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Status byte when read by serial poll – VXI 3002 User Manual

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STATUS BYTE

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Status byte when read by serial poll

*SRE
*SRE?

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Status Byte Register

Service Request Enable Register#

Register

Read/Write

Commands

Service

Request

Generation

# Bit 6 in this register ignores data sent by *SRE and always returns 0 in response to
*SRE?

is a device defined queue summary bit indicating that the error queue is
non-empty.
is set by a request for service and is cleared by the poll.
is the standard event register summary bit.
is 'message available' indicating that the output queue is non-empty.
is 'hardware status' summary bit
is 'coupling status' summary bit
is 'instrument status' summary bit

, and are defined in IEEE 488.2

(request for service) will produce an SRQ at the controller. It is set by a change to
either the Status Byte or the Service Enable Register that results in a New Reason for
Service. It is cleared when goes FALSE (i.e. no reason for service) or by Serial
Poll.