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IEEE and STATus Commands (Remote Commands Only)
Standard Event Status Register Query
IEEE and STATus Commands (Remote 
Commands Only)
Standard Event Status Register Query
Queries and clears the standard event status event register. (This is a destructive read.) 
The value returned is a hexadecimal number that reflects the current state (0/1) of all the 
bits in the register.
Mode All modes
Remote Command *ESR?
Example *ESR? Returns a 1 if there is either a query or command 
error, otherwise it returns a zero.
Remote Command 
Notes
For related commands, see the STATus subsystem commands.
Preset 0
Min 0
Max 255
SCPI Status Bits/OPC 
Dependencies
Standard Event Status Register (bits 0 – 7)