Developing Your Application
Chapter 3
NI-488.2M UM for Windows NT
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© National Instruments Corp.
Table 3-1 shows the condition that each bit position represents, the bit mnemonics, and
the type of calls for which the bit can be set. For a detailed explanation of each of the
status conditions, refer to Appendix A, Status Word Conditions .
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
Table 3-1. Status Word (ibsta) Layout