Anritsu MP1777A Reading, Writing and Clearing Status Registers, Reading and writing methods

Section 6 Status Report

6.5Reading, Writing and Clearing Status Registers

(1)Reading and writing methods

The table below shows the methods of reading and writing the details of status registers.

Table 6-7 Reading and Writing Methods of Status Registers

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Register	Reading Methods
	Serial poll
	Seven-bit status byte and RQS message
	bit are retumed. In this case, the status
Status byte register	byte value does not change.
	Common *STB? query
	The details of the status byte register
	and one numerical value from MSS
	(Master Summary Status) are returned.
Service request enable register	Common *SRE? query
	Common *ESR? query
Standard event status register	In this case, the details of the register is
	cleared after it is read.
Standard event status enable	Common *ESE? query
	In this case, the detail of the register
register
	will not change.
	SCPI command (STATus subsystem)
SCPI event register	: STATus : ... : EVENt?
	In this case, the details of the register
	will be cleared.
	SCPI command (STATus subsystem)
SCPI enable register	: STATus : ... : ENABle
	In this case, the details of the register
-	will not change.
	SCPI command (STATus subsystem)
	: STATus : ... : PTRansition?
SCPI Transition filter	: STATus : ... : NTRansition?
	In this case, the details of the register
	will not change.
ErrorEvent Queues	SCPI command
	: SYSTern : ERRor?
NOTES :

Writing Methods

Disabled

Common *SRE? command

Disabled

Comn~on*ESE? command

Disabled

SCPI command (STATus subsystem)

:STATus : ... : ENABle?

SCPI command (STATus subsystem)

:STATus : ... : PTRansition

:STATus : ... : NTRansition

Disabled

1. The SCPI event register, SCPI enable register and SCPI Transition filter correspond to the event register, enable register and Transition filter in the status registers specified by SCPI and the device-specific status registers.

2.See the Section 5 "Common IEEE4XS.Z Commands" for more information on the common command\ and queries and the Section 8 "Device Message Details" for more infonnation on the SCPI commands.