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Version 1.2.0.0
JUN 21, 2018


Introducing the NF IVI Driver for the DP series Programmable AC 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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   DP420LS
   DP480LS
   DP060LM
   DP120LM
   DP180LM

   DP015S,   DP015SE
   DP030S,   DP030SE
   DP045S,   DP045SE
   DP060S,   DP060SE
   DP075S,   DP075SE
   DP090S,   DP090SE
   DP105S,   DP105SE
   DP120S,   DP120SE

   DP240S
   DP360S

   DP030D
   DP060D
   DP090D
   DP120D
 
   DP045T,   DP045M   
   DP090T,   DP090M  

   DP015RS
   DP030RS,  DP030RD
   DP045RS
   DP060RS,  DP060RD
   DP075RS
   DP090RS,  DP090RD

   DP045RT
   DP090RT

   DP030KSC
   DP045KSC
   DP060KSC
   DP075KSC
   DP090KSC
   DP105KSC
   DP120KSC

   DP015GS,  DP015GSC
   DP030GS,  DP030GSC
   DP045GS,  DP045GSC
   DP060GS,  DP060GSC
   DP075GS,  DP075GSC
   DP090GS,  DP090GSC
   DP105GS,  DP105GSC
   DP120GS,  DP120GSC

   DP030GD
   DP060GD
   DP090GD
   DP120GD
 
   DP045GT,  DP045GM
   DP090GT,  DP090GM
   
   DP060LGM
   DP120LGM
   DP180LGM
   DP420LGS
   DP480LGS

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 (DPIviComDriver.chm) is located in the directory:
   <drive>:\Program Files\IVI Foundation\IVI\Drivers\DPIviComDriver

Revision History
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  Version     Date              Notes
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  1.0.0.0   May 31, 2017  Initial public release
  1.1.0.0   Nov 13, 2017  Added support for other DP Series of instruments
  1.2.0.0   JUN 21, 2018  Added support for other DP Series of instruments
  

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 DP series Programmable AC Power Source
Revision:                       1.2.0.0
Component Identifier:           DPIviComDriver.DPIviComDriver

Hardware Information:
Instrument Manufacturer:        NF Corporation
Supported Instrument Models:    DP420LS,DP480LS,DP060LM,DP120LM,DP180LM,
                                DP015S,DP030S,DP045S,DP060S,DP075S,DP090S,DP105S,DP120S,DP240S,DP360S,
                                DP015SE,DP030SE,DP045SE,DP060SE,DP075SE,DP090SE,DP105SE,DP120SE,
                                DP030D,DP060D,DP090D,DP120D,
                                DP045T,DP090T,
                                DP045M,DP090M,
                                DP015RS,DP030RS,DP045RS,DP060RS,DP075RS,DP090RS,
                                DP030RD,DP060RD,DP090RD,       
                                DP045RT,DP090RT,
                                DP030KSC,DP045KSC,DP060KSC,DP075KSC,DP090KSC,DP105KSC,DP120KSC,
                                DP015GS,DP030GS,DP045GS,DP060GS,DP075GS,DP090GS,DP105GS,DP120GS,
                                DP015GSC,DP030GSC,DP045GSC,DP060GSC,DP075GSC,DP090GSC,DP105GSC,DP120GSC,
                                DP030GD,DP060GD,DP090GD,DP120GD,
                                DP045GT,DP090GT,
                                DP045GM,DP090GM,
                                DP060LGM,DP120LGM,DP180LGM,DP420LGS,DP480LGS

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):  DP120LGM (1.61)
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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