Contents

Programming HP VXI Instruments Common Commands and the Status System

 

Edition 1

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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