Reading Registers; Status Byte And Service Request (Srq - Keithley 2601B Reference Manual

Series 2600B System SourceMeter® Instrument Reference Manual
When using a numeric parameter, registers are programmed by including the appropriate mask
value. For example:
*ese 1169
status.standard.enable = 1169
To convert from decimal to binary, use the information shown in the above figure. For example, to set
bits B0, B4, B7, and B10, a decimal value of 1169 would be used for the mask parameter (1169 = 1 +
16 + 128 + 1024).

Reading registers

Any register in the status structure can be read either by sending the common command query
(where applicable), or by including the script command for that register in either the print() or
print(tostring()) command. The print() command outputs a numeric value; the
print(tostring()) command outputs the string equivalent. For example, any of the following
commands requests the Service Request Enable Register value:
*SRE?
print(tostring(status.request_enable))
print(status.request_enable)
The response message will be a decimal value that indicates which bits in the register are set. That
value can be converted to its binary equivalent using the information in
transition registers
bits B5, B2, and B0 are set.

Status byte and service request (SRQ)

Service requests (SRQs) allow an instrument to indicate that it needs attention or that some event
has occurred. When the controller receives an SRQ, it allows the controller to interrupt tasks to
perform other tasks in order to address the request for service.
For example, you might program your instrument to send an SRQ when:
•
All instrument operations are complete
•
An instrument error occurs
•
A specific operation has occurred
Two 8-bit registers control service requests, the Status Byte Register and the Service Request
Enable Register. The
registers.
Service requests affect GPIB, USB, and VXI-11 connections. On a GPIB connection, the SRQ line is
asserted. On a VXI-11 or USB connection, an SRQ event is generated.
2600BS-901-01 Rev. B / May 2013
(on page E-14). For example, for a decimal value of 37 (binary value of 100101),
Status Byte Register (on page E-16) topic describes the structure of these
Appendix E: Status model
Programming enable and
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