Table of Contents
Output Command
s.............................................................................................. 2-57
Read Commands................................................................................................ 2-58
Sense Commands............................................................................................... 2-68
Status Commands............................................................................................... 2-86
System Commands ............................................................................................. 2-88
Trace Commands ............................................................................................... 2-89
Trace Mnemonics.......................................................................................... 2-94
Trigger commands.............................................................................................. 2-95
Unit Commands................................................................................................. 2-97
Retrieving Response Message................................................................................. 2-98
Command Descriptions ........................................................................................ 2-99
Status and Events
Status and Events ................................................................................................. 3-1
Status and Event Reporting System ....................................................................... 3-1
Status Byte.................................................................................................... 3-4
Standard Event Status Block ............................................................................... 3-5
Operation Status Block...................................................................................... 3-6
Questionable Sta
tus Block.................................................................................. 3-7
Queues ........................................................................................................ 3-9
Status and Event Processing Sequence.................................................................... 3-9
Synchronizing Execution ................................................................................. 3-11
Error Messages and Codes..................................................................................... 3-13
Command Errors........................................................................................... 3-13
Execution Errors ........................................................................................... 3-14
Device Specific Errors .................................................................................... 3-15
Query Errors................................................................................................ 3-16
Device Errors............................................................................................... 3-16
Status Conditions ................................ .......... .......... .......... ................................. 3-20
Global Status ............................................................................................... 3-20
Measurement Status ....................................................................................... 3-20
Source Status ............................................................................................... 3-21
Appendices
Appendix A: Character Charts ................................................................................. A-1
Appendix B: GPIB Interface Specification ................................................................... B-1
Interface Function
s ......................................................................................... B-1
Interface Messages ......................................................................................... B-2
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