B&K Precision 178XB Series DC Power Supply Instrument Driver Readme

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1. Overview

Instrument Driver Technology: LabVIEW Plug and Play (project-style)
Manufacturer: B&K Precision Corporation
Supported Language(s): LabVIEW 8.0
Supported Model(s): 1785B, 1786B, 1787B, 1788
Model(s) Tested: 1785B, 1786B, 1787B
Interface(s): Serial
Firmware Revision(s) Tested: 1.58, 1.71

Certified: Yes
NI Supported: Yes
Source Code Available: Yes

Driver Revision: 1.0.1
Original Release Date: 5/07/2009
Current Revision Date: 5/11/2010

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 4.0 or later
LabVIEW 8.0 or later

For more details, refer to the LabVIEW Help under 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.

4. Revision History

The latest version of this and other LabVIEW and LabWindows/CVI instrument drivers can be downloaded at the Instrument Driver Network.


REV 1.0.0, 5/07/2009
Modified by: Jeremy Lo, Yorba Linda, CA.
Original release.
B&K Precision Corporation, 2009.

REV 1.0.1, 5/11/2010
Modified by: Jeremy Lo, Yorba Linda, CA.
B&K Precision Corporation, 2010.
- Fixed decimal point problem that created erroneous reads on systems that do not use "." as decimal separator.