Section 7: TSP command reference Model 2657A High Power System SourceMeter® Instrument Reference Manual
7-254 2657A-901-01 Rev. B/December 2012
Example
status.measurement.current_limit.enable =
status.measurement.current_limit.SMUA
Sets the SMUA bit of the
Measurement Event Current Limit
Summary Enable Register.
Also see
Measurement event registers (on page E-8)
status.measurement.instrument.smuX.*
(on page 7-255)
status.measurement.instrument.*
This attribute contains the registers of the measurement event instrument summary register set.
Type TSP-Link accessible Affected by Where saved Default value
Attribute - - - - - - - -
.condition (R) Yes Not applicable Not saved Not applicable
.enable (RW) Yes Status reset Not saved 0
.event (R) Yes Status reset Not saved 0
.ntr (RW) Yes Status reset Not saved 0
.ptr (RW) Yes Status reset Not saved 2 (All bits set)
Usage
measurementRegister = status.measurement.instrument.condition
measurementRegister = status.measurement.instrument.enable
measurementRegister = status.measurement.instrument.event
measurementRegister = status.measurement.instrument.ntr
measurementRegister = status.measurement.instrument.ptr
status.measurement.instrument.enable = measurementRegister
status.measurement.instrument.ntr = measurementRegister
status.measurement.instrument.ptr = measurementRegister
measurementRegister
The status of the measurement event instrument 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 measurement event instrument 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 example,
assume the value 2 is returned for the enable register. The binary equivalent is 0000 0000 0000 0010. This value
indicates that bit B1 (SMUA) is set.
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.