Agilent Technologies B2201A, B2200A manual Status Reporting Structure

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Status Reporting Structure

Status Reporting Structure

This section describes the status reporting structure used in the B2200. 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 5-4.

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.

See the following figures for a model of the B2200 status reporting structure.

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