Operation

GPIB Operation

Serial Poll In a serial poll, the controller polls each device.

Example:

ibrsp

Return serial poll byte.

The power supply responds with a 8-bit status byte defined as follows:

Table 3.2 Serial Poll Status Register

Bit

Decimal

Description

Reset By

Position

Weight

 

 

0

(LSB)

1

Fault - Set when any bit in the fault

FAULT? query to reset

 

 

 

register is set by a fault condition in the

 

 

 

 

supply. See also “Accumulated

 

 

 

 

Status, Status, and Fault Registers”

 

 

 

 

on page 46.

 

1

 

2

Not used

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

4

Not used

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

8

Not used

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

16

Ready - Set when power supply is

Power supply, during

 

 

 

ready to accept commands.

command processing

 

 

 

 

period

5

 

32

Error (ERR) - Set when ERR bit

ERR? query

 

 

 

asserted in status register. See also

 

 

 

 

“Accumulated Status, Status, and

 

 

 

 

Fault Registers” on page 46.

 

6

 

64

Request Service (SRQ) - Set when

Serial Poll

 

 

 

power supply requests service.

 

7

(MSB)

128

Power On (PON) - Set when unit

CLR or Device Clear

 

 

 

initializes at power on.

 

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Xantrex Technology GPIB-XPD manual Bit Decimal Description Reset By Position Weight, Lsb, Request Service SRQ Set when, Msb