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<br />Version 1.1.6.0
<br />February 15, 2017
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<br />
<br />Introducing the Ametek IVI AC Power Driver
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<br />  The instrument driver provides access to the functionality of the
<br />  various Ametek A/C power sources through a COM server which also complies
<br />  with the IVI specifications.  This driver works in any development environment which
<br />  supports COM programming including Microsoft? Visual Basic, Microsoft
<br />  Visual C++, Microsoft .NET, Keysight VEE Pro, National Instruments LabVIEW, and others.
<br />  The driver also works in IVI-C environements such as National Instruments LabWindows.
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<br />Supported Instruments
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<br />Asterion Series
<br />i/iX Series
<br />Compact i/iX Series
<br />MX Series
<br />RS Series
<br />Ls/Lx Series
<br />FCS Series
<br />CSW Series
<br /> 
<br />Installation
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<br />  System Requirements: The driver installation will check for the
<br />  following requirements.  If not found, the installer will either
<br />  abort, warn, or install the required component as appropriate.
<br />
<br />  Supported Operating Systems:
<br />    Windows 7
<br />    Windows 8
<br />    Windows 10
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<br />  Shared Components
<br />    Before this driver can be installed, your computer must already
<br />    have several components already installed. The easiest way to
<br />    to install these other components is by running the IVI Shared
<br />    Components installation package available from the IVI Foundation
<br />    as noted below. It installs all the items mentioned below.
<br />
<br />    IVI Shared Components version 2.2.0 or later.
<br />      The driver installer requires these components. They must be
<br />      installed before the driver installer can install the driver.  
<br />
<br />      The IVI Shared Components installer is available from: 
<br />      http://www.ivifoundation.org/shared_components/Default.aspx
<br />
<br />
<br />  VISA-COM
<br />    Any compliant implementation is acceptable. Typically, VISA-COM is
<br />    installed with VISA and other I/O library modules. VISA Shared Components 5.6
<br />    or greater is required for using this driver.
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<br />Additional Setup
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<br />  The .NET Framework itself is not required by this driver. If you
<br />  plan to use the driver with .NET, .NET 2.0 or greater is required.
<br />
<br />  The .NET Framework requires an interop assembly for a COM
<br />  server. A Primary Interop Assembly, along with an XML file for
<br />  IntelliSense is installed with the driver. The driver's PIA, along
<br />  with IVI PIAs are installed, by default, in:
<br />  <drive>:\Program Files\IVI Foundation\IVI\Bin\Primary Interop Assemblies
<br />
<br />  The PIA is also installed into the Global Assembly Cache (GAC) if
<br />  you have the .NET framework installed.
<br />
<br />Start Menu Shortcuts 
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<br />   A shortcut to the driver help file is added to the Start Menu,
<br />   Programs, Ametek group.  It contains "Getting
<br />   Started" information on using the driver.
<br />
<br />   You will also see shortcuts to the Readme file and any programming
<br />   examples for this driver.
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<br />Help File
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<br />  The help file (AmetekACPwr.chm) is located in the directory:
<br />   <drive>:\Program Files\IVI Foundation\IVI\Drivers\AmetekACPwr
<br />
<br />Revision History
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<br />  Version     Date         Notes
<br />  -------   ------------   -----
<br />  0.1.0.0   Jul 08, 2011  Internal release
<br />  0.2.0.0   Jul 22, 2011  Internal release
<br />  1.0.0.0   Aug 15, 2011  Initial release
<br />  1.0.1.0	Sep 21, 2011  Linked ConfigureVoltageLevel IVI-C only function to IVI-COM
<br />  1.0.2.0	Aug 08, 2013  Updated implementation of Reset, ResetWithDefaults, and Disable so that there is 
<br />						  a 500 ms delay after the *RST and a 5 sec timeout for the *OPC? query.
<br />  1.0.3.0	Jan 14, 2014  Updated driver source to use Nimbus 3.3.
<br />  1.0.4.0	Aug 14, 2014  Added BaudRate initialization option to allow RS232 operation at all supported baud rates.
<br />  1.0.5.0	Nov 24, 2014  Updated SelfTest to add 10 second delay between sending *TST? and reading the response.
<br />  1.0.6.0	May 11, 2015  Minor corrections to (this) Readme file to no refer to only the Compact iX and to list all supported models.
<br />                          Updated initialization code to tolerate a trailing "AC SOURCE" string in the *IDN? response.
<br />                          Fix bug in IAmetekACPwrInstrument.SetActive property where the "INST:SEL OUTP1" command was being sent for all models instead of "INST:NSEL 1".
<br />  1.1.0.0	Apr 01, 2016  Add Direct IO interfaces as per IVI-2104 requirements
<br />			              Update documentation as per IVI-2014 requirements.
<br />  1.1.5	    Dec 07, 2016  Added support for Asterion
<br />                          Update Instrument.Mode implementation to add a TwoPhase value for the enum based on use of the LIM:PHASE? command to determine the phase 
<br />                          when the SYST:NOUT? query returns "FIX".
<br />  1.1.6	    Feb 15, 2017  Update readme file to correctly not the fix for the Instrument.Mode property implemented in version 1.1.5.
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<br />Driver Source Code
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<br />  The driver source code is located in the directory:
<br />   <Program Files>\IVI Foundation\IVI\Drivers\AmetekACPwr\Source
<br />
<br />  Building the source code requires Visual Studio 2013 or greater.
<br />  - To build the driver source code from Visual Studio:
<br />        1. Open the AmetekACPwrDriver.vcxproj file in Visual Studio
<br />        2. Execute the Build command.
<br />        3. Save the solution file (.sln) when closing the project, if desired.
<br />  - To build the driver source code from the command line:
<br />        1. Open a Visual Studio command prompt
<br />        2. Navigate to the source folder
<br />        3. Type "msbuild AmetekACPwrDriver.vcxproj"
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<br />  NOTE: After building the source code, a number of intermediate build files are naturally emitted as part of the build process.
<br />        Since these build files were not deployed by the driver installer, they will NOT be removed if the driver is uninstalled,
<br />        and the Source folder will remain after uninstallation.  This folder can be safely removed manually, if desired.
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<br />IVI Compliance
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<br />IVI-COM/IVI-C IviACPwr Specific Instrument Driver
<br />IVI Instrument Class: IviACPwr
<br />IviACPwr: IVI-4.5_v1.2
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<br />IviACPwrBase                    yes
<br />IviACPwrArbWaveform             yes
<br />IviACPwrCurrentProtection       yes
<br />IviACPwrCurrentRamp             no
<br />IviACPwrDCGeneration            yes
<br />IviACPwrExternalSync            yes
<br />IviACPwrFrequencyRamp           yes
<br />IviACPwrImpedance               yes
<br />IviACPwrMeasurement             yes
<br />IviACPwrPhase                   yes
<br />IviACPwrVoltageProtection       yes
<br />IviACPwrVoltageRamp             yes
<br />
<br />Optional Features: 
<br />Interchangeability Checking     no
<br />State Caching                   no
<br />Coercion Recording              no
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<br />Driver Identification: 
<br />Vendor:                         AMETEK Corporation.
<br />Description:                    IVI Driver for Ametek A/C Power Sources
<br />Revision:                       1.1
<br />Component Identifier:           AmetekACPwr.AmetekACPwr
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<br />Hardware Information:
<br />Instrument Manufacturer:        AMETEK Corporation
<br />Supported Bus Interfaces:       TCPIP, GPIB
<br />Supported Instrument Models:    
<br />    - Asterion Series
<br />        AST-A501
<br />        AST-A751
<br />        AST-A1501
<br />        AST-A2001
<br />        AST-A3001
<br />        AST-A753
<br />        AST-A1503
<br />        AST-A2003
<br />        AST-A2503
<br />        AST-A3003
<br />        AST-A18003
<br />        AST-A27003
<br />        AST-A501L
<br />        AST-A751L
<br />        AST-A1501L
<br />        AST-A2001L
<br />        AST-A3001L
<br />        AST-A753L
<br />        AST-A1503L
<br />        AST-A2003L
<br />        AST-A2503L
<br />        AST-A3003L
<br />        AST-A18003L
<br />        AST-A27003L
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<br />    - Compact i/iX Series
<br />		2253iX
<br />		751i
<br />		751iX
<br />		1501i
<br />		1501iX
<br />		2253i
<br />		3001iXC
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<br />    - i/iX Series
<br />		5001iX
<br />		3001iX
<br />		6000iX
<br />		6002iX
<br />		9001iX
<br />		9003iX
<br />		10001iX
<br />		10002iX
<br />		15001iX
<br />		15003iX
<br />		20002iX
<br />		30003iX
<br />		3001i
<br />		5001i
<br />		6000i
<br />		6002i
<br />		9001i
<br />		9003i
<br />		10001i
<br />		10002i
<br />		15001i
<br />		15003i
<br />		20002i
<br />		30003i
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<br />	- MX Series
<br />		MX15-1 
<br />		MX15-1Pi
<br />		MX30-1
<br />		MX45-1
<br />		MX30-3
<br />		MX45-3
<br />		MX90-3
<br />		MX60-3
<br />		MX135-3
<br />		MX30-3Pi
<br />		MX45-3Pi
<br />		MX60-3Pi
<br />		MX90-3Pi
<br />		MX135-3Pi
<br />		MX180-3Pi
<br />		MX225-3Pi
<br />		MX270-3Pi
<br />
<br />	- RS Series
<br />		RS90-3Pi
<br />		RS180-3Pi
<br />		RS270-3Pi
<br />		RS360-3Pi
<br />		RS450-3Pi
<br />		RS540-3Pi
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<br />	- Ls/Lx Series
<br />		3000Lx 
<br />		4500Lx 
<br />		6000Lx 
<br />		9000Lx 
<br />		12000Lx
<br />		13500Lx
<br />		18000Lx
<br />		3000Ls
<br />		4500Ls
<br />		6000Ls
<br />		9000Ls
<br />		12000Ls
<br />		13500Ls
<br />		18000Ls
<br />
<br />	- FCS Series
<br />		FCS18
<br />		FCS36
<br />		FCS54
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<br />	- CSW Series
<br />		CSW11100
<br />		CSW16650
<br />		CSW22200
<br />		CSW27750
<br />		CSW33300
<br />		CSW5550
<br />		CSW38850
<br />		CSW44400
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<br />32-bit Software Information:
<br />Supported Operating Systems:    Windows 7 32, Windows 8 32, Windows 10 32
<br />Support Software Required:      VISA
<br />Source Code Availability:       Source code included with driver.
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<br />64-bit Software Information:
<br />Supported Operating Systems: 	Windows 7 64, Windows 8 64, Windows 10 64
<br />Support Software Required:      VISA
<br />Source Code Availability:       Source code included with driver.
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<br />Unit Testing:
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<br />?
<br />Test Setup:
<br />?
<br />Instrument Model (Firmware Revision):   AST0751A1B (Rev s1.05-1)        
<br />Bus Interface:                          LAN 
<br />Operating System (Service Pack):        Windows 7 (SP1)
<br />OS Bitness/Application Bitness:         32-bit/32-bit, 64-bit/32-bit
<br />VISA Vendor and Version:                NI-VISA 15.0
<br />IVI Shared Components Version:          2.3.0
<br />?
<br />Driver Installation Testing:
<br />Operating System (Service Pack):        Windows 7 (SP1)
<br />OS Bitness:                             32-bit, 64-bit
<br />?
<br />Driver Buildability:?
<br />Operating System (Service Pack):        Windows 7 (SP1)
<br />OS Bitness:                             32-bit, 64-bit
<br />?
<br />Driver Test Failures:
<br />Known Issues:                           None
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