Agilent Technologies Agilent E5250A manual Stb?

Command Reference *STB?

*STB?

This query command reads the Status Byte Register (reads Master Summary Status bit, not Request for Service Message).

For bit6, this command reads MSS, not Request for Service (RQS). Refer to “Status Reporting Structure” on page 7-48.

Syntax	*STB?
Query response	register <newline><^END>
	Parameter				Explanation
	register			decimal integer value that is the sum of the binary-weighted values
				for the set bits
Semantics
	The following table shows the bits of the Status Byte Register, and the
	binary-weighted decimal value of each bit.
	bit	binary-			description
		weight
	0		1		not used. always 0.
	1		2		not used. always 0.
	2		4		not used. always 0.
	3		8		not used. always 0.
	4		16		MAV (Message Available summary-message)
	5		32		ESB (Event Status Bit)
	6		64		MSS (Master Summary Status)
	7		128		not used. always 0.
Example	OUTPUT @Hp5250;"*STB?"
	ENTER @Hp5250;A

Agilent E5250A User’s Guide, Edition 9 7-13