5730A
Operators Manual
6-50
Check the Calibrator Status
The controller has access to six status registers for the 5730A Calibrator, which indicate
the Calibrator conditions in the as shown in Figure 6-1. Each register bit is explained
under separate headings for each register. Table 6-9 lists each register and its remote
commands.
In addition to the status registers, the Service Request control line, SRQ (available only
when an IEEE-488 controller is used) and a 16-element buffer called the Fault Queue
provide status information.
Table 6-9. Status Register Summary
Register READ Command
WRITE
Command
Enable
Register
Status Byte Register (STB)
*STB? (or SPL( )
for some controllers)
None SRE
Service Request Enable Register
(SRE)
*SRE? *SRE None
Event Status Register (ESR) *ESR? None ESE
Event Status Enable Register (ESE) *ESE? *ESE None
Instrument Status Register (ISR) ISR? None None
Instrument Status Change Register
(ISCR)
ISCR? None ISCE
Instrument Status Change Enable
Register (ISCE)
ISCE? ISCE None