System SourceMeter® Instrument Reference Manual  Section 7: 
 
2600BS-901-01 Rev. B / May 2013  7-299 
 
Usage 
operationRegister = status.operation.sweeping.condition 
operationRegister = status.operation.sweeping.enable 
operationRegister = status.operation.sweeping.event 
operationRegister = status.operation.sweeping.ntr 
operationRegister = status.operation.sweeping.ptr 
status.operation.sweeping.enable = operationRegister 
status.operation.sweeping.ntr = operationRegister 
status.operation.sweeping.ptr = operationRegister  
 
The status of the operation status sweeping summary register; a zero (0) indicates 
no bits set (also send 0 to clear all bits); other values indicate various bit settings   
 
Details 
These attributes are used to read or write to the operation status sweeping summary registers. Reading a status 
register returns a value. The binary equivalent of the returned value indicates which register bits are set. The 
least significant bit of the binary number is bit B0, and the most significant bit is bit B15. 
For information about .condition, .enable, .event, .ntr, and .ptr registers, refer to Status register set contents (on 
page E-1) and Enable and transition registers (on page E-19). The individual bits of this register are defined in 
the following table.  
 
Bit  Value  Description 
status.operation.sweeping.SMUA 
Set bit indicates that SMU A is sweeping. 
Bit B1 decimal value: 2 
status.operation.sweeping.SMUB 
This bit is only available on Models 
2602B/2604B/2612B/2614B/2634B/2636B. Set bit 
indicates SMU B is sweeping. 
Bit B2 decimal value: 4 
B3-B15  Not used  Not applicable. 
 
 
As an example, to set bit B1 of the operation status sweeping summary enable register, set 
status.operation.sweeping.enable = status.operation.sweeping.SMUA. 
In addition to the above constants, operationRegister can be set to the numeric equivalent of the bit to set. 
To set more than one bit of the register, set operationRegister to the sum of their decimal weights. For 
example, to set bits B1 and B2, set operationRegister to 6 (which is the sum of 2 + 4). 
Example 
 
status.operation.sweeping.enable = 
   status.operation.sweeping.SMUA 
Uses a constant to set the SMUA bit 
of the operation status sweeping 
 
Also see 
Operation Status Registers (on page E-9) 
status.operation.* (on page 7-270)