[Kikusui2030 IVI-COM Instrument Driver] README

Last Update 01/APR/2010
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The Kikusui2030 is the IVI-COM instrument driver that complies with the
IVI specifications. The driver can be used with most of ADEs (application
development environment) such as Microsoft Developer studio, Microsoft
Office VBA, National Instruments LabVIEW, etc. as long as the ADE supports
Microsoft COM (Component Object Model) technologies.


Supported Instruments
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Kikusui KFM2030 Fuel Cell Impedance Meter
Kikusui KFM2005 Fuel Cell Impedance Meter

System Requirement
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This instrument driver requires the following operating environment.

  Windows 2000 (x86, SP4)
  Windows XP (x86, SP2 or later)
  Windows Vista (x86/x64)
  Windows 7 (x86/x64)

Internet Explorer:
  Internet Explorer 7.0 or later is required.

Windows Scripting Host:
  When the instrument driver is installed, it registers itself to 
  the system registry. Some portion of this operation requires that 
  your PC is able to operate scripting files (.VBS) file.

IVI Shared Components:
  Version 2.0 or later

VISA Shared Components:
  any version

Kikusui IVI Configuration Utility:
  This utility enables you to configure the logical names, virtual names,
  and other default behaviours about the driver. If your application is
  aware of interchangeability operations, it is highly recommended to 
  install the configuration utility. Otherwise it is an option.

VISA:
  VISA Library that complies with VISA specification 4.0 or later with
  VISA COM software. Actually NI-VISA 4.0 or later, Agilent IO Libraries
  Suite 15 or later, or KI-VISA 4.2.4 or later is recommended.

GPIB:
  If you connect your instruments through the GPIB interface, you must 
  prepare the GPIB board and its driver, which are supported by the VISA
  library that you use.

RS232:
  If you connect your instruments through the RS232 interface, you do not
  have to install any additional software.


Revision History
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1.1.0.12  18/Mar/2004:
Bugfix - Initialize() did not invalidate state cache.

1.0.0.10  10/Dec/2003 the first release

2.1.0.0   02/APR/2010: KFM2005 support added

IVI Compliance Info
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IVI Compliance Category:
IVI-COM IviDmm Specific Instrument Driver
Class Specification Version: 3.0
Group Capabilities Supported:

IviDmmBase				= Supported
IviDmmACMeasurement 			= Not supported
IviDmmFrequencyMeasurement 		= Not supported
IviDmmTemperatureMeasurement 		= Not supported
IviDmmThermocoupleMeasurement 		= Not supported
IviDmmResistanceTemperatureDevice 	= Not supported
IviDmmThermistor 			= Not supported
IviDmmMultiPoint 			= Supported
IviDmmTriggerSlope 			= Not supported
IviDmmSoftwareTrigger 			= Supported
IviDmmDeviceInfo 			= Not supported
IviDmmAutoRangeValue 			= Not supported
IviDmmAutoZero 				= Not supported
IviDmmPowerLineFrequency 		= Not supported

Optional Features:
Interchangeability Checking	= False
State Caching			= True
Coercion Recording		= False

Driver Specification:
Driver Revision:		2.1.0.x
Driver Vendor:			Kikusui

Component Identifier:		Kikusui2030
Description:			Fuel Cell Impedance Meter

Hardware Information:
Instrument Manufacturer:	Kikusui
Supported Instrument Models:	KFM2030,KFM2005
Supported Bus Interface:	GPIB, Serial, USB

Software Information:
Support Software Required:	VISA Library of SPEC 4.0
VisaCom Library			Required
IVI Shared Components		Required

Source Code Availability:	Not available


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