Specifications
User Manual 301/302 
was cycled since the last time the register was read. 
Standard Event 
Status Enable 
Register (ESE)
The Standard Event Status Enable Register allows one or more 
events in the Standard Event Status Register to be reflected in the 
ESB summary message bit. The Standard Event Status Enable 
Register is an 8-bit register that enables corresponding summary 
messages in the Standard Event Status Register. Thus, the 
application programmer can select reasons for the generator to issue 
an ESB summary message bit by altering the contents of the ESE 
Register. 
The Standard Event Status Enable Register is read with the *ESE? 
Common query. The response to this query is a number that 
represents the sum of the binary-weighted value of the Standard 
Event Status Enable Register. 
The Standard Event Status Enable Register is written using the *ESE 
command followed by a decimal value representing the bit values of 
the Register. A bit value one indicates an enabled condition. 
Consequently, a bit value of zero indicates a disabled condition. The 
Standard Event Status Enable Register is cleared by setting *ESE0. 
Summary of *ESE messages is given in the following. 
*ESE0 – No mask. Clears all bits in the register. 
*ESE1 – ESB on Operation Complete. 
*ESE2 – ESB on Request Control. 
*ESE4 – ESB on Query Error. 
*ESE8 – ESB on Device Dependent Error. 
*ESE16 – ESB on Execution Error. 
*ESE32 – ESB on Command Error. 
*ESE64 – ESB on User Request. 
*ESE128 – ESB Power on. 
Error Messages
In general, whenever the Model 301/302 receives an invalid SCPI 
command, it automatically generates an error. Errors are stored in a 
special error queue and may be retrieved from this buffer one at a 
time. Errors are retrieved in first-in-first-out (FIFO) order. The first error 
returned is the first error that was stored. When you have read all 
errors from the queue, the generator responds with a 0,"No error" 
message. 
If more than 30 errors have occurred, the last error stored in the 
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