5½ Digit Multimeter Reference Manual Appendix C: Communication interface
2110-901-01 Rev. C/August 2013 C-15
How to uninstall previous versions of the Keithley I/O Layer
If you have an earlier version of the Keithley I/O Layer software installed on your computer, you must
uninstall it.
To uninstall the Keithley I/O layer:
1. From the Control Panel, select Add/Remove Programs.
2. Uninstall the following components:
• Keithley I/O Layer
• Keithley I/O Layer Suite
• Keithley SCPI-based Instrument IVI-C Driver
• NI-VISA Run-Time Engine x.x.x (if present) (x.x.x is the VISA version)
3. Reboot your computer.
How to install the Keithley I/O Layer
Before installing, it is a good idea to check the Keithley Instruments website
(http://www.keithley.com) to see if a later version of the Keithley I/O Layer is available. On the
website, select the Support tab, under model number, type KIOL, and select Software Driver.
You can install the Keithley I/O Layer from the CD-ROM that came with your instrument, or from the
download from the Keithley website.
The software installs the following components:
• Microsoft
®
.NET Framework
• NI
TM
IVI Compliance Package
• NI-VISA
TM
Run-Time Engine
• Keithley SCPI-based Instrument IVI-C driver
• Keithley I/O Layer
To install the Keithley I/O Layer from the CD-ROM:
1. Close all programs.
2. Place the CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive.
3. Your web browser should start automatically and display a screen with software installation links.
If you need to manually open the web page, use a file explorer to navigate to the CD-ROM drive
and open the file named index.html.
4. From the web page, select the Software category and click Keithley I/O Layer.
5. Accept all defaults.
6. Click Next.
7. Click Install.
8. Reboot your computer.