User`s guide

Contents
Contents-2
5 Programming and Documentation Conventions
Command Set Organization 5-3
The Command Tree 5-6
Obsolete and Discontinued Commands 5-10
Truncation Rules 5-15
Infinity Representation 5-16
Sequential and Overlapped Commands 5-16
Response Generation 5-16
Notation Conventions and Definitions 5-17
Program Examples 5-18
6 Status Reporting
Status Reporting Data Structures 6-5
Status Byte Register (SBR) 6-8
Service Request Enable Register (SRER) 6-10
Trigger Event Register (TRG) 6-10
Standard Event Status Register (SESR) 6-11
Standard Event Status Enable Register (SESER) 6-12
Operation Status Register (OPR) 6-13
Arm Event Register (ARM) 6-13
Error Queue 6-14
Output Queue 6-15
Message Queue 6-15
Clearing Registers and Queues 6-15
7 Installing and Using the Programmer’s Reference
To install the help file under Microsoft Windows 7-3
To get updated help and program files via the Internet 7-4
To start the help file 7-5
To navigate through the help file 7-5
8 Programmer’s Quick Reference
Conventions 8-3
Suffix Multipliers 8-3
Commands and Queries 8-4