Agilent 4155C/4156C SCPI Command Reference, Edition 1 4-5
Common Commands
*ESE
*ESE
This command sets the bits of the Standard Event Status "Enable" Register. 1
enables, 0 masks.
Syntax *ESE mask_number
Parameter
Query response mask_number <newline><^END>
mask_number is decimal numeric value that is the sum of the binary-weighted
values for each bits. Response data type is NR1.
Semantics The Standard Event Status "Enable" Register determines which bits of the Standard
Event Status Register are enabled. Enabled bits are ORed together, and the result is
reported to bit5 of the Status Byte Register.
The Standard Event Status "Enable" Register consists of 16 bits, but only the lower
8 bits are used, which correspond to the bits of the Standard Event Status Register.
Refer to Chapter 3 for details about the Standard Event Status "Enable" Register
operation.
You can send a mask_number parameter in decimal numeric or non-decimal
numeric type.
Parameter Type Explanation
mask_number decimal or
non-decimal
numeric
numeric value that is the sum of the
binary-weighted values for the desired
bits