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Version 1.0
May 25, 2016


Introducing the Keithley IVI Driver for 2380 Series DC Electronic Load
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The Keithley2380 IVI-COM/IVI-C driver conforms to the IVI driver standards and specifications. The help file included with the driver contains the detailed driver functionality description and programming information.
This readme file contains additional information for the user.
The driver uses the services provided by IVI Shared Components (provided by IVI Foundation) and VISA.
The driver can be used with GPIB or RS232 or USB.

Supported Instruments
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2380-500-15
2380-120-60
2380-500-30
2380J-500-15
2380J-120-60
2380J-500-30
 
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
    Windows 8
    Windows 10

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

    Minimal IVI Version: 2.3

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


  VISA-COM
    The following implementations of VISA are compliant with this driver: NI-VISA™, AGILENT IO Libraries Suite™.
    The Keithley I/O Layer supplies a NI-VISA™ runtime. Downloads are available at www.tek/com/keithley or you may follow the link below:
    ( http://www.tek.com/search/apachesolr_search/KIOL?filters=type%3A%28%22software%22%29 ) 


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 (Keithley2380.chm) is located in the directory:
   <drive>:\Program Files\IVI Foundation\IVI\Drivers\ke2380

Examples
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  The driver installs few examples written in C Sharp .NET, C++ and VB.NET. Examples are located in the directory:
   <drive>:\Program Files\IVI Foundation\IVI\Drivers\ke2380\Examples


Revision History
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  Version      Date        Notes
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  1.0.0.0   May 25, 2016   Initial release
  
  

IVI Compliance
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IVI-COM/IVI-C Specific Instrument Driver
IVI Instrument Class: None

Optional Features:
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Interchangeability Checking     no
State Caching                   no
Coercion Recording              no

Driver Identification:
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Vendor:                         Keithley. 
Description:                    IVI Driver for Keithley2380
Revision:                       1.0
Component Identifier:           Keithley2380
IVI-C prefix: 			ke2380

Hardware Information:
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Instrument Manufacturer:        Keithley Instruments
Supported Instrument Models:    2380-500-15, 2380-120-60, 2380-500-30, 2380J-500-15, 2380J-120-60, 2380J-500-30
Supported Bus Interfaces:       GPIB, RS232, USB

32-bit Software Information:
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Supported Operating Systems:    Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10
Support Software Required:      VISA
Source Code Availability:       Source code included with driver.

64-bit Software Information:
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Supported Operating Systems: 	Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10  
Support Software Required:      VISA
Source Code Availability:       Source code included with driver.