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Version 1.3.4.0
Jul 08, 2025


Introducing the Kikusui IVI Driver for the PLZ5W/5WH Electronic Load
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This driver provides a means to connect to instruments according to the 
IVI specification.
This driver can be used through COM component or C language.
For detailed explanation please refer to our website.
https://www.kikusui.co.jp/

Supported Instruments
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PLZ205W / PLZ405W / PLZ1205W / PLZ12005WH/ PLZ20005WH /PLZ1005WH2 / PLZ2005WH2 / PLZ4005WH2 / PLZ12005WH2 / PLZ20005WH2

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 8
	Windows 8.1
    Windows 10
	Windows 11

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

    Minimal IVI Version: 3.0.2

    The IVI Shared Components installer is available from: 
    https://www.ivifoundation.org/Shared-Components/default.html


  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 (KikusuiPlz5w.chm) is located in the directory:
   <drive>:\Program Files\IVI Foundation\IVI\Drivers\kiplz5w

Revision History
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  Version     Date         Notes
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  1.3.4    Jul 08,2025    Fixed an issue where the CC mode range could not be set via CurrentRange, and an issue where switching to ARB mode via Function was not possible.
  1.2.3    Oct 03,2022    Prepare Getter/Setter methods for IVI-C Attributes
  1.1.2    May 25,2022    Add PLZ1005WH2, PLZ2005WH2, PLZ4005WH2, PLZ12005WH2 and PLZ20005WH2 to supported instrument
  1.0.1    Dec 04,2018    Add PLZ12005WH and PLZ20005WH to supported instrument
  1.0.0    Oct 02,2017    Initial public release
  

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

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

Driver Identification: 
Vendor:                         Kikusui
Description:                    PLZ5W/5WH/5WH2 series Electronic Load
Revision:                       1.3
Component Identifier:           KikusuiPlz5w

Hardware Information:
Instrument Manufacturer:        Kikusui
Supported Instrument Models:    PLZ205W,PLZ405W,PLZ1205W,PLZ12005WH,PLZ20005WH,PLZ1005WH2,PLZ2005WH2,PLZ4005WH2,PLZ12005WH2,PLZ20005WH2
Supported Bus Interfaces:       LAN,USB,RS232C

32-bit Software Information:
Supported Operating Systems:    Windows8, Windows8.1, Windows10, Windows11
Support Software Required:      VISA
Source Code Availability:       Source code included with driver.

64-bit Software Information:
Supported Operating Systems: 	Windows8, Windows8.1, Windows10, Windows11
Support Software Required:      VISA
Source Code Availability:       Source code included with driver.