems: Windows8, Windows8.1, Windows10 Support Software Required: VISA Source Code Availability: Source code included with driver.
