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Agilent InfiniiVision 5000 Series Oscilloscopes
Programmer's Guide
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Status Reporting
Status Reporting Data Structures 626
Status Byte Register (STB) 629
Service Request Enable Register (SRE) 631
Trigger Event Register (TER) 632
Output Queue 633
Message Queue 634
(Standard) Event Status Register (ESR) 635
(Standard) Event Status Enable Register (ESE) 636
Error Queue 637
Operation Status Event Register (:OPERegister[:EVENt]) 638
Operation Status Condition Register (:OPERegister:CONDition) 639
Arm Event Register (AER) 640
Overload Event Register (:OVLRegister) 641
Hardware Event Event Register (:HWERegister[:EVENt]) 642
Hardware Event Condition Register (:HWERegister:CONDition) 643
Mask Test Event Event Register (:MTERegister[:EVENt]) 644
Clearing Registers and Queues 645
Status Reporting Decision Chart 646
IEEE 488.2 defines data structures, commands, and common bit
definitions for status reporting (for example, the Status Byte Register and
the Standard Event Status Register). There are also instrument- defined
structures and bits (for example, the Operation Status Event Register and
the Overload Event Register).
An overview of the oscilloscope's status reporting structure is shown in
the following block diagram. The status reporting structure allows
monitoring specified events in the oscilloscope. The ability to monitor and
report these events allows determination of such things as the status of an
operation, the availability and reliability of the measured data, and more.