High Voltage SourceMeter Instrument Reference Manual Appendix A:
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*STB?
This command gets the status byte of the instrument without clearing the request service bit.
Type Affected by Where saved Default value
Usage
*STB?
Details
This command is similar to a serial poll, but it is processed like any other instrument command.
The *STB? command returns the same result as a serial poll, but the master summary bit (MSB) is
not cleared if a serial poll has occurred. The MSB is not cleared until all other bits feeding into the
MSB are cleared.
Example
Also see
None
*TRG
This command generates a trigger event from a remote command interface.
Type Affected by Where saved Default value
Usage
*TRG
Details
Use the *TRG command to generate a trigger event.
If you are using the SCPI command set, this command generates the COMMand event. If you ar
e
us
ing the TSP command set, this command generates the trigger.EVENT_COMMAND event. Y
ou
c
an use this constant as the stimulus of any trigger object, which causes that trigger object to respond
to the trigger events generated by *TRG. See Using trigger events to start actions in the trigger model
(on page 8-53).
Also see
:INITiate[:IMMediate] (on page 12-143)