SX8 User Manual
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Description of Individual Commands
Common Commands
Clear Status Command
Syntax
*CLS
Function Clears the following queues and registers:
•
Error queue
•
Standard event status register
•
Status byte register
•
Operation event register
•
Questionable event register
If
*CLS
is sent immediately after a message terminating
sequence, both the output queue and the MAV bit in the
status byte register are cleared.
Example
*CLS
Standard Event Status Enable Register Command
Syntax
*ESE
<space><numeric value> where 0
≤
<numeric value>
≤
255
Function Sets the bits in the standard event status enable register. The
numeric value is converted to a binary number. The bits of
the register are set to match the bit values of the binary
number.
Example
*ESE 97
sets the standard event status enable register bits to
01100001.
Standard Event Status Enable Register Query
Syntax
*ESE?
Function Returns the contents of the standard event status enable
register as an integer that, when converted to a binary
number, represents the bit values of the register.
Example
*ESE?
returns 97 if the standard event status enable register
is set to 01100001.
