Series 3700A System Switch/Multimeter Reference Manual
Appendix C: Status model
3700AS-901-01 Rev. D/June 2018
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Status function summary
The following functions and attributes control and read the various registers. Additional information is
included in the command listings for the various register sets.
Status function summary
Type
Function or attribute
*
System summary
Measurement event
(on page 11-375)
Operation event
Questionable event
Standard event
System events
* Note that the asterisk (
*
) at the end of a command represents one of the following:
.ntr
,
.ptr
, .
enable
,
.event
, or
.condition
.
Clearing registers
Commands to reset the status registers are listed in the table below.
In addition to these commands, you can reset the enable registers and the NTR to 0. To do this, send
the individual command to program the register with a 0 as its parameter value. The PTR registers
can be reset to their defaults by programming them with all bits on. Note that the event registers are
not programmable but can be cleared by reading them.
Commands to reset registers
Command
Description
To reset registers:
*CLS
Reset bits of the event and NTR registers to 0 and set all PTR register bits
on. Also clears the output queue.
status.reset()
Reset bits of the event and NTR registers to 0 and set all PTR register bits
on.