Status Registers

Overview

Status Byte The Status byte register contains the STB and RQS(MSS) messages as defined in

488.1.The user can read the status byte register using a 488.1 serial poll or the 488.2 *STB? common command. If the user sends a serial poll, bit 6 will respond with Request Service (RSQ). The value of the status byte is not altered by a serial poll.

The *STB? query causes the device to send the contents of the Status Byte Register and the Master Summary Status (MSS) summary message. The *STB? query does not alter the status byte, MSS, or RQS.

Table 4.11 Status Byte Summary Register

Bit

Bit Weight

Bit Name

Description

0

1

Reserved

 

 

 

 

 

1

2

Reserved

 

 

 

 

 

2

4

Error/Event

Set if any errors are present in

 

 

Queue (ERR)

the Error/Event queue.

 

 

 

 

3

8

Questionable

Set if any bits are set in the

 

 

Status Register

Questionable Status Event

 

 

(QSR)

register and the corresponding

 

 

 

bit then the Questionable

 

 

 

Status Enable register is TRUE.

4

16

Message

MAV is TRUE if the power

 

 

Available (MAV)

supply is ready to accept a

 

 

 

request from the controller to

 

 

 

output data. FALSE when the

 

 

 

output queue is empty.

5

32

Standard Event

A summary of the Standard

 

 

Status Bit

Event Status Register. TRUE

 

 

Summary (ESB)

with a bit is set in the Standard

 

 

 

Event Status register.

6

64

Request Service

MSS indicates that the device

 

 

(RQS)

has at least one reason for

 

 

Master Status

requesting service.

 

 

Summary (MSS)

 

 

 

 

 

7

128

Operation Status

TRUE if a bit is set in the

 

 

Register (OSR)

Operation status register and

 

 

 

the corresponding bit in the

 

 

 

Operation Status Enable

 

 

 

register is set.

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