Appendix E: Status model
2606B System SourceMeter® Instrument Reference Manual
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2606B-901-01 Rev. B / May 2018
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Bit B5, Command Error (CME):
Set bit indicates that a command error has occurred. Command
errors include:
IEEE Std 488.2 syntax error: The 2606B instrument received a message that does not follow
the defined syntax of IEEE Std 488.2.
Semantic error: 2606B instrument received a command that was misspelled or received an
optional IEEE Std 488.2 command that is not implemented.
The instrument received a Group Execute Trigger (GET) inside a program message.
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Bit B6, User Request (URQ):
Set bit indicates that the LOCAL key on the 2606B instrument front
panel was pressed.
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Bit B7, Power ON (PON):
Set bit indicates that the 2606B instrument has been turned off and
turned back on since the last time this register was read.
Commands to program and read the register are summarized below and also in the
(on page E-3) table.
Figure 152: Standard Event Register
Standard event commands
Command
Description
*ESR?
or
print(status.standard.event)
Read Standard Event Status Register.
*ESE
mask
or
status.standard.enable =
mask
Program the Event Status Enable Register:
mask
= 0 to 255
See
*ESE?
or
print(status.standard.enable)
Read Event Status Enable Register.