Newtons4th PPA Series Instrument Driver Readme

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1. Overview

Instrument Driver Technology: LabVIEW Plug and Play (project-style)
Manufacturer: Newtons 4th
Supported Language(s): LabVIEW 8.5
Supported Model(s): Newtons4th PPA5510, Newtons4th PPA5520, Newtons4th PPA5530, Newtons4th PPA2510, Newtons4th PPA2520, Newtons4th PPA2530, Newtons4th PPA1510, Newtons4th PPA1520, Newtons4th PPA1530, Newtons4th PPA510, Newtons4th PPA520, Newtons4th PPA530
Model(s) Tested: Newtons4th PPA2530, Newtons4th PPA5530, Newtons4th PPA1530
Interface(s): The supported communication interfaces. GPIB, USB

Firmware Revision(s) Tested: The firmware revisions tested with this driver. [55 series] 2.105, [25 & 26 series] 1.99, [5 & 15 series] 2.50
Certified: No
NI Supported: No
Source Code Available: No

Driver Revision: The driver revision indicated here should match the driver version in the driver library properties. 1.1.0.0
Original Release Date: 25/04/2008
Current Revision Date: 27/08/2014

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.

VISA 3.0 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. Known Issues

To report issues or provide feedback about this instrument driver, please send an email to instrument.drivers@ni.com.

Include instrument functionality not supported by the driver or known issues as necessary.


4. Revision History

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Provide detailed driver revision history including driver revision number, date of revision, and description of revision made to driver. Example:

REV 1.1, 27/08/14
Modified by: Andrew Tyler, Newtons4th LTD.
Update release.


REV 1.0, 25/04/08
Modified by: Cédric BRUNEL, Puissance Analyse S.A.R.L.
Original release.