
PDL5 User Manual
PDL5-UM-00001 Rev 001
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Standard Event Status Register
Bit 0 (operation complete) is set in response to the
*OPC
common
command. This bit is set when all operations are complete.
Bit 1 (request control) is always set to 0.
Bit 2 (query error) is set when a query error occurs, for example, an attempt
is made to read the output queue when the output queue is empty or when
the data in the output queue is lost.
Bit 3 (device dependent error) is set by the meter to indicate that an error
has occurred that is not a command error, an execution error, or a query
error.
Bit 4 (execution error) is set when an execution error is detected by the
meter, for example, if a command parameter is out of the range of the
meter or a valid program message cannot be executed due to some
condition in the meter.
Bit 5 (command error) is set when a command error is detected by the
meter, for example, if a syntax error is detected in a program message, an
incorrect command header is received, or if an IEEE GET message is received
in the middle of a program message.
Bit 6 (user request) is always set to 0.
Standard Event Status Register
Bit 7
Bit 6
Bit 5
Bit 4
Bit 3
Bit 2
Bit 1
Bit 0
power on
(PON)
user
request
(URQ)
command
error
(CME)
execution
error
(EXE)
device
dependent
error
(DDE)
query
error
(QYE)
request
control
(RQC)
operation
complete
(OPC)
Read with
*ESR?
common query
Written to with
Cannot be written to
Cleared by
*ESR?
common query
*CLS
common command
Power-on