IEEE 488.2 Registers
Bit No.
Bit Value
0
1
1
2
2
4
3
8
4
16
5
32
6
64
7
128
Bit No.
Bit Value
0
1
1
2
2
4
3
8
4
16
5
32
6
64
7
128
Each bit of the OPERational and QUEStionable registers have sub registers as
shown in Figure 4.
Table 8. Status Byte Register
IEEE 488.2 Meaning
Device dependent
Device dependent
Device dependent
QUES
MAV
ESB
RQS|MSS
OPER
Table 9. Standard Event Status Byte Register
IEEE 488.2 Meaning
Operation Complete
Request Control
Query Error
Device Dependent Error
Execution Error
Command Error
User Request
Power On
Figure 4. Sub Registers
Reference Multimeter and 8 ½ Digit Multimeter
8588A Meaning
Not used
Not used
Error/event queue not empty
QUESTionable summary bit
Message Available bit
Event status summary Bit
Request for service bit, or Master Status
Summary bit
OPERation summary bit
8588A Meaning
Set true if all operations pending from a *OPC
command are complete
Not used, always set false
Set true if the controller has followed an
inappropriate message exchange protocol
Set true when an internal operating error has
occurred
Set true if a received command cannot be
executed or paramers are out of bounds
Set true if a command with incorrect syntax is
received
Not used, always set false
Set true when power is applied
SCPI Commands Reference
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