2606B System SourceMeter® Instrument Reference Manual
Section 7: TSP command reference
2606B-901-01 Rev. B / May 2018
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status.measurement.instrument.*
This attribute contains the registers of the measurement event instrument summary register set.
Type
TSP-Link accessible
Affected by
Where saved
Default value
Attribute
- -
- -
- -
- -
.condition (R)
Yes
Not applicable
Not saved
Not applicable
.enable (RW)
Yes
Status reset
Not saved
0
.event (R)
Yes
Status reset
Not saved
0
.ntr (RW)
Yes
Status reset
Not saved
0
.ptr (RW)
Yes
Status reset
Not saved
6 (All bits set)
Usage
measurementRegister
= status.measurement.instrument.condition
measurementRegister
= status.measurement.instrument.enable
measurementRegister
= status.measurement.instrument.event
measurementRegister
= status.measurement.instrument.ntr
measurementRegister
= status.measurement.instrument.ptr
status.measurement.instrument.enable =
measurementRegister
status.measurement.instrument.ntr =
measurementRegister
status.measurement.instrument.ptr =
measurementRegister
measurementRegister
The status of the measurement event instrument summary register; a zero (0)
indicates no bits set (also send 0 to clear all bits); other values indicate various
bit settings
Details
These attributes are used to read or write to the measurement event instrument summary registers.
Reading a status register returns a value. The binary equivalent of the returned value indicates which
register bits are set. The least significant bit of the binary number is bit B0, and the most significant bit
is bit B15. For example, assume the value 6 is returned for the enable register. The binary equivalent
is 0000 0000 0000 0110. This value indicates that bit B1 (SMUA) and bit B2 (SMUB) are set.
For information about .condition, .enable, .event, .ntr, and .ptr registers, refer to
Enable and transition registers
(on page E-16). The individual bits of this
register are defined in the following table.
Bit
Value
Description
B0
Not used
Not applicable.
B1
status.measurement.instrument.SMUA
Set bit indicates one or more enabled bits
of the measurement event SMU A
summary register is set.
Bit B1 decimal value: 2
Binary value: 0000 0010
B2
status.measurement.instrument.SMUB
Set bit indicates one or more enabled bits
of the measurement event SMU B
summary register is set.
Bit B2 decimal value: 4
Binary value: 0000 0100
B3-B15
Not used
Not applicable.