5730A
Operators Manual
Check the Calibrator Status
The controller has access to six status registers for the 5730A Calibrator, which indicate
the Calibrator conditions in the as shown in Figure 6-1. Each register bit is explained
under separate headings for each register. Table 6-9 lists each register and its remote
commands.
In addition to the status registers, the Service Request control line, SRQ (available only
when an IEEE-488 controller is used) and a 16-element buffer called the Fault Queue
provide status information.
Status Byte Register (STB)
Service Request Enable Register
(SRE)
Event Status Register (ESR)
Event Status Enable Register (ESE)
Instrument Status Register (ISR)
Instrument Status Change Register
(ISCR)
Instrument Status Change Enable
Register (ISCE)
6-50
Table 6-9. Status Register Summary
Register
READ Command
*STB? (or SPL( )
for some controllers)
*SRE?
*ESR?
*ESE?
ISR?
ISCR?
ISCE?
WRITE
Enable
Command
Register
None
SRE
*SRE
None
None
ESE
*ESE
None
None
None
None
ISCE
ISCE
None