HP VXI manual

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Programming HP VXI Instruments Common Commands and the Status System

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Chapter 1
Introduction ....................................................................................................................	5
Chapter 2
Programming the Status System ..................................................................................	7
About this Chapter ........................................................................................................	7
General Status Register Model .....................................................................................	7
Condition Register .................................................................................................	8
Transition Filter .....................................................................................................	8
Event Register .......................................................................................................	8
Enable Register .....................................................................................................	8
An Example Sequence ..........................................................................................	8
Required Status Groups ..............................................................................................	10
Status Byte ...........................................................................................................	11
Standard Event Group .........................................................................................	12
Standard Operation Status Group ........................................................................	13
Questionable Data Group ....................................................................................	14
Status System Programming Examples ......................................................................	15
Handling SRQs ....................................................................................................	15
Using MAV to Determine When Data is Available ............................................	15
Example Program .........................................................................................	16
Using a Service Request to Detect Errors ...........................................................	18
Example Program .........................................................................................	19
Chapter 3
Command Reference ...................................................................................................	23
About this Chapter ......................................................................................................	23
STATus .......................................................................................................................	24
Subsystem Syntax .........................................................................................	24
:OPERation :CONDition? ...................................................................................	24
Comments .....................................................................................................	24
Example ........................................................................................................	24
:OPERation:ENABle ...........................................................................................	24
Parameters .....................................................................................................	24
Comments .....................................................................................................	24
Example ........................................................................................................	24
:OPERation:ENABle? .........................................................................................	25
Comments .....................................................................................................	25
Example ........................................................................................................	25
:OPERation[:EVENt]? ........................................................................................	25
Comments .....................................................................................................	25
Example ........................................................................................................	25
:PRESet ...............................................................................................................	25
Example ........................................................................................................	25
:QUEStionable :CONDition? ..............................................................................	25
Comments .....................................................................................................	26

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