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Announcements

  • February 25 - IVI Completes the IVI Python Specification

    After several months of collaboration between the IVI Foundation and the LXI Consortium, IVI is pleased to announce the completion of the IVI Python Specification.

    This new specification, in conjunction with the previously announced IVI ANSI-C Specification and IVI .NET Specification provide effective driver standards for the most popular languages used in Test and Measurement today.

    In June of 2025 the LXI Foundation proposed that the IVI Foundation develop IVI language-specific specifications for Python and ANSI-C, based on the IVI Driver Core Specification. The IVI Driver Core Specification was completed early in 2025.With the completion of the IVI Python standard, both of these specifications requested by LXI are complete.

    The new IVI Python spec becomes part of the IVI Generation 2026 set of specifications.

  • Fenruary 25 - IVI Completes the IVI ANSI-C Specification

    After several months of collaboration between the IVI Foundation and the LXI Consortium, IVI is pleased to announce the completion of the IVI ANSI-C Specification.

    In June of 2025 the LXI Foundation proposed that the IVI Foundation develop a new IVI language-specific specifications for ANSI-C, based on the IVI Driver Core Specification.

    This new spec becomes part of the IVI Generation 2026 set of specifications.

    An IVI-Python specification created as part of this same effort is expected in February 2026.

  • Agenda for IVI Face-to-Face Meeting, November 10-12, 2025

    The IVI Foundation will be conducting a meeting in Munich, Germany hosted by Rohde and Schwarz November 10-12 (click the title of this blog to see the full agenda for the meeting).

    Note: IVI may update the agenda, as needed, until the beginning of the IVI meeting on November 10, 2025.

  • May 2025 - New .NET Driver Shared Components

    The IVI Foundation has just released new shared components for developing instrument drivers consistent with the recently announced new IVI Driver Standards. The components facilitate implementing Microsoft .NET IVI Conformant instrument drivers and support both .NET 6+ and .NET Framework. The new shared components are:

    • The IVI Driver Shared Components (DSC) for new IVI Core Drivers
    • The IVI Driver Configurable Settings Shared Components (CSSC) for drivers that are based on IVI Generation 2014

    The new IVI Standards align the IVI driver standards with common customer expectations around driver capability, while retaining the IVI Requirements for:

    • Testing - to ensure high quality drivers
    • Documentation - to ensure that driver users have access to documentation necessary to successfully use the driver
    • Source code - to enable customers to update and enhance drivers on their own

  • February 2025 - New .NET Driver Specifications (for .NET 6+)

    In January the IVI Foundation completed work on a new generation of lighter-weight driver specifications.  These new specifications align the IVI driver standards with common customer expectations around driver capability, while retaining the IVI Requirements for:

    • Testing - to ensure high quality drivers
    • Documentation - to ensure that driver users have access to documentation necessary to successfully use the driver
    • Source code - to enable customers to update and enhance drivers on their own

    IVI Generation 2026 describes the new IVI Driver Generation.

  • February 2025 - New Shared Components

    The IVI Foundation posted new digitally signed IVI and IVI.NET Shared Components.

    For access, see Shared Components

    The release notes are posted at Shared Components Release Notes and .NET Shared Components Release Notes.

  • October 2024 - IVI Face-to-Face Meeting

    We are holding our October 2024 IVI Meeting Monday – Wednesday, October 28-30, 2024, at Hilton Boston/Woburn, cost of the Room is $222 per night with our LXI-IVI block rate.

    The IVI Face-to-Face Meetings is part of the LXI / IVI Joint Face-to-Face Meetings that are b being hosted by TERADYNE in the Boston Area, October 28 – November 1, 2024. Below is hotel and transportation information. Be sure to complete the Event Registration Form in this announcement and email to: IVI Administration

    Last day to register and receive the group rate is October 11. Rooms are available on space-available basis, so please act soon.

  • December 2023- IVI Foundation Website Update

    After several years hosting an active server pages website, IVI has moved to a github hosted site.

  • June 2023 - IVI Meeting

    We are holding our June IVI Meeting Monday, June 5 - Wednesday, June 7, 2023 at the Hilton San Diego Airport / Harbor Island, cost of the room is $205 per night with our LXI-IVI block rate.

  • September 2022 - IVI Updates for Secure Network Connections

    The IVI Foundation is responsible for numerous standards that facilitate creating multi-vendor test systems. Several of these standards have been updated to provide for secure communication between test system computers and instruments. These changes are:

    • IVI-6.1: High-Speed LAN Instrument Protocol (HiSLIP) has been updated to make secure connections using TLS (Transport Layer Security)

    • IVI VISA specifications had minor updates so VISA programs can specify and perform secure communication

    • IVI-6.5: SASL Mechanism Specification (New) was created to enhance interoperability between instruments and VISA libraries

  • Recent IVI Meetings

    This page has details of varfious historical meetings of the IVI Foundation. Although primarily of historical interest, some may be considered histerical.