11.3. IEEE 488.2 common commands
Introduction
Events and status
management
Registers
The common commands are defined by the IEEE 488.2 standard. They are operational on all
instruments which are specified IEEE 488.2. They command basic functions such as:
identification,
reset,
configuration reading,
reading of event and status register,
reset of event and status register.
If a command containing one or several directories has been received, and if a common
command has been stacked up, then the instrument stays in this directory and execute
normally the commands.
7
6
5
&
&
&
7
6
5
RQS
Request
6
Service
7
ESB
MSS
&
&
7
5
Event register
4
3
2
1
0
to Read : *ESR?
&
&
&
&
&
Event Mask Register
To write : *ESE<NRf>
4
3
2
1
0
To read : *ESE?
Status register
MAV
3
2
1
0
To read: *STB?
&
&
&
&
&
Request service Mask Register
To write : *SRE<NRf>
4
3
2
1
0
To read : *SRE?
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