VISA Download
Procedure

NF Corporation

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VISA Download
Procedure

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Preface
This document explains the download and installation procedures of the NI-VISA driver
required for remote control of NF’s USBTMC products.
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z This manual has the following chapter organization.
1. Preparation

This chapter describes the preparation.
2. Download and Installation Procedure
This chapter describes the download and installation procedure.

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ContentsPage
Preface ･･･････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････ｉ
1. Preparation ･････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････1-1
1.1 Preparation ････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････ 1-2
2. Download and Installation Procedure ･･･････････････････････････････････････････････2-1
2.1 Download Procedure ･･････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････ 2-2
2.2 Installation Procedure･･････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････ 2-9ii

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1. Preparation

1.1 Preparation ････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････ 1-2

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1.1Preparation

A PC must be connected to the Internet in order to browse web pages.
Free hard disk space: approximately 100 MB.

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2. Download and Installation Procedure

2.1 Download Procedure ･･････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････ 2-2
2.2 Installation Procedure･･････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････ 2-9

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2.1 Download Procedure
１） Start the web browser to display the following page on the National Instrument
Corporation (NI) web site.
http://www.ni.com/support/visa/
２） Click “VISA driver downloads” on the page.

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VISA Download2.1 Download Procedure３） Click “NI-VISA Run-time Engine”.

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VISA Download2.1 Download Procedure４） Click the version supporting your Windows OS.
Click “NI-VISA Run-time Engine 4.2 PharLap, VxWorks...”.

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VISA Download2.1 Download Procedure５） The download page of the VISA driver is displayed.
NI user registration is required for downloading. If you have already registered,proceed to 8).
Click “visa420runtime.exe” on the screen to perform user registration.

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VISA Download2.1 Download Procedure６） “Security Alert” may be displayed, depending on your web browser setting. Click [OK]to continue. The input screen for the user profile is displayed. Red asterisks (*) indicate
required fields. Input the required information.

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VISA Download2.1 Download Procedure７） After inputting the required information, scroll down the page and click the [Continue]
button.

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VISA Download2.1 Download Procedure８） “Security Alert” may be displayed, depending on your web browser setting. Click [OK]to continue.
The download page of the VISA driver is displayed again.
Right-click “visa420runtime.exe” and select “Save Target As...”.

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VISA Download2.2 Installation Procedure

2.2 Installation Procedure
１） Execute the downloaded exe file.
A self-extracting message appears. Click the [OK] button.

２） The unzip destination specification dialog box then appears. Just click the [Unzip]button.

３） The self extraction completion message appears. Click the [OK] button.

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VISA Download2.2 Installation Procedure４） The VISA driver installer starts.
Click the [Next] button.

５） Specify the destination directory. Just click the [Next] button.

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VISA Download2.2 Installation Procedure６） Select the features to install, then click the [Next] button.

７） The “License Agreement” screen is displayed. Select the [I accept the LicenseAgreement(s)] radio button, then click the [Next] button.

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VISA Download2.2 Installation Procedure８） The “Start Installation” screen is displayed. Click the [Next] button.

９） The “Installation Complete” screen is displayed. Click the [Finish] button.

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VISA Download2.2 Installation Procedure１０） The dialog box prompting restart is displayed. Click the [Restart] button.

１１） This completes VISA driver installation.

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NOTES• Reproduction of the contents of this procedure is forbidden by applicable laws.
• The contents of this procedure may be revised without notice.
• Information provided in this procedure is intended to be accurate and reliable.
However, we assume no responsibility for any damage regarding the contents of thisprocedure.
• We assume no responsibility for influences resulting from the operations in thisprocedure.

VISA Download Procedure
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