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Chapter 4, Status Reporting
Status Reporting
Status Register Model
This section explains how the status registers are structured in the Test Set. The
generalized status register group model shown on the previous page consists of a
Condition Register, Transition Filters, an Event Register, an Enable Register, and
a Summary Message Bit.
Figure 8 Status Data Structure - Register Group Model
- - -Test Set States Continuously Monitored - - -
15 14 201
15 14 201
15 14 201
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Logical
OR
Summary Message
Bit
Event Enable
Register
(Selects which Events
can set the Summary
Message Bit)
Event Register
(Latched Conditions)
Positive Transition
Filter
Negative Transition
Filter
(Positive and Negative
Transition Filters select
which transitions of
Condition Bits will set
corresponding Event Bits.
Condition Register
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