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Chapter 4 Remote Interface Reference

The SCPI Status Registers

Using *STB? to Read the Status Byte

*STB?

Using the Message Available Bit (MAV)

To Interrupt Your Bus Controller Using SRQ

Send a device clear message to clear the power supply’s output buffer (e.g.,

CLEAR 705).

Clear the event registers with the *CLS (clear status) command.

Set up the enable register masks. Execute the *ESE command to set up the

Standard Event register and the

*SRE command for the Status Byte.

Send the *OPC? (operation complete query) command and enter the result to

ensure synchronization.

Enable your bus controller’s IEEE-488 SRQ interrupt.