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Version 3.0.2
September 11, 2015

Introducing the ElgarRDC IVI Driver for the RFP DC Power supply
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  The instrument driver provides access to the functionality of the
  RFP DC power supply 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, Agilent VEE Pro, National Instruments LabVIEW, and others.
  The driver also works in IVI-C environements such as National Instruments LabWindows.

Supported Instruments
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RFP DC power supply
 
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 XP
    Windows Vista
    Windows 7
	Windows 8
  Shared Components
    Before this driver can be installed, your computer must already
    have several components already installed. The easiest way to
    to install these other components is by running the IVI Shared
    Components installation package available from the IVI Foundation
    as noted below. It installs all the items mentioned below.

    IVI Shared Components version 2.2.0 or later.
      The driver installer requires these components. They must be
      installed before the driver installer can install the driver.  

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


  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, Service Pack 2 is required.
    Download from:
 http://msdn.microsoft.com/netframework/downloads/updates/sp/default.asp

  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.

Start Menu Shortcuts 
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   A shortcut to the driver help file is added to the Start Menu,
   Programs, AMETEK group.  It contains "Getting
   Started" information on using the driver in a variety of programming
   environments as well as documentation on IVI and instrument specific
   methods and properties.

   You will also see shortcuts to the Readme file and any programming
   examples for this driver.

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

Revision History
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  Version     Date          Notes
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  3.0.2	   Sep 11,2015	    Upgraded to IVI-2014 compliance
			    Changed method name to match older driver
                            Made compliant with 2.0.x drivers. Added missing properties and methods in the IVI-C driver
  2.0.13.0 Feb 09,  2012    Rebuilt driver to correct revision v2.0.13.0.
  2.0.12.0 Feb 08,  2012    Added model names to driver - RFP-C1LAN-000-001B, RFP-C1LAN-000-1F00, RFP-C1LAN-000-1F1B. 
  2.0.11.0 Jan 23,  2012    Corrected I/O Boolean True/False setting. It was set to True=1,ON and False=0,OFF.
							It is corrected to True=1, False=0.	
  2.0.10.0 Jan 20,  2012    Corrected COM driver reference interface to be backward compatible with existing programs.
  2.0.9.0  Jan 18,  2012    Converted ElagrRDC driver to Nimbus II. Corrected QueryState function to report constant voltage and output
  							unregulated voltage status correctly.
  2.0.8.0  May 05,  2010    Correct System->QueryFault() method returns 3 32 bit ints, enable backward compatibility with all v2.0 and above. 
							Also added ResetList()method.
  2.0.7.0  Mar 08,  2010    Correct Simulate mode for all methods and properties, clean up NET methods and properties
  2.0.6.0  Jun 15,  2008    Corrected issues with IVI DCPwr Class compliant section, C samples expaned
							Triggers are still supported but the optional IVIDCPwr Class Trigger Extensions are no longer supported
  2.0.5.0  Oct 01,  2008    Added SRQ processing in IVI-COM and a COM C++ sample of SRQ
  2.0.4.0  Sep 18,  2008    Added C++ and IVIC sample examples in the RFP DC Samples.
  2.0.3.0  Aug 11,  2008    Remove commands that were not implimented in the firmware. ie fault and trigger groups,
							Average Volt Curr measures, Delay.  
							Fixed Ramp and triggers commands to include starting voltage or current
  2.0.2.0  Jul 11,  2008    Use VISA COM, Add SRQ emulation support via Ethernet, 
							expose DirectIO and VISAEventManager interfaces, expand examples
							change OPC to type boolean
  1.0.20.0 Mar 25,  2008    IVI DCPwr Class ConfigureVoltage and ConfigureCurrentLimit corrections 
							with new firmware for DC and Cotroller
  1.0.19.0 Mar 06,  2008    Cleaning up IVI DCPwr Class compliant section
  1.0.18.0 Jan 01,  2008    Added List and Trigger commands to support new firmware
  1.0.17.0 Nov 20,  2007    Added first rev of New Trigger methods and List interface (29 methods total)
  1.0.16.0 Sept 5,  2007    Added sample apps for C#, VB70, IVIC, and LabVIEW.  Cleaned up IVI-C wrapper
  1.0.14.0 Jun 15,  2007    First working rev of IVI-C wrapper, added Group interfaces
  1.0.13.0 Jun 06,  2007    added isol/sense default settings, first cut of IVI-C wrapper for LabWindows
							Switched fron NIVisa32.dll to NI COM  
  1.0.9.0  Apr 03,  2007    Remove some commands from help files that are not supported by firmware yet
  1.0.8.0  Feb 12,  2007    Clean up Help and new rev of NIVISA 4.0.0.49152, Nimbus 1.1.8.1, IVI 1.4.0
  1.0.6.0  Nov 16,  2006    Finished self test interface (4 methods)
  1.0.3.0  Sept 06, 2006    Self Test commands were modified to be InitiateSelfTest(ALL) and QuerySelfTest(All) 
  1.0.1.0  June 29, 2006    Revised for NIVISA 3.6 and Nimbus 1.1
  1.0.0.4  June 16, 2006    Fixed issues with group deletes and reset command
  1.0.0.3  May 15,  2006    Added virtual channels 1001-10096 and 2001-2096 for grouping commands
  1.0.0.2  March 17,2006    Clean build, with Sample SRC, modified Group commands
  1.0.0.1  Feb 08,  2006    First functional RFP, FPDC and LPDC modules (limited commands supported by firmware)
  1.0.0.0  May 05,  2005    Initial pre release 

  
IVI Compliance
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IVI Compliance Category:       IVI COM IviDCPwr Specific Instrument Driver

IVI Instrument Class: IviDCPwr
IviACPwr: IVI-4.4_v3.0


Group Capabilities Supported: 

IviDCPwrBase                 yes
IviDCPwrTrigger               no
IviDCPwrOutput				yes
IviDCPwrOutputs				yes

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


Hardware Information:
Instrument Manufacturer:        AMETEK Programmable Power
Supported Instrument Models:    RFP DC
Supported Bus Interfaces:       TCPIP