GPIB OPERATION
3-2-53
STATUS BYTE WHEN READ BY *STB?
# Bit 6 in this register ignores data sent by *SRE and always returns 0 in response to *SRE?
<rqs>, <esb> and <mav> are defined in IEEE 488.2
<erb> is a device defined queue summary bit indicating that the error queue is non-empty.
<mss> is true when (Status Byte) AND (Enable register) > 0.
<esb> is the standard event register summary bit.
<mav> is 'message available' indicating that the output queue is non-empty.
<hsb> is 'hardware status' summary bit
<csb> is 'coupling status' summary bit
<ssb> is 'instrument status' summary bit
Note...
The Status Byte Register is Not cleared by the *STB? query.
*SRE
*SRE?
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*STB?
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<erb>
<mss>
<mav> <hsb>
<ssb>
<csb>
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<esb>
Status Byte Register
Service Request Enable Register#
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