Agilent Technologies HP 16500B Manual page 137

Mainframe Commands
MESR<N> (Module Event Status Register)
MESR<N> (Module Event Status Register)
Query :MESR<N>?
The MESR query returns the contents of the Module Event Status register.
The <N> index specifies the module. For the HP 16500B alone, the <N>
index 0 through 5 refers to system and modules 1 through 5 respectively.
With an HP 16501A connected, the <N> index 6 through 10 refers to modules
6 through 10 respectively.
Refer to table 9-8 for information about the Module Event Status Register
bits and their bit weights.
Returned Format
[:MESR<N>] <enable_value><NL>
An integer 0 through 1.
<N>
An integer from 0 through 255
<enable_value>
Example
OUTPUT XXX;":MESR1?"
Table 9-8 HP 16500B Mainframe Module Event Status Register
Bit
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
9–18
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Bit Weight Bit Name
128
64
32
16
8
4
2 RNT
1 MC
Condition
0 = not used
0 = not used
0 = not used
0 = not used
0 = not used
0 = not used
0 = Intermodule Run until not satisfied
1 = Intermodule Run until satisfied
0 = Intermodule Measurement not satisfied
1 = Intermodule Measurement satisfied