*********************** **** Read Me First **** *********************** Version: 1.4.147.1 March 2015 Introducing the AgPxiPc IVI Driver for Agilent PXIe Embedded Controller Family ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This instrument driver provides access to the functionality of the PXIe Embedded Controller through a COM server or ANSI C API which also complies with the IVI specifications. This driver works in any development environment which supports COM or C programming including Microsoft Visual C++, Microsoft .NET, Keysight VEE Pro, National Instruments LabView, LabWindows CVI, MATLAB(32 bit only) and others. Supported Instruments --------------------- M9037A (PXIe Embedded Controller) 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 7 32-bit, 64-bit Shared Components Before this driver can be installed, your computer must already have: IVI Shared Components Version: 2.2.1 or newer installed VISA Shared Components Version 1.6 or newer installed The IVI Shared Components installers are available from: http://www.ivifoundation.org/shared_components/Default.aspx You can download the latest version from: http://www.keysight.com/find/iosuite Keysight IO Libraries The latest version of Keysight's IO Libraries includes VISA. Keysight always recommends downloading the latest IO libraries from: http://www.keysight.com/find/iosuite In general, each new version of the AgPxiPc driver will only be tested against the most current version of Keysight IO Libraries available at the time of release: Keysight IO Libraries 16.3 Update 2 For version 1.4.147.1 of the AgPxiPc driver, IO Libraries version 16.3 Update 2 or later is required. Older versions of IO Libraries may not work as expected with this driver software. Uninstall --------- This driver can be uninstalled like any other software from the Control Panel using "Programs and Features" in Windows 7. The IVI Shared Components may also be uninstalled like any other software from the Control Panel using and "Programs and Features" in Windows 7. Note: All IVI-COM/C drivers require the IVI Shared Components to function. To completely remove IVI components from your computer, uninstall all drivers and then uninstall the IVI Shared Components. Source Code ----------- Driver source code is available by enabling the "Source Code" option in the "Custom Setup" dialog when installing the driver. This code is provided as is for informational purposes only. Modification of this code is not supported. Code is a Visual Studio 2010 C++ project and may be updated to new versions of Visual Studio. Caution: Once you have installed version 2.x of the IVI Shared Components, you will not be able to build IVI drivers and applications developed with earlier versions. You will need to upgrade those drivers/applications to the new IVI Shared Components and to build on Visual Studio 2010 or higher or you will need to build those drivers/applications on a different machine that does not have version 2.x of the IVI Shared Components. Start Menu Help File -------------------- A shortcut to the driver help file is added to the Start Menu, All Programs, Keysight Instrument Drivers, IVI-COM-C Drivers, AgPxiPc group. It contains "Getting Started" information on using the driver in a variety of programming environments as well as documentation on IVI and instrument specific methods and properties. You will also see shortcuts to the Readme and Introduction files and programming examples for this driver. 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: drive:\\IVI Foundation\IVI\Bin\Primary Interop Assemblies The PIA is also installed into the Global Assembly Cache (GAC) if you have the .NET framework installed. Using a New Version of the Driver --------------------------------- New versions of this Keysight IVI-COM/C driver may have a new ProgId. If you use the version dependent ProgId in CoCreateInstance, you will need to modify and recompile your code to use the new ProgID once you upgrade to the next version of the driver. Doing a side-by-side installation of the driver to use multiple versions of the driver is not supported. If you need to go back to an older version of the driver, you need to uninstall the later version and install the older version. If you use the version independent ProgId in CoCreateInstance, you will not need to modify and recompile your code. The new version of the driver has been tested to be backwards compatible with previous versions. To access the new functionality in a new version of the driver you will need to use the latest numbered IAgPxiPc[n] interface rather than the IAgPxiPc interface. The IAgPxiPc[n]. property will return a pointer to the new IAgPxiPc[n] interface. The IAgPxiPc[n] interface contains the methods and properties for the new functionality and inherits all prior interface functionality. The new interfaces were introduced rather than modifying the existing interfaces for backwards compatibility. The interfaces that were previously shipped have not been changed. Pre-existing .NET client applications must be re-build before using the new version of the driver. Revision History ---------------- Version Date Notes --------- -------- ----- 1.4.147.1 Mar 2015 Visual Studio Examples updated to version 2010. Document changes to meet IVI-2014 Compliance. Rebranded with Keysight name and copyrights. 1.3.161.1 Apr 2014 Initial public release IVI Compliance -------------- IVI-COM/IVI-C Custom Specific Instrument Driver IVI Generation: IVI-2014 IVI Instrument Class: None Optional Features: Interchangeability Checking No State Caching No Coercion Recording No Driver Identification: Vendor: Agilent Technologies Description: IVI driver for Agilent PXIe embedded system controller Revision: 1.4.147.1 Component Identifier: AgPxiPc.AgPxiPc Hardware Information: Instrument Manufacturer: Agilent Technologies Supported Instrument Models: M9037A Supported Bus Interfaces: PXIe 32-bit Software Information: Supported Operating Systems: Windows 7 32 Support Software Required: VISA Source Code Availability: Source code included with driver via custom installation option. 64-bit Software Information: Supported Operating Systems: Windows 7 64 Support Software Required: VISA Source Code Availability: Source code included with driver via custom installation option. Unit Testing ------------ Test Setup Instrument: Instrument Models (FW Revision): M9037A Bus Interface: PXIe Operating System (Service Pack): Windows 7 (SP1) OS Bitness/Application Bitness: 64-bit/32-bit VISA Vendor and Version: Keysight VISA (IO Libraries 16.3, Update 2) IVI Shared Components Version: 2.2.1 Test Setup Simulation: Instrument Models: (FW Rev N/A) M9037A Bus Interface: N/A Operating System (Service Pack): Windows 7 (SP1) OS Bitness/Application Bitness: 64-bit/32-bit, 64-bit/64-bit VISA Vendor and Version: N/A IVI Shared Components Version: 2.2.1 Driver Installation Testing: Operating System (Service Pack): Windows 7 (SP1) OS Bitness: 32-bit, 64-bit Driver Buildability: Operating System (Service Pack): Windows 7 (SP1) OS Bitness: 32-bit, 64-bit Visual Studio Version: VS2010 Driver Test Failures - Known Issues: None - This driver does not have any known defects. Keysight Technologies has evaluated and tested this driver to verify that it meets all applicable requirements of the IVI specifications at the time this compliance document was submitted to the IVI Foundation and agrees to abide by the dispute arbitration provisions in Section 7 of IVI-1.2: Operating Procedures, if the IVI Foundation finds this driver to be non-conformant. More Information ---------------- For more information about this driver and other instrument drivers and software available from Keysight Technologies visit: http://www.keysight.com/find/drivers A list of contact information is available from: http://www.keysight.com/find/contactus Microsoft, Windows, MS Windows, and Windows NT are U.S. registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Copyright Keysight Technologies 2015