Series 2600B System SourceMeter® instrument Reference Manual Section 9: TSP command reference
2600BS-901-01 Rev. F/August 2021 9-289
Usage
measurementRegister = status.measurement.instrument.smuX.condition
measurementRegister = status.measurement.instrument.smuX.enable
measurementRegister = status.measurement.instrument.smuX.event
measurementRegister = status.measurement.instrument.smuX.ntr
measurementRegister = status.measurement.instrument.smuX.ptr
status.measurement.instrument.smuX.enable = measurementRegister
status.measurement.instrument.smuX.ntr = measurementRegister
status.measurement.instrument.smuX.ptr = measurementRegister
The status of the instrument measurement status SMU X summary register; a
zero (0) indicates no bits set (also send 0 to clear all bits); other values indicate
various bit settings
Source-measure unit (SMU) channel (for example
status.measurement.instrument.smua.enable applies to SMU
channel A)
Details
These attributes are used to read or write to the measurement event SMU X 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 257 is returned for the enable register. The binary
equivalent is 0000 0001 0000 0001. This value indicates that bit B0 (VLMT) and bit B8 (BAV)
are set.
* Least significant bit
** Most significant bit
For information about .condition, .enable, .event, .ntr, and .ptr registers, refer to Status register set
contents (on page 12-1) and Enable and transition registers (on page 12-19). The individual bits of
this register are defined in the following table.
status.measurement.instrument.smuX.VOLTAGE_LIMIT
status.measurement.instrument.smuX.VLMT
Set bit indicates that the
voltage limit was
exceeded.
Bit B0 decimal value: 1
status.measurement.instrument.smuX.CURRENT_LIMIT
status.measurement.instrument.smuX.ILMT
Set bit indicates that the
current limit was
exceeded.
Bit B1 decimal value: 2
status.measurement.instrument.smuX.READING_OVERFLOW
status.measurement.instrument.smuX.ROF
Set bit indicates that an
overflow reading has
been detected.
Bit B7 decimal value: 128