System SourceMeter® Instrument Reference Manual Section 7:
2600BS-901-01 Rev. B / May 2013 7-259
As an example, to set bit B1 of the measurement event buffer available summary enable register, set
status.measurement.buffer_available.enable =
status.measurement.buffer_available.SMUA.
In addition to the above constants, measurementRegister can be set to the decimal equivalent of the bit to
set. To set more than one bit of the register, set measurementRegister to the sum of their decimal weights.
For example, to set bits B1 and B2, set measurementRegister to 6 (which is the sum of 2 + 4).
Example
status.measurement.buffer_available.enable =
status.measurement.buffer_available.SMUA
Sets the SMUA bit of the
measurement event buffer available
summary enable register.
Also see
Measurement event registers (on page E-8)
status.measurement.current_limit.*
This attribute contains the measurement event current limit summary registers.
Type TSP-Link accessible Affected by Where saved Default value
.event (R) Yes Status reset Not saved 0
Models 2601B/2611B/2635B: 2 (All bits
set)
Models
2602B/2604B/2612B/2614B/2634B/
2636B: 6 (All bits set)
Usage
measurementRegister = status.measurement.current_limit.condition
measurementRegister = status.measurement.current_limit.enable
measurementRegister = status.measurement.current_limit.event
measurementRegister = status.measurement.current_limit.ntr
measurementRegister = status.measurement.current_limit.ptr
status.measurement.current_limit.enable = measurementRegister
status.measurement.current_limit.ntr = measurementRegister
status.measurement.current_limit.ptr = measurementRegister
The status of the measurement event current limit 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 current limit 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 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.