Release Notes for Keithley 230x Battery Charger/Simulator Driver (230x-850A01).

1. Models Supported: 
   
   2302 and 2306

2. This driver works with the following software environments:

   LabVIEW 5.1, 
   LabVIEW 6.0, 6.1 
   LabWindows/CVI 5.5,
   Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0, 
   Visual Basic 6.0.
   And any other environments that support Win32 DLL's.

3. This document provides additional information for the installation and use of
   the 230x-850A01 Keithley Battery Charger/Simulator Driver.

   Default installation installs the complete driver for all the supported environments.

   The Labview Driver gets installed under the LabView->instr.lib directory, if Labview 
   is installed on the machine, otherwise, it gets installed under the 
   Keithley Instruments->Ke230x directory. 

   The CVI Driver gets installed under the VXIPnp->Ke230x directory.

   For use with other Win32 environments the required Dll is installed in VXIPnp->bin directory.


   For Visual basic Users, there is no .BAS file. Instead navigate to the Dll via
   the Project/References menu. A typlib for the Dll is imbedded in the Dll.

   TWo help files get installed in Keithley Instruments->Help directory. 
   Ke230xc.hlp is for C users and Ke230x.hlp is for VB Users.



4. Installation Issues:

   Configuring Passport Drivers:  
   Passport Drivers are used by the VISA software to communicate with specific computer hardware,
   such as GPIB cards and Serial ports.  After installing the 230x-850A01 driver, 
   and before attempting to use it, you must verify the proper Passport configuration.  
   You do this using the Keithley Configuration Panel.  Open the Panel by selecting 
   Start->Programs->Keithley Instruments->Keithley Configuration Panel.  Click on the Passports 
   menu item.

   If you are using a Keithley Instruments (CEC) GPIB card in your computer, make
   sure the "VISA Passport library for CEC GPIB controllers" is checked.  Uncheck
   all other Passports. Select Save from the file menu and close the Panel.

   If you are using a Keithley Instruments (INES) PCMCIA GPIB card in your 
   computer, make sure the "VISA Passport library for INES GPIB controllers"
   is checked.  Uncheck all other Passports. Select Save from the file menu and 
   close the Panel.

   If you are using a National Instruments GPIB card in your computer, make
   sure the "VISA Passport library for GPIB controllers" is checked.  Uncheck
   all other Passports. Select Save from the file menu and close the Panel.

   If you are using a serial port to communicate with your instrument, make
   sure the "VISA Passport library for Serial" is checked.  Uncheck
   all other Passports. Select Save from the file menu and close the Panel.


5. Known Problems:

   None

6. Missing Functionalities:

   None

7. Notice:

   Keithley 230x Battery Charger/Simulator Driver (230x-850A01) is Copyright (c) 2000-2002,
   Keithley Instruments, Inc. All rights reserved.

   The VISA software supplied with Keithley 230x Battery Charger/Simulator Driver (24xx-850A01)
   is Copyright (c) 2001 National Instruments Corporation.  All Rights Reserved.