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Status Byte Register and Service Request Enable Register
These two registers are implemented as required by the IEEE std. 488.2.
Any bits set in the Status Byte Register which correspond to bits set in the Service Request
Enable Register will cause the RQS/MSS bit to be set in the Status Byte Register, thus
generating a Service Request on the bus.
The Status Byte Register is read either by the *STB? command, which will return MSS in bit 6, or
by a Serial Poll which will return RQS in bit 6. The Service Request Enable register is set by the
*SRE <nrf> command and read by the *SRE? command.
Bit 7
−
Not used.
Bit 6
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RQS/MSS. This bit, as defined by IEEE Std. 488.2, contains both the Requesting
Service message and the Master Status Summary message. RQS is returned in
response to a Serial Poll and MSS I
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s returned in response to the *STB? command.
Bit 5
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ESB. The Event Status Bit. This bit is set if any bits set in the Standard Event Status
Register correspond to bits set in the Standard Event Status Enable Register.
Bit 4
−
MAV. The Message Available Bit. This will be set when the instrument has a response
message formatted and ready to send to the controller. The bit will be cleared after
the Response Message Terminator has been sent.
Bit 3
−
Not used.
Bit 2
−
Not used.
Bit 1
−
Not used.
Bit 0
−
Not used.
Status Model
