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Version 1.0.0.0
November 17 ,2017


Introducing the NF IVI Driver for the KP series Programmable AC/DC Power Source
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  The instrument driver provides access to the functionality of
  device through a COM server which also complies with the IVI specifications.
  This driver works in any development environment which supports COM programming
  including Microsoft Visual Basic, Microsoft Visual C++, Microsoft .NET,
  National Instruments LabView, National Instruments LabWindows/CVI, and others.

Supported Instruments
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   KP3000S
   KP3000GS

Installation
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  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 8.1 (32-bit, 64-bit)
    Windows 10 (32-bit, 64-bit)

  Shared Components
    Before this driver can be installed, your computer must already
    have the IVI Shared Components installed.

    Minimal IVI Version: 2.2.1 or later.

    The IVI Shared Components installer is available from: 
    http://www.ivifoundation.org/shared_components/


  VISA-COM
    Any compliant implementation is acceptable. Typically, VISA-COM is
    installed with VISA and other I/O library modules. 


Additional Setup
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  .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>:\Program Files\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.

Help File
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  The help file (KPIviComDriver.chm) is located in the directory:
   <drive>:\Program Files\IVI Foundation\IVI\Drivers\KPIviComDriver

Revision History
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  Version     Date              Notes
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  1.0.0.0   Nov 17, 2017  Initial public release
  

IVI Compliance
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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:                         NF Corporation. 
Description:                    IVI Driver for NF KP series Programmable AC/DC Power Source
Revision:                       1.0.0.0
Component Identifier:           KPIviComDriver.KPIviComDriver

Hardware Information:
Instrument Manufacturer:        NF Corporation
Supported Instrument Models:    KP3000S,KP3000GS

Supported Bus Interfaces:       USB,GPIB,RS-232,LAN

32-bit Software Information:
Supported Operating Systems:    Windows 7/8.1/10
Unsupported Operating Systems:  N/A
Support Software Required:      VISA-COM
Source Code Avaliability:       Source code included with driver via custom installation option.

64-bit software Information:
Supported Operating Systems:    Windows 7/8.1/10
Unsupported Operating Systems:  N/A
Support Software Required:      VISA-COM
Source Code Avaliability:       Source code included with driver via custom installation option.

Unit Testing:
Test Setup 1:
Instrument Model (Firmware Revision):  KP3000S (1.40)
Bus Interface:                         USB
Operating System (Service Pack):       Windows 7 (SP1)
OS Bitness/Application Bitness:        64-bit/32-bit
VISA Vendor and Version:               NI-VISA 14.0
IVI Shared Components Version:         2.2.1

Driver Installation Testing:
Operating System (Service Pack):       Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 7 (SP1)
OS Bitness:                            32-bit, 64-bit

Driver Buildability: 
Operating System (Service Pack): Windows 7 (SP1)
OS Bitness:	64-bit 
Visual Studio Version:	VS2008, VS2010 

Driver Test Failures:
Known Issues:                   None

More Information
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  If you have any questions while using this product, please use the following
  WEB page.
  http://www.nfcorp.co.jp/contacts.html
  http://nf-user.jp/en/


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