HP 3468A - Page 43

i AT
LVuLEAL
LOCAL |
Comments
The
LOCAL
command
clears
the
3468A
from
the
REMOTE
operation
mode
and
restores
front
panel
keyboard
control.
Pressing
the
3468A
LOCAL
key
ac-
complishes
the same thing. See also - REMOTE.
TRIGGER
5 TRIGGER |
mments
lf the 3468A is in the listener mode or is the selected device, the TRIGGER
message will cause the multimeter to trigger for a new reading. If a reading is in
progress
when
the
TRIGGER
command
is
received,
the
reading
will
be
aborted
and
a new reading started.
INSTAT
INSTAT
nn
Comments
The INSTAT {INput STATus) function causes the 3468A (or selected device) to
output its eight bit Status Byte. A decimal value is placed into the X-register of
the calculator. This value is the sum of the values of the bits that are set, within
the
lower
six
bits.
The
entire
eight
bits
are
also
transferred
to
user
Flags
OO
through
07
in
the
calculator,
with
status
byte
bit
O
placed
in
Flag
00,
bit
1
to
Flag 01, etc. This allows testing of individual bits (Flags).
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