Remote Interface Reference 3
Keysight E364xA User’s and Service Guide 133
Determining when a command sequence is completed
1 Send a device clear message to clear the power supply’s output buffer (for
example, CLEAR 705).
2 Clear the event registers with the *CLS (clear status) command.
3 Enable the “operation complete” bit (bit 0) in the Standard Event register by
executing the *ESE 1 command.
4 Send the *OPC? (operation complete query) command and enter the result to
ensure synchronization.
5 Execute your command string to program the desired configuration, and then
execute the *OPC (operation complete) command as the last command. When
the command sequence is completed, the “operation complete” bit (bit 0) is
set in the Standard Event register.
6 Use a serial poll to check to see when bit 5 (Standard Event) is set in the Status
Byte summary register. You could also configure the power supply for an SRQ
interrupt by sending *SRE 32 (Status Byte enable register, bit 5).
Using *OPC to signal when data is in the output buffer
Generally, it is best to use the “Operation Complete” bit (bit 0) in the Standard
Event register to signal when a command sequence is completed. This bit is set in
the register after an *OPC command has been executed. If you send *OPC after a
command which loads a message in the power supply’s output buffer (query
data), you can use the “operation complete” bit to determine when the message is
available.
However, if too many messages are generated before the *OPC command
executes (sequentially), the output buffer will fill and the power supply will stop
processing commands.
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