• General information about using the driver

• IVI compliance information

• Reference information for all functions and attributes in the IVI-C wrapper

• Information about using the driver in a variety of development environments including Visual Studio (C#, VB.NET, C++).

• Example programs

In addition to the .chm file, the driver installs MS Help Viewer driver help (VS2010 or newer) and may optionally install integrated driver help for Visual Studio 2005/2008 (this may increase the install time by several minutes).

Driver Examples and Source Code

C# and VB.NET Driver example programs can be found in the folder: <Program Files (x86)>\IVI Foundation\IVI\Microsoft.NET\Framework32\v4.5.50709\Keysight.KtMAwg <driver version>\Examples and C++ Driver example programs can be found in the folder: <Program Files (x86)>\IVI Foundation\IVI\Drivers\KtMAwg\Examples. For instructions on building examples, refer to Examples Readme.txt file in the Examples folder.

The IVI.NET driver and IVI-C source code, if optionally installed, can be found in the following folders: <Program Files (x86)>\IVI Foundation\IVI\Microsoft.NET\Framework32\v4.5.50709\Keysight.KtMAwg <driver version>\Source and <Program Files (x86)>\IVI Foundation\IVI\Drivers\KtMAwg\Source. The source code is a Visual Studio 2013 C++ project and may be loaded in newer versions of Visual Studio but the platform toolset must be set to Visual Studio 2013 (v120). To use the rebuilt driver, the driver dll in the build output directory must be registered using the regsvr32.exe utility or by setting the VS project C++ Linker settings to do so. This driver provides the lowest-level API that is a reliable API.

Connecting to the Instrument

The driver help topic, Driver Examples, documents program examples for Visual Studio (C#, C++, VB.NET). Each of these examples illustrates how to connect to an instrument in the respective development environment.

The IVI resources page (http://ivifoundation.org/resources/default.aspx) has documents and videos that explain how to get started with an IVI.NET driver in different development environments:

• Using IVI with Visual C++

• Using IVI with Visual C# and Visual Basic .NET

• Using IVI with LabVIEW

• Using IVI with LabWindows/CVI

• Using IVI with MATLAB

Configuring Instrument Settings

The KtMAwg instrument driver application programming interface (API) includes methods and properties for setting instrument state variables, as well as methods for controlling the instrument and reading results from the instrument. These are documented in the KtMAwg IVI.NET Driver > Reference help topic and KtMAwg IVI-C Driver > IVI-C Reference help topic.

There are two primary API hierarchies that client programs may use to control the instrument. The first one is referred to as the instrument specific hierarchy and the second one is the IviFgen (version 5.0) hierarchy. The IviFgen hierarchy is used when the user wishes to leverage code between multiple instruments that provide the IviFgen hierarchy. The instrument specific hierarchy provides settings/capabilities that are only found on the Keysight AWG.

To access the IviFgen hierarchy from IVI.NET, use the section of the driver documented under KtMAwg IVI.NET Driver > Reference > Driver Hierarchy > IIviFgen. In the IVI-C driver, it is partitioned differently. In the IVI-C driver help, the instrument specific functions and attributes are found under KtMAwg IVI-C Driver > IVI-C Reference > Instrument Specific. The functions and attributes found in all other sections under KtMAwg IVI-C Driver > IVI-C Reference (excluding Instrument Specific) are the IviFgen compliant functions and attributes.

Configuring Driver Settings

IVI instrument drivers implement inherent capabilities including properties that control driver behavior, utility methods, and identifying information. For more information about using the inherent capabilities, refer to KtMAwg IVI.NET Driver > Reference > Driver Hierarchy > IIviDriver help topic and KtMAwg IVI-C Driver > IVI-C Reference > Hierarchy > Inherent IVI Attributes help topic.

Properties that control driver behavior such as simulation, range checking, and instrument status checking can be enabled/disabled when initializing the driver or by using configuration information in the IVI Configuration Store. For more information, refer to KtMAwg IVI.NET Driver > Instantiating the IVI.NET Driver help topic and KtMAwg IVI-C Driver > Initializing the IVI-C Driver help topic.

Driver Versions

Version 2.2 - December 2019

• Added streaming capability for playing large streaming waveforms (requires option LW1).
• Added support for new Streamline Series P9337A USB I/Q Arbitrary Waveform Generator (Limited release).

Version 2.1.2 - May 2019

• Resolved connectivity issues for P9336A model.

Version 2.1 - March 2019

• Added support for up to 6 multi-module synchronization (requires option PCH)
• Added support for 100 MHz External Clock for newer hardware revisions
• Added support for multiple marker destinations
• Added support for scrambled binary files.
• Added support for new Streamline Series P9336A USB I/Q Arbitrary Waveform Generator

Version 1.1 - November 2017

• IVI-C driver for AWG
• LabVIEW driver for AWG
• Added marker polarity and trigger slope

Version 1.0 - July 2017

This is the initial release of the KtMAwg driver (version 1.0) for M9336A model. For future releases of the driver, this page will be updated with the essential information on the features and improvements in each AWG driver release.

Obtaining the latest Introduction and KtMAwg driver

Obtaining the latest revision of this Introduction: This document is released with a new revision letter whenever any information in this document changes. The revisions to the Introduction are listed in the table below, with the most recent revision listed first.

To see if a later revision of the Introduction is available for this driver, perform the following steps:

In addition to checking for a later revision of this Introduction for your current driver version, you may also want to consider installing a later version of this driver, if available. Refer to the next section to determine if a later driver version is available.

To see if a later version of this driver is available, perform the following steps:

Supported Hardware and Software

Supported PXIe Module

• Keysight P9336A USB I/Q Arbitrary Waveform Generator: 540 MHz, 3 scalar channels
• Keysight M9336A PXIe I/Q Arbitrary Waveform Generator: 540 MHz, 3 scalar channels

        NOTE: The P9336A AWG only supports a direct connection to an Intel PCH xHCI USB 3.0 hub. To determine if you are connected to a supported hub, refer to Hardware section of the Troubleshooting chapter in the AWG Operation Guide.

Supported Module Firmware Revision

1.6.73

Supported Operating Systems

• Windows 7 64-bit
• Windows 10 64-bit

Supported Keysight Embedded Controllers

Keysight IO Libraries Suite

The IO Libraries Suite must be installed prior to installing the KtMAwg driver. This driver supports the following IO Libraries Suite releases, with the most recent release listed first.

P9336A AWG

M9336A AWG

Keysight P9336A AWG Weight and Dimensions

The table below shows the maximum weight and dimensions of the system components.

Keysight Component Weight and Dimensions (P9336A AWG)

The table below shows the maximum weight and dimensions of the P9336A AWG.

Keysight Environmental Conditions (Operating) (for P9336A AWG)

The table below lists the environmental conditions for the P9336A AWG:

Keysight Equipment Ratings (for P9336A AWG)

The P9336A AWG can operate with mains supply voltage fluctuations up to ± 10% of the nominal voltage.

Keysight Instrument

Keysight External AC power adapter

Keysight PC Interface Cards (for M9336A AWG)

This driver supports the following Keysight PC interface cards:

• M9045B

• M9048A

• M9048B

• M9049A

Keysight Chassis System Modules (for M9336A AWG)

This driver supports the following Keysight chassis system modules:

• M9021A

• M9022A

• M9023A

• M9024A

Keysight Chassis

This driver supports the following Keysight chassis:

• M9005A

• M9010A

• M9018A/B

• M9019A

NOTE : For more information about the right configuration of your single chassis and multi-chassis systems, refer to MultiChassisTool.pdf.

NOTE : Keysight recommends the use of Keysight chassis with Keysight PC Interface cards and chassis interface modules to avoid any errors. For detailed information about the tested PC Configurations for your chassis, refer to PC Tested Configurations with PXI/AXIe Chassis.

Supported M9018A Chassis Driver Releases (for M9336A AWG)

This driver supports the following M9018A chassis driver releases:

Supported Keysight Command Expert Releases

Command Expert can be used to write programs to learn how the AWG module works and to perform simple operations. This driver supports the following Command Expert releases, with the most recent release listed first.

IVI Compliance

This page provides IVI-required compliance information for the KtMAwg driver. IVI Compliance is describes in the IVI Specifications at: http://ivifoundation.org/specifications/default.aspx.

IVI Compliance Category

IVI drivers come in a variety of types and configurations. This section provides IVI-required compliance information on the various categories of IVI compliance for the KtMAwg driver.

The KtMAwg driver supports the IVI Inherent Capabilities required of all IVI drivers. For detailed information, refer to the KtMAwg driver help file .

Optional Features

This section provides IVI-required information regarding optional IVI driver features supported by the KtMAwg driver.

Driver Identification

This section provides IVI-required identity information for the KtMAwg driver.

Hardware Information

P9336A AWG

M9336A AWG

64-bit Software Information

Unit Testing

Test Setup Instrument

P9336A AWG

M9336A AWG

Test Setup Simulation

Driver Installation Testing

Driver Buildability

Known Issues

Keysight Technologies has evaluated and tested this driver to verify that it meets all applicable requirements of the IVI specifications at this time. This compliance document was submitted to the IVI Foundation and agrees to abide by the dispute arbitration provisions in Section 7 of the IVI Specification, section 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.

Contact Support

If you have feedback or need help using this driver, contact Keysight Technical Support:

• Support, Manuals, & Downloads: http//www.keysight.com/find/support.

• Contact Us: http://www.keysight.com/find/contactus.

• Phone Support: +1 800 829-4444

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