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Using IQS Products in an Automated Test Environment
Integrated Qualification System
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Standard Status Data Structure
Standard Status Data Structure
Each device that is physically connected to the GPIB bus has four status
registers with a structure complying with the IEEE 488.2 standard. These
registers allow the controller to monitor events and get useful information
on the status of the devices it controls.
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Standard Event Status Register (ESR)
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Standard Event Status Enable Register (ESE)
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Status Byte Register (STB)
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Service Request Enable Register (SRE)
ESR and ESE
The standard event status register and status enable register information is
presented in the following table.
Bits Mnemonics Bit Value
7 Power On (PON) 128
6 User Request (URQ) 64
5 Command Error (CME) 32
4 Execution Error (EXE) 16
3 Device-Dependent Error (DDE) 8
2 Query Error (QYE) 4
1 Not Used (N.U.) 0
0 Operation Complete (OPC) 1