Agilent Technologies HP 16500B Manual page 104

Table 8-1 Common Command Parameter Values
Parameter
mask
pre_mask
*CLS (Clear Status)
Command *CLS
The *CLS common command clears all event status registers, queues, and
data structures, including the device defined error queue and status byte. If
the *CLS command immediately follows a program message terminator, the
output queue and the MAV (Message Available) bit will be cleared.
Example
OUTPUT XXX;"*CLS"
See Also Refer to chapter 6, "Status Reporting," for a complete discussion of status.
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Values
An integer, 0 through 255.
An integer, 0 through 65535.
Common Commands
*CLS (Clear Status)
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