GW Instek APS-1102 Control Software User Manual - Manual (Page 19)

APS-1102A Control Software User Manual
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2.2 Installation Procedure
To install/uninstall Control Software for APS Series, log on to Windows with Administrator
permissions.
To establish the communication connection between Control Software for APS Series and the APS
power source, the USB driver software must be installed. If the VISA environment is set up in your
computer, the USB driver software is already installed. If the VISA environment is not set up, follow
the procedure described in 2.2.1 to install the VISA driver software. VISA (Virtual Instrument
Software Architecture) is a standard recommended by the IVI Foundation to promote the
standardization of instrument software architecture.
2.2.1 Installation of USB Driver Software
When using the VISA environment
If the VISA environment is set up in your computer, you can use this software in the VISA environment.
This software is confirmed to work on NI-VISA Version 4.6.2 provided by National Instruments
Corporation. Please be aware that we do not provide support for problems that occur in the VISA
environment provided by other vendor products.
If you want to use this software in the NI-VISA environment, you must obtain the license yourself from
National Instruments Corporation. For details of NI-VISA, contact National Instruments Corporation or
visit the National Instruments Website.
GW Instek do not provide a stand-alone USB driver. The NI-VISA driver must be used for the USB
function.