Status Function Summary - Keithley 2601 Reference Manual

Appendix D: Status Model

Status function summary

The following functions control and read the various registers
included later in the section in command listings for the various register sets.
Table D-1
Status functions and registers
Type
System summary
Measurement event
Operation event
Questionable event
Standard event
System events
1. * = '.ntr', '.ptr' and '.enable'; smuX = smua or smub.
Clearing registers and queues
When the SourceMeter is turned on, various register status elements will be set as follows:
• The PON bit in the status.condition register will be set.
• Bits such as the output enable and over-temperature bits will be set appropriately.
• All enable registers will be set to 0.
• All NTR registers will be set to 0.
• All used PTR register bits will be set to 1.
• The two queues will be empty.
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Series 2600 System SourceMeter® Instruments Reference Manual
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Function
status.reset
status.node_enable
status.request_enable
status.node_event
status.request_event
status.condition
status.measurement.*
status.measurement.instrument.smuX.*
status.measurement.instrument.*
status.measurement.voltage_limit.*
status.measurement.current_limit.*
status.measurement.buffer_available.*
status.measurement.reading_overflow.*
status.operation.*
status.operation.instrument.smuX.*
status.operation.instrument.*
status.operation.calibrating.*
status.operation.measuring.*
status.operation.user.*
status.questionable.*
status.questionable.instrument.smuX.*
status.questionable.instrument.*
status.questionable.calibration.*
status.questionable.over_temperature.*
status.questionable.unstable_output.*
status.standard.enable
status.system.enable
status.system2.enable
status.system3.enable
status.system4.enable
status.system5.enable
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(Table D-1). Additional information is
2600S-901-01 Rev. C / January 2008