ADC Instruments USB Driver 64-bit Version2 readme.txt Ver 2.0.0 ADC CORPORATION ===================================================================== Table of Contents * 1. Introduction ** 1.1 Overview of this Device Driver ** 1.2 Operating Environment ** 1.3 Controllable Instruments * 2. Installing and Uninstalling the ADC Instruments USB Driver ** 2.1 Installing the Software for the First Time *** 2.1.1 Downloading the Installation Files *** 2.1.2 Decompressing the Compressed Installation Files *** 2.1.3 Installing "ADC Instruments USB Driver" *** 2.1.4 Checking the Software is Installed Correctly ** 2.2 Uninstalling the Software *** 2.2.1 Uninstalling "ADC Instruments USB Driver 1.6.0" * 3. Driver change history --------------------------------------------------------------------- * 1. Introduction This Software is a device driver that is used to control test and measurement instruments,which are made by ADC Corp., from a PC through a USB interface. ** 1.1 Overview of this Device Driver This driver provides functions, which can be used in ADC's instruments, in the form of DLL by using Microsoft's general-purpose USB driver "WinUSB". ** 1.2 Operating Environment This device driver is compatible with the following Operation Systems (OS). - Windows 10 (64-bit) - Windows 11 (64-bit) - Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8 and 8.1 are not supported. This device driver is compatible with the following Languages. - Microsoft Visual C++ /CLI, C++ - Microsoft Visual C# - Microsoft Visual Basic (.NET or later) - Excel VBA in Microsoft Excel 6.0/7.0 (VBA) [Caution] This device driver can be used in an OS and Languages listed above. However some PC operations and Languages may not be usable. This device driver may not be compatible with USB Hubs. ** 1.3 Controllable Instruments 3100 Scanner 4601 I-V Meter for production lines 4000 Moludar Instrument 5450/5451 Ultra High Resistance Meter 5350 Digital Electrometer 6146 DC Voltage Current Source 6156 DC Voltage Current Source 6166 DC Voltage Current Source 6241A DC Voltage Current Source/Monitor 6242 DC Voltage Current Source/Monitor 6247C/6247G DC Voltage Current Source/Monitor 6240B DC Voltage Current Source/Monitor 6253/6254 DC Voltage Current Source/Monitor 6540/6541 DC Voltage Current Source/Monitor 7351A/7351E Digital Multimeter 7352A/7352E Digital Multimeter 7451A Digital Multimeter 7461A/7461P Digital Multimeter 7470 Digital Multimeter 7481/7482 Digital Multimeter 8230/8230E Optical Power Meter 8250A Optical Power Meter 8471 Optical Wavelength Meter * 2. Installing and Uninstalling the ADC Instruments USB Driver ** 2.1 Installing the Software for the First Time *** 2.1.1 Downloading the Installation Files Download the installation files from either the ADC Corp. web site, "http://www.adcmt.com" or a representative's web site in another country. "ADCUSB_DrvrSetup_x64_2XXe.zip" (2XX varies depending on the driver version) *** 2.1.2 Decompressing the Compressed Installation Files The downloaded file is a compressed file in zip format. If you extract this file from Windows Explorer, the following file will be created. "readme_e.txt" (this file) "ADCUSB_DrvrSetup_x64_2XX.exe" *** 2.1.3 Installing the "ADC Instruments USB Driver" Double click “ADCUSBDrvrSetup_x64_2XXe.exe” to run the installation program. Click the [Next] button, a license agreement will be displayed. Read License Agreement and click the [I accept this license agreement] button to start the installation. From now on, follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation. When the [Would you like to install this device software?] message is displayed, click the [Install] button. [Caution] After this driver is installed, connect instruments and a PC by using USB cables. To install on Windows, "Administrator" rights are required. *** 2.1.4 Checking the Software is Installed Correctly [Start] Menu right click > [Device Manager] select. Confirm that the following is displayed when each measuring device is connected to the PC. 　Recognized name Instrument series name ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 　ADCMT OPM 8230,8250,8471 　ADCMT DMM 7351,7352,7461,7451,7470,7481,7482 　ADCMT VIG 6241,6242,6247,6240B,6146,6156,6166,6540,6541,6253,6254 　ADCMT DEM 5450,5451,5350,4000 　ADCMT SCN 3100 　ADCMT IVM 4601 ** 2.2 Uninstalling the Software *** 2.2.1 Uninstalling ADC Instruments USB Driver [Start]Menu > [Setting] > [Apps] > [Installed apps] > [ADC Instruments USB Driver 64bit Version X.X.X] Click [Uninstall] to uninstall the driver. For more information, refer to the manual of this driver. [Caution] Disconnect the USB cable from both the instrument and the PC before uninstalling the software. To uninstall from Windows "Administrator" rights are required. * 3. Driver change history Ver 2.0.0 2023/9/15 - Changed the kernel mode driver to WinUSB. - Compatible with Windows 11. - Stopped supporting Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 8.1. - Added the 6254 and 7481 to the controllable instruments. Ver 1.6.0 2019/10/18 - Add the 4000 and 7481 to controllable instruments. Ver 1.5.0 2018/11/12 - Add the 5350 to controllable instruments. Ver 1.4.0 2017/03/24 - Add the 6540 and 6541 to controllable instruments. Ver 1.3.0 2016/05/01 - Available for Windows 10 (64bit). - Device names recognizable with device manager were changed into names classified by product category. Ver 1.2.0 2014/04/25 - Available for Windows 8.1 (64bit). - Add the 3100 to controllable instruments. Ver 1.1.0 2013/09/20 - Available for Windows 8 (64bit). - Add the 5450,5451,6247C and 6247G to controllable instruments. Ver 1.0.0 2012/08/31 - The first release version of this driver [Trademarks and Registered Trademarks] Microsoft(R) and Windows(R) are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States, and other countries. Other product and company names referenced herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.