Agilent Technologies Agilent E5250A Status Reporting Structure

7-48 Agilent E5250A User’s Guide, Edition 9
Command Reference
Status Reporting Structure
Status Reporting Structure
This section describes the status reporting structure used in the E5250A. These are
IEEE 488.2 status structures that can be set and read by the SCPI Common
Commands as described in “Common Commands” on page 7-4.
Status Reporting Structure
The status reporting structure consists of the following:
• Status Byte Register
• Service Request "Enable" Register
• Standard Event Status Register
• Standard Event Status "Enable" Register
•Output Queue
In general, the status reporting structure is used to request service via Service
Request (SRQ) or to indicate a specific condition, such as operation complete.
Refer to the following figures for a model of the E5250A status reporting structure.