Tektronix Keithley SourceMeter 2470, Reference Manual

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2470 High Voltage SourceMeter Instrument Reference Manual Section 14: TSP command reference
2470-901-01 Rev. A /
May
2019 14-37
bufferVar.statuses
This attribute contains the status values of readings in the reading buffer.
Type TSP-Link accessible Affected by Where saved Default value
Attribute (R) Yes Restore configuration
Instrument reset
Power cycle Not applicable Not applicable
Usage
statusInformation = bufferVar .statuses[ N ]
statusInformation The status value when reading
N
of the specified buffer was acquired; refer to
Details
bufferVar The name of the reading buffer, which may be a default buffer (
defbuffer1
or
defbuffer2
) or a user-defined buffer
N The reading number
N
; can be any value from 1 to the number of readings in the
buffer; use the
bufferVar. n
command to determine the number of readings in
the buffer
Details
This command is not available if the buffer style is set to compact.
This read-only attribute is an array of status values for the readings in the buffer. The status values
are floating-point numbers that encode the status value. Refer to the following table for values.
Buffer status bits for sense measurements
Bit (hex) Name Decimal Description
statusInformation
parameter
0x0001 STAT_QUESTIONABLE
1
Measure status
questionable buffer.STAT_QUESTIONABLE
0x0006 STAT_ORIGIN 6 A/D converter
from which
reading
originated; for
the 2470, this will
always be 0
(main) buffer.STAT_ORIGIN
0x0008 STAT_TERMINAL
8 Measure
terminal, front is
1, rear is 0
buffer.STAT_TERMINAL
0x0010 STAT_LIMIT2_LOW 16 Measure status
limit 2 low buffer.STAT_LIMIT2_LOW
0x0020 STAT_LIMIT2_HIGH
32 Measure status
limit 2 high
buffer.STAT_LIMIT2_HIGH
0x0040 STAT_LIMIT1_LOW 64 Measure status
limit 1 low buffer.STAT_LIMIT1_LOW
0x0080 STAT_LIMIT1_HIGH 128 Measure status
limit 1 high buffer.STAT_LIMIT1_HIGH
0x0100 STAT_START_GROUP 256 First reading in a
group buffer.STAT_START_GROUP