A: Common commands 2470 High Voltage SourceMeter Instrument
A-8 2470-901-01 Rev. A / May 2019
The instrument returns a decimal value that corresponds to the binary-weighted sum of all bits set in
the register.
Bit
Decimal
value
Constants When set, indicates the following has occurred:
An enabled event in the Measurement Event Register has
occurred.
An error or status message is present in the Error Queue.
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An enabled event in the Questionable Status Register has
occurred.
A response message is present in the Output Queue.
An enabled event in the Standard Event Status Register
has occurred.
An enabled event in the Operation Status Register has
occurred.
Constants are only available if you are using the TSP command set. If you are using the SCPI
command set, you must use the decimal values.
Example
Clear the bits of the Status Request Enable Register.
Also see
Understanding bit settings (on page B-15)