Agilent Technologies B2201A manual Stb?

SCPI Command Reference *STB?

The following is example for query:

OUTPUT @Agb2200;"*SRE?"

ENTER @Agb2200;A

*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). See “Status

Reporting Structure” on page 5-53.

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-weight		description
	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 @Agb2200;"*STB?"
	ENTER @Agb2200;A

Agilent B2200 User’s Guide, Edition 2 5-11