*********************** **** Read Me First **** *********************** Version: 1.5.0.0 April 2019 Introducing the AgilentE36xx IVI Driver for the Keysight E3600 Series of Power Supplies --------------------------------------------------------------------------- This instrument driver provides access to the functionality of the AgilentE36xx 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 --------------------- E3649A, E3648A, E3647A, E3646A, E3645A, E3644A, E3643A E3642A, E3641A, E3640A, E3634A, E3633A, E3632A, E3631A E36102A E36103A E36104A E36015A, E36106A E36102B, E36103B, E36104B, E36015B, E36106B E36311A, E36312A, E36313A E36231A, E36232A, E36233A,E36234A 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 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 "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 the "Add or Remove Programs" or "Program & Features" dialog. 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, KtIviComDrvr 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 IKtIviComDrvr[n] interface rather than the IKtIviComDrvr interface. The IKtIviComDrvr[n]. property will return a pointer to the new IKtIviComDrvr[n] interface. The IKtIviComDrvr[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 ------- -------- ----- 1.5.0.0 Apr 2019 Added SCPI's and model support of E36231A, E36232A, E36233A and E36234A. 1.3.1.0 Jan 2019 Added model support of E36102B,E36103B,E36104B,E36105B and E36106B. 1.2.4.0 Sep 2017 Added SCPI support for E36311A, E36312A, E36313A models 1.2.2.0 Apr 2017 Added model support for E36311A, E36312A, E36313A 1.2.1.0 Aug 2015 E36102A,E36103A,E36104A,E36015A and E36016A model support added. 1.2.0.0 Oct 2014 Updated help file, added IVI-2014 Compliance, Rebranded Keysight Technologies 1.1.9.0 Jul 2013 Defect fixes 1.1.7.0 Jan 2012 Add 64 bit driver, MATLAB support, updated IVI-C and help file 1.1.5.0 Oct 2009 Fixed the defect of incorrect output category of E3645A 1.1.4.0 Mar 2009 Add IVI-C driver, Updated Help, Examples, and Simulation 1.0.5.0 May 2003 Fix deserialize defect for the config store file 1.0.4.0 Apr 2003 Change PIA interop assembly file name & contents. Support Error message for non English OS 1.0.3.1 Feb 2003 Update help file for ANSI-C of the IVI Factory 1.0.3.0 Feb 2003 Update help file for the IVI Factory Add Examples for Excel, VB 6.0, VC++ 6.0, VB.NET and C# Update IVI Foundation information 1.0.1.0 Jan 2003 First customer release IVI Compliance -------------- IVI Generation: IVI-2014 IVI-COM/IVI-C IviDCPwr Compliant Instrument Specific Driver IVI Instrument Class: IviDCPwr IviDCPwr Spec: IVI-4.4 Revision: 3.0 Group Capabilities Supported: IviDCPwrMeasurement Yes IviDCPwrSofytwareTigger Yes IviDCPwrTrigger Yes Optional Features: Interchangeability Checking No State Caching No Coercion Recording Yes Driver Identification: Vendor: Keysight Technologies Description: Keysight E3600 Series of Power Supplies Revision: 1.5.0.0 Component Identifier: AgilentE36xx.AgilentE36xx Hardware Information: Instrument Manufacturer: Keysight Technologies Supported Instrument Models: E3649A, E3648A, E3647A, E3646A, E3645A, E3644A, E3643A, E3642A, E3641A, E3640A, E3634A, E3633A, E3632A, E3631A, E36102A, E36102B, E36103A, E36103B, E36104A, E36104B, E36015A, E36105B, E36106A, E36106B, E36311A, E36312A, E36313A,E36231A, E36232A, E36233A,E36234A Supported Bus Interfaces: GPIB, ASRL (RS-232), TCPIP 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-COM Source Code Availability: Source code included with driver via custom installation option. 64-bit Software Information: Supported Operating Systems: Windows 7 64-bit, Windows 8 64-bit, Windows 10 64-bit Support Software Required: VISA-COM Source Code Availability: Source code included with driver via custom installation option. Unit Testing ------------ Test Setup Instrument: Instrument Models (FW Revision): E36312A (0.3.4-0.2.0-0.36) Bus Interface: TCPIP, USB, GPIB Operating System (Service Pack): Windows 7 (SP1) OS Bitness/Application Bitness: 64-bit/32-bit VISA Vendor and Version: Keysight VISA-COM (IO Libraries 17.1) IVI Shared Components Version: 2.4.2 Test Setup Simulation: Instrument Models: (FW Rev N/A) E36311A 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: 2.4.2 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. Copyright Keysight Technologies 2003-2019