Agilent Technologies B2201A - Manual (Page 179)

Agilent B2200 User’s Guide, Edition 2 5-53
SCPI Command Reference
Status Reporting Structure
Status Reporting Structure
This section describes the status reporting structure used in the B2200. These are
IEEE 488.2 status structures that can be set and read by the SCPI Common
Commands as described in “Common Commands” on page 5-4.
Status Reporting Structure
The status reporting structure consists of the following:
• Status Byte Register
• Service Request “Enable” Register
• Standard Event Status Register
• Standard Event Status “Enable” Register
• Output Queue
In general, the status reporting structure is used to request service via Service
Request (SRQ) or to indicate a specific condition, such as operation complete.
See the following figures for a model of the B2200 status reporting structure.