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Keithley Instruments

KIOL-850C06

Release Notes for Version C06

Keithley I/O Layer, including the Keithley Configuration Panel and Wizard,

Keithley Communicator, and VISA runtime

1/30/2013

This document provides additional information for the installation and use of the

Keithley I/O Layer.

Table of Contents

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1 Introduction

1.1 Included in this release

1.1.1 Keithley Configuration Panel and Wizard

1.1.2 Keithley Communicator

1.1.3 VISA Runtime

1.1.4 Keithley SCPI-based Instrument Driver

1.1.5 IVI Compliance Package (ICP)

2 System Requirements

2.1 Supported Operating Systems and System Software

2.2 Supported Communication Interfaces

2.3 Supported Virtual Instrument Programming Interfaces (VISA)

3 Keithley I/O Layer Installation

3.1 How Do I Install?

3.2 How Do I Upgrade?

3.3 How Do I Uninstall?

3.4 Installation Problems

3.4.1 Manual Install

3.4.2 Resetting Corrupt Keithley Configuration Panel

4 Using the Keithley I/O Layer

4.1 Using the I/O Layer with an Instrument Driver

4.2 Using the Configuration Panel and Wizard

4.3 Using the Keithley Communicator

4.4 Firewalls

5 Known problems and issues

5.1 Keithley Configuration Panel Fatal Error #91 At Start-Up

6 Improvements and Bug Fixes

6.1 Changes from version B03 to version B04

6.1.1 Fixed to support NI IVI Compliance Package 2.3

6.2 Changes from version B04 to version B05

6.2.1 Support for USB Communication Bus Added to Keithley Configuration

Panel and Keithley Communicator

6.2.2 Now Installs NI-VISA Runtime 4.1 [OBSOLETE]

6.2.3 Now Installs INI-XML Converter [OBSOLETE]

6.2.4 IviConfigurationStore.XML Truncation Problem Fixed

Summary of content (14 pages)

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Keithley Instruments KIOL-850C06 Release Notes for Version C06 Keithley I/O Layer, including the Keithley Configuration Panel and Wizard, Keithley Communicator, and VISA runtime 1/30/2013 This document provides additional information for the installation and use of the Keithley I/O Layer. Table of Contents ---------------------------------------------1 Introduction 1.1 Included in this release 1.1.1 Keithley Configuration Panel and Wizard 1.1.2 Keithley Communicator 1.1.3 VISA Runtime 1.1.
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6.3 Changes from version B05 to version B06 6.3.1 Support for Auto-Detection of LXI Instruments Added to Keithley Configuration Panel 6.3.2 Support for USB Instruments Added to Keithley Configuration Panel 6.3.3 Fix for Keithley Communicator Timeout Problems Using Ethernet and Keithley Communicator Not Returning All Characters from a Query 6.4 Changes from version B06 to version B07 6.4.1 Keithley I/O Layer installer upgraded and rewritten to install a set of individual components 6.4.2 Now Installs ICP 3.
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---------------------------------------------- 1 Introduction The Keithley I/O Layer software manages the communications between Keithley instrument drivers and software applications and the instrument itself. The I/O Layer handles differences in communications required to support GPIB, serial, Ethernet, and other communications busses so that drivers and software applications do not need to handle the differences themselves.
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The Keithley SCPI-based Instrument IVI-C Driver is used to support the Keithley Configuration Panel Wizard and Keithley Communicator functionality. It contains simple functions for opening, configuring, taking measurements from, and closing the instrument. 1.1.5 IVI Compliance Package (ICP) The NI IVI Compliance Package is a software package that contains IVI class drivers and support libraries necessary for the development and use of applications that leverage IVI instrument interchangeability.
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  USB (TMC Protocol) RS-232 NOTE: Other than the Keithley Instruments or National Instruments USB-to-GPIB adaptors all other interfaces must be direct interfaces. The Keithley I/O Layer was not tested with USB-RS-232 adaptors or Ethernet-to-GPIB adaptors. 2.
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3.1 How Do I Install? Download the Keithley I/O Layer software from the Keithley Web site, www.keithley.com/support . The software is a single compressed file and should be downloaded to a temporary directory. Run the downloaded file from the temporary directory. Follow the instructions on the screen to install the software. The software will install the following components (skipping any that are already installed on your system):: - NI IVI Compliance Package 4.5 - NI-VISA Runtime 5.
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3.4 Installation Problems 3.4.1 Manual Install Should an installation situation occur which causes the installer to fail use the following steps to install one component at a time. Should any errors occur at a specific step and you cannot rectify the problem, contact Keithley Instruments applications support for further assistance. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Restart the Keithley I/O Layer installer. Press the Next button and allow the installer to unpack into a temporary directory.
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2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\IVI Foundation\IVI\ Uninstall the following programs a) National Instruments -> NI IVI Compliance Package b) National Instruments -> NI-VISA Runtime c) IVI Shared Components d) VISA Shared Components e) Keithley KESCPI IVI Instrument Driver f) Any other Keithley IVI Instrument Drivers g) Keithley I/O Layer Reboot System Delete the C:\Program Files\Keithley Instruments\KeithleyIOLayer directory.
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Refer to the online help for information on using the Keithley Communicator to work with your instrument. 4.4 Firewalls If you are using VXI-11 or Raw TCP/IP socket communication with your instrument and you are experiencing timeout errors or it just simply doesn’t appear to work correctly make sure you have configured your firewall correctly. For Keithley instruments and VXI-11 they use ports 111, 1024 and 1025. The raw socket communication uses port 5025.
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6.2.2 Now Installs NI-VISA Runtime 4.1 [OBSOLETE] Now installs new version of NI-VISA Runtime (Version 4.1). 6.2.3 Now Installs INI-XML Converter [OBSOLETE] Fixes problem where newer systems with IVI Shared Components do not install instrument drivers correctly. By installing the ini to xml converter (converter.exe) with the Keithley I/O Layer, drivers should now correctly appear in the Keithley Configuration Panel’s Keithley Configuration Wizard. (PR29627) 6.2.4 IviConfigurationStore.
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6.4.2 Now Installs ICP 3.0 [OBSOLETE] Now installs new version of IVI Compliance Package (ICP) (Version 3.0). 6.4.3 INI-XML Converter Executed at Config. Panel Statup [OBSOLETE] Upon startup, the Keithley Configuration Panel will perform an INI-XML conversion, if needed, to ensure any newly installed older drivers are properly converted from INI to XML format. Older drivers will now correctly appear in the Keithley Configuration Panel’s Keithley Configuration Wizard. 6.4.
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6.7.2 Now Installs ICP 4.1 [OBSOLETE] Now installs new version of IVI Compliance Package (ICP) (Version 4.1), which supports 64-bit IVI drivers on 64-bit versions of Windows. 6.7.3 Removed Conversion of IVI Configuration Data from INI Files If you have configuration data in ivi.ini, it is not accessible to compliant IVI software. You can use the Keithley Configuration Panel to manually enter the data into the IVI Configuration store.
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6.9 Changes from version C04 to version C05 6.9.1 Communicator Open Instrument Enhanced Keithley Communicator Open Instrument dropdown now lists all resources discoverable with VISA. 6.9.2 Enhanced to add TCPIP INSTR Keithley Configuration Panel Wizard Add LXI Instrument now allows manual entry of TCPIP INSTR address. 6.9.3 Fix for Wizard Add and Test Fixes problem using the Keithley Configuration Panel Wizard Add and Test functions which failed to match the correct instrument model and driver. 6.9.
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If you wish to pin items to the taskbar, right click on a search result or on an icon already on the taskbar and click Pin to taskbar. 7 Copyright Notice The VISA software supplied with the Instrument Driver is Copyright (c) 2001-2013 National Instruments Corporation. All Rights Reserved. The Keithley I/O Layer, Keithley Configuration Panel and Wizard, and Keithley Communicator are Copyright (c) 2003-2013 Keithley Instruments. All Rights Reserved.