NF EC Instrument Driver Readme

1. Overview
Instrument Driver Technology: LabVIEW Plug and Play (project-style)
Manufacturer: NF
Supported Language(s): LabVIEW2009 or later
Supported Model(s): EC1000SA / EC750SA / EC1000S / EC750S
Model(s) Tested: EC1000SA / EC750SA
Interface(s): USBTMC
Firmware Revision(s) Tested: EC1000SA Ver 1.40 / EC750SA Ver 1.00


Certified: No
NI Supported: No
Source Code Available: Yes


Driver Revision: 1.20
Original Release Date: 15/06/2012
Current Revision Date: 19/12/2014


2. Required Software
Some software components need to be installed before using this
instrument driver. The minimum versions of these components are listed
below, and can be downloaded from the Download Site.


The support software required by the driver: VISA 4.6.2 or later


Refer to the LabVIEW Help for more information about software requirements. 
You access the LabVIEW Help by selecting Help»Search the LabVIEW Help.

3. Installation Instructions
LabVIEW:
Instrument drivers should be installed as a subdirectory of the LabVIEW\instr.lib.
The NF EC instrument driver is installed in the following directory:

LabVIEW\instr.lib\NF EC


4. Using the Instrument Driver
LabVIEW:
To verify communication with your instrument and test a typical programmatic instrument operation, you should 
first open the Sample VIs the instrument driver. Look over each of the controls and set them appropriately. 
Generally, with the exception of the address field, the defaults for most controls will be sufficient for your first run. 
You will need to set the instrument resource name appropriately. 
After running the VI, check to see that reasonable data was returned and an error was not reported in the error cluster.
After you have verified basic communication with your instrument, you might want to customize instrument 
control for your needs. If your application needs are similar to the Sample VI, the simplest means of creating a 
customized VI is to save a copy of the Sample VI by selecting Save As from the File menu. 
You can then modify this example to meet your specific needs.
For more details, reference the LabVIEW Help under Help»VI, Function, & How-To Help.


5. Revision History
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  Revision : 1.20
  Date : 19/12/2014
  Notes : Added support for EC750SA and EC1000S.

  Revision : 1.10
  Date : 20/03/2014
  Notes : Added capability for storing the current setting information in memory.
              Bugfix

  Revision : 1.00
  Date : 15/06/2012
  Notes : Initial public release

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