Keithley 3700 series Reference Manual page 337

Series 3700 System Switch/Multimeter Reference Manual
status.operation.*
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Example
Document Number: 3700S-901-01 Rev. A / August 2007
This attribute is used to read or write to the operation event 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 17 is returned for the enable register. The binary
equivalent is 0000000000010001. This value indicates that bit B0 (CAL) and bit B4
(MEAS) are set.
The used bits of the operation event registers are described as follows:

Bit B0, CAL - Set bit indicates that one or more channels are calibrating.

Bit B4, MEAS - Bit will be set when taking an overlapped measurement, but it will
not set when taking a normal synchronous measurement.

Bit B11, PRMPTS - Set bit indicates that command prompts are enabled.

Bit B12, USER - Set bit indicates that an enabled bit in the operation status user
register is set.

Bit B13, INST - Set bit indicates that an enabled bit in the operation status
instrument summary register is set.
Bit B14, PROG - Set bit indicates that a program is running.
Sets the MEAS bit of the operation enable register:
status.operation.enable =
status.operation.MEAS
Section 9: Instrument Control Library (ICL)
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