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*STB?

 

 

 

 

 

Purpose

Queries the Status Byte Register

 

 

 

 

 

Type

IEEE 488.2 Common Command

 

 

 

 

 

Command Syntax

N/A

 

 

 

 

 

Command Parameters

N/A

 

 

 

 

 

*RST Value

N/A

 

 

 

 

 

Query Syntax

*STB?

 

 

 

 

 

Query Parameters

N/A

 

 

 

 

 

Query Response

Numeric ASCII value from 0 to 255

 

 

 

 

 

Description

The Read Status Byte (STB) query fetches the current contents of the Status Byte

 

 

Register. See the IEEE 488.2 specification for additional information regarding the

 

 

 

Status byte Register and its use. The layout of the Status Register is:

 

 

 

Bit 0 – Unused

 

 

 

Bit 1 – Unused

 

 

 

Bit 2 – Error Queue Has Data

 

 

 

Bit 4 – Questionable Status Summary (not used)

 

 

 

Bit 5 – Message Available

 

 

 

Bit 6 – Master Summary Status

 

 

 

Bit 7 – Operation Status Summary

 

 

 

 

 

Examples

Command / Query

Response (Description)

*STB?

16 (Queries the Status Byte Register)

Related Commands

N/A

VM4016 Command Dictionary

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