Keithley 3700 series Reference Manual page 333

Series 3700 System Switch/Multimeter Reference Manual
status.measurement.*
Remarks
Example
Document Number: 3700S-901-01 Rev. A / August 2007
This attribute is used to read or write to the measurement registers.
Reading a status register returns a value. The binary equivalent of the returned value
indicates which register bits are set. The least significant bit of the binary number is bit
0, and the most significant bit is bit 15.
For example, assume value 384 is returned for the register. The binary equivalent is
0000000100000001. This value indicates that bit B7(ROF) and bit B8 (BAV) are set.
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The used bits of the measurement registers are described as follows:
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Bit B7, ROF - Set bit indicates that an overflow reading has been detected.
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Bit B8, BAV - Set bit indicates that there is at least one reading stored in either or
both of the volatile reading buffers.
Bit B13, INST - Set bit indicates that a bit in the measurement instrument summary
register is set.
Sets the BAV bit of the measurement enable register:
status.measurement.enable
= status.measurement.BAV
Section 9: Instrument Control Library (ICL)
.condition
.enable
.event
.ntr
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