Keithley 2260B-30-72 - Status Register Overview

2260B Series Programming Manual
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Status Register Overview
To program the 2260B power supply effectively,
the Status registers need to be understood. This
chapter explains in detail how the Status registers
are used and how to configure them.
Introduction to the Status Registers ................................... 78
The Status Registers ............................................................. 79
Questionable Status Register Group .................................. 80
Operation Status Register Group ....................................... 82
Standard Event Status Register Group .............................. 85
Status Byte Register & Service Request Enable Register 87
Introduction to the Status Registers
Overview
The status registers are used to determine the
status of the power supply. The status registers
maintain the status of the protection conditions,
operation conditions and instrument errors.
The 2260B Series have a number of register
groups:
• Questionable Status Register Group
• Standard Event Status Register Group
• Operation Status Register Group
• Status Byte Register
• Service Request Enable Register
• Service Request Generation
• Error Queue
• Output Buffer
The next page shows the structure of the Status
registers.