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NI-488.2M UM for Windows NT
Appendix A
Status Word Conditions
This appendix gives a detailed description of the conditions reported in the status word,
ibsta
.
For information about how to use
ibsta
in your application program, refer to Chapter 3,
Developing Your Application.
If a function call returns an ENEB or EDVR error, all status word bits except the ERR bit
are cleared, indicating that it is not possible to obtain the status of the GPIB board.
Each bit in
ibsta
can be set for device calls (dev), board calls (brd), or both (dev, brd).
The following table shows the status word layout.
Table A-1. Status Word Bits
Mnemonic
Bit
Pos.
Hex
Value
Type
Description
ERR
15
8000
dev, brd
GPIB error
TIMO
14
4000
dev, brd
Time limit exceeded
END
13
2000
dev, brd
END or EOS detected
SRQI
12
1000
brd
SRQ interrupt received
RQS
11
800
dev
Device requesting service
SPOLL
10
400
brd
Board has been serial polled by the
Controller
EVENT
9
200
brd
A DCAC, DTAS, or IFC event has
occurred
CMPL
8
100
dev, brd
I/O completed
LOK
7
80
brd
Lockout State
REM
6
40
brd
Remote State
CIC
5
20
brd
Controller-In-Charge
ATN
4
10
brd
Attention is asserted
TACS
3
8
brd
Talker
LACS
2
4
brd
Listener
DTAS
1
2
brd
Device Trigger State
DCAS
0
1
brd
Device Clear State