Model 6220/6221 Reference Manual Status Structure 11-19
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Programming example — program and read registers
This command sequence programs and reads the measurement registers. Regis-
ters are read using the binary format (which directly indicates which bits are set).
The command to select format (FORMat:SREGister) is documented in Table 11-2.
Table 11-6
Common and SCPI commands — event enable registers
Command Description
*ESE <NDN> or <NRf>
*ESE?
STATus
:OPERation
:ENABle <NDN> or <NRf>
:ENABle?
:MEASurement
:ENABle <NDN> or <NRf>
:ENABle?
:QUEStionable
:ENABle <NDN> or <NRf>
:ENABle?
Program standard event enable register (see “Parameters” below).
Read standard event enable register.
STATus subsystem:
Operation event enable register:
Program enable register (see “Parameters” below).
Read enable register.
Measurement event enable register:
Program enable register (see “Parameters” below).
Read enable register.
Questionable event enable register:
Program enable register (see “Parameters” below).
Read measurement event enable register.
Parameters:
<NDN> = #Bxx…x Binary format (each x = 1 or 0)
= #Hx Hexadecimal format (x = 0 to FFFF)
= #Qx Octal format (x = 0 to 177777)
<NRf> = 0 to 65535 Decimal format
Note: Power-up and STATus:PRESet resets all bits of all enable registers to 0. *CLS has no effect.
FORM:SREG BIN ‘ Selects binary format to read registers.
STAT:MEAS:ENAB 512 ‘ Enables BFL (buffer full).
STAT:MEAS:COND? ‘ Reads Measurement Condition Register.
STAT:MEAS? ‘ Reads Measurement Event Register.
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