HP Sander 16500C manual ESR Event Status Register, Esr?, Bit Position Bit Weight Enables

Common Commands

*ESR (Event Status Register)

Table 9-2		Standard Event Status Enable Register
	Bit Position		Bit Weight	Enables
	7		128	PON - Power On
	6		64	URQ - User Request
	5		32	CME - Command Error
	4		16	EXE - Execution Error
	3		8	DDE - Device Dependent Error
	2		4	QYE - Query Error
	1		2	RQC - Request Control
	0		1	OPC - Operation Complete

	*ESR (Event Status Register)
Query	*ESR?
	The *ESR query returns the contents of the Standard Event Status Register.
	Reading the register clears the Standard Event Status Register.
Returned Format	<status><NL>
<status>	An integer from 0 to 255
Example	If a command error has occurred, and bit 5 of the ESE register is set, the
	string variable Esr_event$ will have bit 5 (the CME bit) set.
	10	OUTPUT XXX;"*ESE 32	!Enables bit 5 of the status register
	20	OUTPUT XXX;"*ESR?"	!Queries the status register
	30	ENTER XXX; Esr_event$	!Reads the query buffer

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