Section 2: General operation
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14. Select
OK
.
15. Send a command to the instrument and see if it responds.
If you have a full version of NI-VISA on your system, you can run NI-MAX or the VISA Interactive
Control utility. See the National Instruments (NI
TM
) documentation for information.
If you have a full version of TEK-VISA on your system, you can run Openchoice Instrument Manager.
See the Tektronix documentation for information.
If you have the Keysight IO Libraries Suite on your system, you can run Keysight Connection Expert
to check your USB instruments. See the Keysight documentation for information.
How to install the Keithley I/O Layer
Before installing, it is a good practice to check the
) to see if a later version of the Keithley I/O Layer is available. Search for
Keithley I/O Layer
.
You can download the Keithley I/O Layer from the Keithley website.
The software installs the following components:
Microsoft
®
.NET Framework
NI
TM
IVI Compliance Package
NI-VISA
TM
Run-Time Engine
Keithley SCPI-based Instrument IVI-C driver
Keithley I/O Layer
To install the Keithley I/O Layer from the Keithley website:
1. Download the Keithley I/O Layer Software from the
), as described above. The software is a single compressed file and
should be downloaded to a temporary directory.
2. Run the downloaded file from the temporary directory.
3. Follow the instructions on the screen to install the software.
4. Reboot your computer to complete the installation.