Shared Components
Contents
- IVI Shared Components
- IVI.NET Shared Components
- VISA and VISA.NET Shared Components
- USBTMC Kernel Driver Packages for Linux
- Windows XP and Windows Vista Support
To improve users’ experience when they combine drivers and other software from various vendors, it is important to have some key software components common to all implementations . In order to accomplish this, the IVI Foundation provides a standard set of shared components that must be used by all compliant drivers and ancillary software. These components provide services to drivers and driver clients that need to be common to all drivers, for instance, the administration of system-wide configuration.
Generally, these components are provided to end customers along with IVI drivers and other software tools they acquire from various vendors. Customers acquiring the IVI Shared Components this way generally receive support directly from those vendors. The components are also available via the links below, however no customer support is provided by the IVI Foundation.
IVI Shared Components
The IVI Shared Components are required for use or development of IVI-COM, IVI-C, or IVI.NET drivers. The IVI Shared Components require .NET Framework version 2.0 or greater.
| IviSharedComponents_300.exe | This file is an executable installer that installs the IVI Shared Components on either a 32-bit or 64-bit system.This executable installer installs the same components as the MSI package. |
| Cleanup Utility (exe) | Utility used to uninstall the IVI Shared Components version 2.2.1 or greater. |
| IVI Shared Components Release Notes (docx) | This document provides information on the current and previous versions of the IVI Shared Components, including known issues. |
| Older IVI Shared Components Versions | Download older versions of the IVI Shared Components. |
IVI.NET Shared Components
The IVI.NET Shared Components are required for use or development of IVI.NET drivers. The IVI Shared Components 2.0.0 or greater (links above) must be installed before installing the IVI.NET Shared Components.
The IVI.NET Shared Components require .NET Framework version 2.0 or greater.
| IviNetSharedComponents_200.exe | This file is an executable installer that installs the IVI.NET Shared Components on either a 32-bit or 64-bit system. The IVI Shared Components 2.0.0 or greater (links above) must be installed before installing the IVI.NET Shared Components. |
| IVI.NET Shared Components Release Notes (docx) | This document provides information on the current and previous versions of the IVI.NET Shared Components, including known issues. |
| Older IVI.NET Shared Components Versions | Download older versions of the IVI.NET Shared Components. |
VISA and VISA.NET Shared Components
VISA and VISA.NET Shared Components install common components needed to provided consistency across VISA implementations from multiple vendors. These installers are not available on this download page because they are distributed as part of a vendor’s installer for its VISA implementation. Please contact a vendor directly if you wish to use these installers separately.
| VISA Shared Components Release Notes (txt) | This document provides information on the current and previous versions of the VISA Shared Components, including known issues. |
| VISA.NET Shared Components Release Notes (txt) | This document provides information on the current and previous versions of the VISA.NET Shared Components, including known issues. |
| VISA Cleanup Utility (exe) | Utility used to uninstall the VISA Shared Components. |
VISA Shared Components for Linux
VISA Shared Components for Linux install common components needed to provided consistency across Linux VISA implementations from multiple vendors. These installers are not available on this download page because they are distributed as part of a vendor’s installer for its Linux VISA implementation. Please contact a vendor directly if you wish to use these installers separately.
| VISA Shared Components for Linux Release Notes (txt) | This document provides information on the current and previous versions of the VISA Shared Components for Linux, including known issues. |
USBTMC Kernel Driver Packages for Linux
Although the IVI-proposed changes to the Linux USBTMC kernel driver have been accepted into the kernel, it will be a while before those changes are propogated into commercially available, supported distributions of Linux. To fill the gap, the IVI Foundation has created packages to install the current USBTMC kernel driver on systems that include only the older driver. The packages will provide consistency across Linux VISA implementations from multiple vendors. These installers are not available on this download page because they are distributed as part of a vendor’s installer for its Linux VISA implementation. Please contact a vendor directly if you wish to use these installers separately.
Review the Linux kernel change list for the changes included in version 4.20 of the Linux kernel.
Windows XP and Windows Vista Support
The latest versions of the Shared Components do not officially support Windows XP or Windows Vista. The table below lists the last version of each of the Shared Components that support Windows XP and Windows Vista.
| IVI Shared Components | 2.3.0 |
| IVI.NET Shared Components | 1.1.2 |
| VISA Shared Components | 5.6.0 |
| VISA.NET Shared Components | 5.6.0 |