Using the Keysight 816x VXI Plug&Play Driver

Downloading the driver

The Instrument driver can be found here:

https://www.keysight.com/main/software.jspx?ckey=112417&lc=eng&cc=US&nid=-11143.0.00&id=112417

After it is downloaded, you will have access to help files in the start menu, under Programs > Vxipnp.

Help on the driver functions

The file hp816x Help contains info on all the functions of the driver. This information is very important to build function prototypes in python.

Accessing the driver's source code

To access the driver’s content, right click on the help file in the start menu and click on 'Open file location'. This will redirect you to the driver location which should be

C:\Program Files (x86)\IVI Foundation\VISA\Winnt\hp816x