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User and Programming Manual - Rev R

108

March 2008

2001RP

10.9.9 *STB?

This query reads the Status Byte register, which contains the status summary bits and the
Output Queue MAV bit. Reading the Status Byte register does not clear it. The input
summary bits are cleared when the appropriate event registers are read (see Section 12 for
more information).

Table 10-6: Bit Configuration of Status Byte Register

Bit Position

7

6

5

4

3

2 - 0

Bit Name

OPER

MSS

ESB

MAV

QUES

not used

Bit Weight

128

64

32

16

8

OPER

operation status summary

MSS

master status summary

ESB

event status byte summary

QUES

questionable status summary

MAV

message available

Query Syntax

*STB?

Returned Parameters

(Register binary value)