7: TSP command reference Series 2600B System SourceMeter® Instrument Referenc
7-282 2600BS-901-01 Rev. C / August 2016
Also see
Measurement event registers (on page E-8)
status.measurement.instrument.smuX.* (on page 7-283)
status.measurement.instrument.*
This attribute contains the registers of the measurement event instrument summary register set.
Type TSP-Link accessible Affected by Where saved Default value
Attribute - - - - - - - -
.ntr (RW) Yes Status reset Not saved 0
Models 2601B/2611B/2635B: 2 (All bits set)
Models
2602B/2604B/2612B/2614B/2634B/2636B:
Usage
measurementRegister = status.measurement.instrument.condition
measurementRegister = status.measurement.instrument.enable
measurementRegister = status.measurement.instrument.event
measurementRegister = status.measurement.instrument.ntr
measurementRegister = status.measurement.instrument.ptr
status.measurement.instrument.enable = measurementRegister
status.measurement.instrument.ntr = measurementRegister
status.measurement.instrument.ptr = measurementRegister
The status of the measurement event instrument summary register; a zero (0)
indicates no bits set (also send 0 to clear all bits); other values indicate various
Details
These attributes are used to read or write to the measurement event instrument summary registers.
Reading a status register returns a value. The binary equivalent of the returned value indicates which
register bits are set. The least significant bit of the binary number is bit B0, and the most significant bit
is bit B15. For example, assume the value 6 is returned for the enable register. The binary equivalent
is 0000 0000 0000 0110. This value indicates that bit B1 (SMUA) and bit B2 (SMUB) are set.
For information about .condition, .enable, .event, .ntr, and .ptr registers, refer to
Status register set
contents (on page E-1) and Enable and transition registers (on page E-19). The individual bits of this
register are defined in the following table.