Interactive SourceMeter® Instrument Reference Manual Section 8:
2450-901-01 Rev. B/September 2013 8-33
bufferVar.statuses
This attribute contains the status values of readings in the reading buffer.
Type TSP-Link accessible Affected by Where saved Default value
Attribute (R) Yes
Restore configuration
Instrument reset
Not applicable Not applicable
Usage
statusInformation = bufferVar.statuses[N]
The status value when reading N of the specified buffer was acquired;
measurement status values are:
• buffer.STAT_LIMIT1_HIGH
• buffer.STAT_LIMIT1_LOW
• buffer.STAT_LIMIT2_HIGH
• buffer.STAT_LIMIT2_LOW
• buffer.STAT_TERMINAL
• buffer.STAT_ORIGIN
•
The name of the reading buffer, which may be a default buffer (defbuffer1 or
defbuffer2
) or a user-defined buffer
The reading number N; can be any value between 1 and the number of readings
in the buffer; use the bufferVar.n command to determine the number of
Details
This buffer recall attribute holds an array (a Lua table) of the status values for all the readings in the buffer. The
status values are floating-point numbers that encode the status value; see the following tables for values.
Buffer status bits for sense measurements
Bit Name Decimal
value
Description
1
2 Measure status questionable
The A/D converter from which the reading
originated; for the Model 2450>, this will
Measure terminal, front is 1, rear is 0
Measure status limit 2 low
Measure status limit 2 high
Measure status limit 1 low
Measure status limit 1 high
For information about source status values, see bufferVar.sourcestatuses (on page 8-29).