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Instrument Setup and Status
command:
*RST
syntax:
*RST
description:
The ReSeT command *RST sets the mainframe and all modules to the reset setting (standard setting) stored internally.
Pending *OPC? actions are cancelled.
The instrument is placed in the idle state awaiting a command. The *RST command clears the error queue.
The *RST command is equivalent to the *CLS command AND the syst:preset command.
The following are not changed:
GPIB (interface) state
Instrument interface address
Output queue
Service request enable register (SRE)
Standard Event Status Enable Mask (SESEM)
parameters:
none
response:
none
example:
*RST
command:
*STB?
syntax:
*STB?
description:
The STatus Byte query *STB? returns the contents of the Status Byte register.
parameters:
none
response:
The bit value for the register (a 16-bit signed integer value):
Bit
7 (MSB)
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
example:
*STB?
52
Mnemonic
Operation Status (OSB)
Not used
Event Status Bit (ESB)
Message Available (MAV)
Questionable Status (QSB)
Not used
Not used
Not used
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8163A/B, 8164A/B & 8166A/B Mainframes Programming Guide
Decimal Value
128
0
32
16
8
0
0
0
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