*********************** **** Read Me First **** *********************** Version 1.1.17.0 Feb 20, 2019 Introducing the KtM911x IVI Driver for the Keysight M911x PXI Modules --------------------------------------------------------------------------- This instrument driver provides access to the functionality of M911x PXI Modules 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 --------------------- M9111A 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 Windows 8 32-bit, 64-bit Windows 10 32-bit, 64-bit Note: Due to the Microsoft end of support for Windows XP, KtM911x is not supported on Windows XP. At the time of release 1.1.17.0 there were no known major problems running on Windows XP. However if you encounter an issue unique to Windows XP, Keysight may not attempt to address the issue. Shared Components Before this driver can be installed, your computer must already have: IVI Shared Components Version: 2.4.2 or newer installed The IVI Shared Components installers are available from: http://www.ivifoundation.org/shared_components/Default.aspx VISA-COM Any compliant implementation is acceptable. Typically, VISA-COM is installed with VISA and other I/O library modules. The latest version of Keysight's IO Libraries is recommended and includes VISA-COM. You can download the latest version from: http://www.keysight.com/find/iosuite Uninstall --------- This driver can be uninstalled like any other software from the Control Panel using the "Add or Remove Programs" or "Programs and Features" dialog. The IVI Shared Components may also be uninstalled like any other software from the Control Panel using "Add or Remove Programs" in Win XP and "Program & Features" in Windows Vista/Windows 7/Windows 8. 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, KtM911x 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 IKtM911x[n] interface rather than the IKtM911x interface. The IKtM911x[n]. property will return a pointer to the new IKtM911x[n] interface. The IKtM911x[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. Known Issues ------------ This driver does not have any known defects. Revision History ---------------- Version Date Notes ------- -------- ----- 1.0.4385.0 May 27, 2016 Initial public release 1.0.4413.0 Aug 06, 2016 1) Fixed a bug which prevented multiple program instances from running at the same time. 1.1.17.0 Feb 20, 2019 1) Fixed Soft Front Panel locking up issue when switching from simulated to non-simulated mode. 2) Added LIST mode and LIST trigger out features. IVI Compliance -------------- IVI Instrument Class: None Optional Features: Interchangeability Checking No State Caching No Coercion Recording Yes Driver Identification: Vendor: Keysight Technologies Description: IVI Driver for M911x PXIe Module Revision: 1.1.17.0 Component Identifier: KtM911x.KtM911x Hardware Information: Instrument Manufacturer: Keysight Technologies Supported Instrument Models: M9111A Supported Bus Interfaces: PXI, PXIe 32-bit Software Information: Supported Operating Systems: Windows 7 32-bit, Windows 8 32-bit, Windows 10 32-bit Unsupported Operating System: Windows 2000 Support Software Required: VISA Source Code Availability: Source code included with driver. 64-bit Software Information: Supported Operating Systems: Windows 7 64-bit, Windows 8 64-bit, Windows 10 64-bit Support Software Required: VISA Source Code Availability: Source code included with driver. Unit Testing ------------ Test Setup Instrument: Instrument Models (FW Revision): M9111A (0.4.1.18052110) Bus Interface: PXI, PXIe Operating System (Service Pack): Windows 10 OS Bitness/Application Bitness: 64-bit/32-bit VISA Vendor and Version: Keysight VISA (IO Libraries 18.0) IVI Shared Components Version: 2.4.2 Test Setup Simulation: Instrument Models: (FW Rev N/A) M9111A Bus Interface: N/A Operating System (Service Pack): Windows 10 OS Bitness/Application Bitness: 64-bit/32-bit, 64-bit/64-bit VISA Vendor and Version: N/A IVI Shared Components Version: 2.4.2 Driver Installation Testing: Operating System (Service Pack): Windows 7 (SP1), Windows 8, Windows 10 OS Bitness: 32-bit, 64-bit Driver Buildability: Operating System (Service Pack): Windows 7 (SP1), Windows 8, Windows 10 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. © Keysight Technologies 2019