BusManagementStatus

State of GPIB bus management lines

Description

BusManagementStatus is a structure array that contains the fields Attention, InterfaceClear, RemoteEnable, ServiceRequest, and EndOrIdentify. These fields indicate the state of the Attention (ATN), Interface Clear (IFC), Remote Enable (REN), Service Request (SRQ) and End Or Identify (EOI) GPIB lines.

BusManagementStatus can be on or off for any of these fields. If BusManagementStatus is on, the associated line is asserted. If BusManagementStatus is off, the associated line is unasserted.

Characteristics

Usage	GPIB
Read only	Always
Data type	Structure

Values

off	The GPIB line is unasserted
on	The GPIB line is asserted

The default value is instrument dependent.

Examples

Create the GPIB object g associated with a National Instruments™ board, and connect g to a Tektronix^® TDS 210 oscilloscope.

g = gpib('ni',0,0);
fopen(g)

Write the *STB? command, which queries the instrument's status byte register, and then return the state of the bus management lines with the BusManagementStatus property.

fprintf(g,'*STB?')
g.BusManagementStatus
ans = 
         Attention: 'off'
    InterfaceClear: 'off'
      RemoteEnable: 'on'
    ServiceRequest: 'off'
     EndOrIdentify: 'on'

REN is asserted because the system controller placed the scope in the remote enable mode, while EOI is asserted to mark the end of the command.

Now read the result of the *STB? command, and return the state of the bus management lines.

out = fscanf(g)
out =
0
g.busmanagementstatus
ans = 
         Attention: 'off'
    InterfaceClear: 'off'
      RemoteEnable: 'on'
    ServiceRequest: 'off'
     EndOrIdentify: 'off'

fclose(g)
delete(g)
clear g