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Chapter 4 Remote Interface Reference

The SCPI Status Registers

To Determine When a Command Sequence is Completed

1Send a device clear message to clear the power supply’s output buffer (e.g.,

CLEAR 705).

2Clear the event registers with the *CLS (clear status) command.

3Enable the “operation complete” bit (bit 0) in the Standard Event register by executing the *ESE 1 command.

4Send the *OPC? (operation complete query) command and enter the result to ensure synchronization.

5Execute your command string to program the desired configuration, and then execute the *OPC (operation complete) command as the last command. When the command sequence is completed, the “operation complete” bit (bit 0) is set in the Standard Event register.

6Use a serial poll to check to see when bit 5 (standard event) is set in the Status Byte summary register. You could also configure the power supply for an SRQ interrupt by sending *SRE 32 (Status Byte enable register, bit 5).

Using *OPC to Signal When Data is in the Output Buffer

Generally, it is best to use the “operation complete” bit (bit 0) in the Standard Event register to signal when a command sequence is completed. This bit is set in the register after an *OPC command has been executed. If you send *OPC after a command which loads a message in the power supply’s output buffer (query data), you can use the “operation complete” bit to determine when the message is available. However, if too many messages are generated before the *OPC command executes (sequentially), the output buffer will fill and the power supply will stop processing commands.

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