2470 High Voltage SourceMeter Instrument Reference Manual
Section 12: SCPI command reference
2470-901-01 Rev. A /
May
2019
12-141
The
<status>
parameter provides additional information about the reading. The options are shown
in the following table.
Buffer status bits for sense measurements
Bit (hex) Decimal
Description
0x0001
1
Measure status questionable
0x0006
6
A/D converter from which reading originated; for the 2470, this will always be 0
(main)
0x0008
8
Measure terminal; front is 1, rear is 0
0x0010
16
Measure status limit 2 low
0x0020
32
Measure status limit 2 high
0x0040
64
Measure status limit 1 low
0x0080
128
Measure status limit 1 high
0x0100
256
First reading in a group
0x0200
512
Relative offset
0x0400
1024
Scan
Example 1
:TRAC:MAKE "write2me", 1000, WRITable
:TRAC:WRIT:FORM "write2me", WATT, 4
:TRAC:WRIT:READ "write2me", 1
:TRAC:WRIT:READ "write2me", 2
:TRAC:WRIT:READ "write2me", 3
:TRAC:WRIT:READ "write2me", 4
:TRAC:WRIT:READ "write2me", 5
:TRAC:WRIT:READ "write2me", 6
:TRAC:DATA? 1, 6, "write2me", read, unit
Creates a 1000-point reading buffer named
write2me
. Style is writable.
Set the data format to show a unit of watts with 4½ digit resolution.
Write 6 pieces of data into the buffer.
Read the buffer.
Output:
1.00,Watt DC,2.00,Watt DC,3.00,Watt DC,4.00,Watt
DC,5.00,Watt DC,6.00,Watt DC
