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It is important to note that only a single version of an IVI driver can be installed on a system at once. This rule is dictated by the IVI specifications. To ensure that only a single version of the Boonton55xxx driver exists on the machine, the Boonton55xxx installer will automatically uninstall a previous version of the driver. Although you can always explicitly uninstall the driver, this is typically not necessary.
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Description |
<IviInstallDir>\Bin\Btn55xxx.dll |
Driver DLL. |
<IviInstallDir>\Bin\Primary Interop Assemblies\Boonton.Boonton55xxx.Interop.dll |
Interop assembly for using the driver in .NET environments. |
<IviInstallDir>\Bin\Primary Interop Assemblies\Boonton.Boonton55xxx.Interop.xml |
XML documentation file for providing IntelliSense support in .NET environments. |
<IviInstallDir>\Include\Btn55xxx.h |
Driver header file. |
<IviInstallDir>\Lib\msc\Btn55xxx.lib |
Microsoft-format import library. |
<IviInstallDir>\Drivers\Boonton55xxx\Btn55xxx.fp |
Function panel file. |
<IviInstallDir>\Drivers\Boonton55xxx\Btn55xxx.sub |
Attribute information file. |
<IviInstallDir>\Drivers\Boonton55xxx\Boonton55xxx.chm |
HTML 1.0 format help file. |
<IviInstallDir>\Drivers\Boonton55xxx\Boonton55xxx.HxS |
HTML 2.0 format help file. |
The Boonton55xxx installer detects if the .NET Framework is installed and, if so, registers the driver's Primary Interop Assembly (PIA) and deploys it in the .NET Global Assembly Cache (GAC).
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If the .NET Framework is installed on the target computer after the Boonton55xxx installer runs, then the PIA must be registered manually. This must be done from a Visual Studio command prompt (not a regular command prompt). The Visual Studio command prompt can be found from Start -> Programs -> Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 -> Visual Studio Tools -> Visual Studio 2005 Command Prompt. From the Visual Studio command prompt, perform the following two steps: 1.Navigate to the PIA (<IviInstallDir>\Bin\Primary Interop Assemblies\Btn55xxx.dll) and execute the following command: "gacutil -i Btn55xxx.dll". You can also drag-n-drop the PIA from Windows explorer into the GAC folder (C:\Windows\Assembly). 2.Execute the following command: "regasm /codebase Btn55xxx.dll". |
IVI Shared ComponentsBefore any IVI driver may be installed on a system, the IVI Shared Components must be properly installed. For an introduction to the IVI Shared Components, see the topic IVI Shared Components.
For additional information on the IVI Shared Components, visit the IVI Foundation web site.
1.Navigate to <IviInstallDir>\Bin. Typically this is C:\Program Files\IVI Foundation\IVI\Bin.
2.Locate the file IviSharedComponentVersion.dll.
3.Right-click on that file and choose Properties.
4.In the Properties Window, click the Version tab.
5.The File version field indicates which version of the IVI Shared Components are installed.
UninstallationThe only proper way to explicitly remove the driver from the system is to use the uninstallation program. Simply removing the installed files will not properly uninstall the driver.
1.From the Windows Start menu, choose All Programs and select Control Panel.
2.Double-click Add or Remove Programs.
3.Select the driver and click Remove.
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In order to prevent loss of important user configuration information between uninstall/reinstall operations, the uninstallation program does not remove any of the following items from the IVI Configuration Store: •Logical Name •Driver Session •Hardware Asset The only IVI Configuration Store item that is deleted during an uninstall is the Software Module. For a dicussion of IVI Configuration Store entries, such as the Software Module, see Configuring the Driver. |
