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This command is intended for use with overlapped commands. No commands in the instrument are overlapped, and
so this command has no effect.
Type: Common Command
Syntax: *WAI
4.12.4 Status and Event Commands
a) *CLS - Clear status
The clear status command clears the SESR and Error Queue status data structures.
Type: Common Command
Syntax: *CLS
b) *ESE - Standard event status enable
This command is used to set the value of the Standard Event Status Enable Register.
Arguments
Type: NRf
Range: 0 to 255. Non integer arguments are rounded before execution.
Type: Common Command or Query
Syntax: *ESE<ws><NRf>
Examples: *ESE 48 (Enables the CME and EXE bits)
*ESE 255 (Enables all standard events)
Query
Syntax: *ESE?
Response: <NR1>
c) *ESR? - Standard event status register query
This query is used to read the value of the Standard Event Status Register. Reading the register clears it.
Type: Common Query
Syntax: *ESR?
Response: <NR1>
d) *PSC - Power on status clear command
This command is used to control the automatic power-on clearing of certain status functions.
Arguments
Type: Boolean
Type: Common Command or Query
Command
Syntax: *PSC<ws><Boolean>
Examples: *PSC ON or *PSC 1
*PSC OFF or *PSC 0
Query
Syntax: *PSC?
Response: ASCII 0 for OFF
ASCII 1 for ON
When set to ON (1), the Service Request Enable Register and the Standard Event Status Enable Register are cleared
on power-on.