Syntax
Query response
Semantics
Example
*STB?
This query command reads the Status Byte Register (reads Master Summary Status
bit, not Request for Service Message).
*STB?
register <newline><^END>
Parameter
Type
register
NR1
The following table shows the bits of the Status Byte Register.
binary-
bit
weight
0
1
EMERgency Status
1
2
Measurement/Stress Status
2
4
NOT USED
3
8
QUEStionable Status
4
16
MAV (Message Available summary-message)
5
32
ESB (Event Status Bit)
6
64
MSS (Master Summary Status)
7
128
OPERation Status
OUTPUT @Hp4155;"*STB?"
ENTER @Hp4155;A
Agilent 4155C/4156C SCPI Command Reference, Edition 1
Explanation
0 to 255 (decimal integer value that is the sum of the
binary-weighted values for the set bits)
description
Common Commands
*STB?
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