  PW4001 LabVIEW Driver                    
                              HIOKI E.E.CORPORATION


Thank you for downloading the PW4001 LabVIEW Driver.
This LabVIEW driver is designed to control and collect data from HIOKI's POWER ANALYZER PW4001 when using National Instrument's LabVIEW.
For details on the driver specifications, refer to the Function Manual.



<Specifications>
1. These are LabVIEW drivers for Model PW4001 Power Analyzer.
2. This LabVIEW driver can control and collect data from PW4001. However, it is not capable of controlling all functions. For details, refer to the Function Manual.
3. Please refer to "Sample Program Instruction.pdf" about the DEMO function.
4. The drivers are written and have been verified to work with LabVIEW2017.
 If a driver is overwritten with a later version of LabVIEW, it will be unreadable with earlier versions of it.
5. This LabVIEW driver was created for firmware version "1.00" of the PW4001. There may be parts that behave differently from previous or later versions. 


<Operating environment>
Windows 10(64-bit),Windows 11
The LabVIEW versions 2017 SP1 and later. 
 (Details depend on the LabVIEW operating specifications.)


<File contents>
  readme.txt                            This text file
  HIOKI_PW4001                          PW4001 LabVIEW driver 
  HIOKI PW4001 FunctionManual.pdf       Function Manual for the PW4001 LabVIEW driver
  PW4001 SampleProgramInstruction.pdf   LabVIEW DEMO Sample for the PW4001

<Place to put>
To use this LabVIEW driver from the block diagram palette, put the decompressed folder (“HIOKI_PW4001” folder) in the "(LabVIEW installation folder) \ instr.lib" folder. For example, the specified folder is "C: \ Program Files (x86) \ National Instruments \ LabVIEW 2021 \ instr.lib".

<Notes>
1.Copyright
The copyright to the executable program file and associated documents is owned by HIOKI E.E. CORPORATION.
2.Conditions for use
This utility may not be bundled with software or other publications which are sold for profit without the express written permission of the copyright owner.
3.Responsibility for use
This program is free software. It is provided for use at the user's risk.
HIOKI disclaims any and all responsibility for any consequences arising out of use of this software.


<Contact information>
*HIOKI welcomes opinions, suggestions, operation reports, and bug reports. Please send such communications to the our homepage.
*HIOKI reserves the right to incorporate any suggestions and opinions received in its products without notice.

<Change history>
V1.00
*Release.
