USBTMC Device Driver Installation
Procedure

NF Corporation

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USBTMC Device Driver Installation
Procedure

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Preface
This document explains the installation procedure of the device driver required to control
the NF’s USBTMC products (hereinafter referred to as “NF Product”) via a PC.
z Before Reading This Manual
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This manual assumes that you are familiar with the basic operations of the operating
system (Microsoft Windows 2000/XP) that runs on your computer. For the basic
operations of Windows and Windows-related terms such as “click” and “drag”, refer to theuser’s guide or other related documents on Windows.
The screen images and messages shown in this manual are from Windows 2000/XP.
z This manual has the following chapter organization.
1. Preparation
This chapter describes the preparation before installation.
2. Installation Procedure
This chapter describes the installation procedure.

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Contents
Page
Preface ･･･････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････ｉ
1. Preparation ･････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････1-1
1.1 Preparation ････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････ 1-2
2. Installation Procedure ････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････2-1
2.1 Windows2000 ･････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････ 2-2
2.2 WindowsXP ･･･････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････ 2-5ii

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1. Preparation

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

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1.1 Preparation

1.1

Preparation

Install the VISA driver into the PC in advance.
The VISA driver can be downloaded from the following page on the National Instrument
Company web site.
VISA driver web page

http://www.ni.com/support/visa/

For details, refer to the “VISA Download Procedure”, which is located in the same folder
as this document.

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2. Installation Procedure

2.1 Windows2000 ･････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････ 2-2
2.2 WindowsXP ･･･････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････ 2-5

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2.1

Windows2000

This section explains the procedure for Windows 2000. For Windows XP, refer to Section
2.2.
Connect the PC and the NF Product via a USB cable, and then turn on the NF Product.
“Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard” starts.

Click the [Next] button.

On the screen displayed next, select the [Seach for a suitable driver for my device] radio
button, and then click the [Next] button.

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2.1 Windows2000

Uncheck all the checkbox
On the “Locate Driver Files” screen, uncheck all the checkbox under “Optional searchlocations:” and then click the [Next] button.

On the “Driver Files Search Results” screen, “USB Test and Measurement Device” isdetected. Click the [Next] button.

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On the “Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard” screen, click the [Finish] button tofinish device driver installation.

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2.2 WindowsXP

2.2 WindowsXP
This section explains the procedure for Windows XP. For Windows 2000, refer to Section
2.1.
Connect the PC and the NF Product via a USB cable, and then turn on the NF Product.
“Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard” starts.

Select the [No, not this time] radio button, and then click the [Next] button.

Select the [Install the software automatically] radio button, and then click the [Next]button.

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On the “Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard” screen, click the [Finish] button tofinish device driver installation.

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• 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.

USBTMC Device Driver Installation Procedure
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