Anritsu MT8801C - Section 5 Status Messages

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Section 5 Status Messages
This section describes MT8801C status messages, their data structure and models,
and explains the techniques for synchronizing the controller and the MT8801C.
To obtain more detailed status information, the IEEE488.2 standard has more com-
mon commands and common queries than the IEEE488.1 standard.
5.1 IEEE488.2 Standard Status Model ........................... 5-3
5.2 Status Byte (STB) Register ....................................... 5-5
5.2.1 ESB and MAV summary messages .............. 5-5
5.2.2 Device-dependent summary messages ....... 5-6
5.2.3 Reading and clearing the STB register ......... 5-7
5.3 Enabling the Service Request (SRQ)........................ 5-9
5.4 Standard Event Status Register ................................ 5-10
5.4.1 Bit definition of standard event status
register .......................................................... 5-10
5.4.2 Query error details ........................................ 5-12
5.4.3 Reading, writing to and clearing the standard
event status register ...................................... 5-13
5.4.4 Reading, writing to and clearing the standard
event status enable register .......................... 5-13
5.5 Extended Event Status Register ............................... 5-14
5.5.1 Bit definition of END event status register .... 5-15
5.5.2 Bit definition of ERR event status register .... 5-16
5.5.3 Reading, writing to and clearing
the extended event status register ................ 5-17
5.5.4 Reading, writing to and clearing the extended
event status enable register .......................... 5-17
5.6 Techniques for Synchronizing the MT8801C with
a Controller ................................................................ 5-18
5.6.1 Wait for SWP or TS command termination ... 5-18
5.6.2 Wait for response after *OPC? query is
sent ................................................................ 5-19
5.6.3 Wait for service request after *OPC is sent .. 5-20
5.6.4 Wait for status generation of the status
register .......................................................... 5-21
5.6.5 Wait for service request issuance from
the status register.......................................... 5-22