Power:

Laser Diode Power Supply Transient Response Under Typical Laser Diode Fault Conditions

Obsolescence:
 

Autotestcon 2003 Presentation: Obsolescence

SoCal NI Technical Symposium 2002 Multi-site Automatic Temperature Control Using LabVIEW Realtime & PXI

Autotestcon 2000 Presentation: State of Interchangeability in ATE

Autotestcon 1999 Presentation: Role of ActiveX and COM in ATE

VXI-Based Functional ATE Shortens Test Time

Composite Replacement Instruments Provide Obsolescence Solution

IVI Drivers:

Vektrex IVI-COM Client Examples

IVI Foundation architecture and class specifications

Vektrex download page - download VIVID Designer, IVI-COM drivers, and IVI Shared Components.

Autotestcon 2003 Presentation: User Focused IVI-COM Driver Development

Autotestcon 2002 IVI Foundation Press Conference: IVI Press Conference Presentation

Instrument Communication in LabVIEW Using IVI Drivers

Create your own custom IVI classes, tailored to your specific application: 

Creating Custom IVI Classes Using the VIVID Toolkit  --  References vektrextypelib.zip

Interchangeability Using IVI Class Interfaces

Calling DLLs from an IVI-COM Driver
Using IVI-COM Drivers From LabWindows/CVI

Developing a VB.NET IVI-COM Client

Developing a C # IVI-COM Client

VIVID Flexlm Licensing  --  Requires VektrexLM.zip