Anritsu MG3641A User Manual
SECTION 6 GPIB
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6.5.4
Reading, writing, clearing, and resetting the status register
The table below lists how to read and write each status register.
Register Name
Reading method
Writing method
Status Byte Register
Serial poll
None
A 7-bit status byte and RQS bit are returned.
The value of the status byte then remained
unchanged.
*STB?
The contents of the status byte register and
one numeric value transferred from the MSS
(master summary status) summary message
are returned.
The value of the status byte then remained
unchanged.
*STB?
The contents of the status byte register and
one numeric value transferred from the MSS
(master summary status) summary message
are returned.
Service Request
*SRE?
*SRE
Enable Register
Standard Event
*ESR?
None
Status Register
The contents of the register are cleared after
reading.
reading.
Standard Event Status
*ESE?
*ESE
Enable Register
The contents of the register are not cleared
after reading.
after reading.
SCPI Event Status
:STATus: ......... :EVENt?
None
Register
The contents of the register are cleared after
reading.
reading.
SCPI Event Status
:STATus: ......... :ENABle?
:STATus: ........ :ENABle
Enable Register
The contents of the register are not cleared
after reading.
after reading.
SCPI Positive
:STATus: ......... :PTRansition?
:STATus: ........ :PTRansition
Transition Filter
The contents of the register are not cleared
after reading.
after reading.
SCPI Negative
:STATus: ......... :NTRansition?
:STATus: ........ :NTRansition
Transition Filter
The contents of the register are not cleared
after reading.
after reading.
Error/Event Queue
:SYSTem:ERRor?
None