System SourceMeter® Instrument Reference Manual Section 2: General operati
2600BS-901-01 Rev. B / May 2013 2-103
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.
To install the Keithley I/O Layer from the Keithley website:
1. Download the Keithley I/O Layer Software from the Keithley Instruments website
(http://www.keithley.com) as described in the note. The software is a single compressed file and
should be downloaded to a temporary directory.
2. Run the downloaded file from the temporary directory.
3. Follow the instructions on the screen to install the software.
4. Reboot your computer.
Installation troubleshooting
If problems occur during installation, it might be helpful to install the components individually. Errors
messages might appear that will help you resolve the installation issue.
If problems occur during installation:
1. Follow the instructions to uninstall all the KIOL components in Special installation considerations.
2. Rerun the KIOL installer. Note where the installer unpacks the files (usually in a temporary
folder).
3. Cancel the installer.
4. Go to the folder where the files were unzipped.
5. Run the setup.exe for each of the following components in the following order:
• IVI Compliance Package (ICP)
• NI-VISA
TM
Run-Time Engine
• KIOL
• Keithley SCPI Driver
1. Ignore all the other folders.
2. Reboot the computer.