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FIGURE 3-4. STATUS REPORTING STRUCTURE
3.4.8.4 MULTIPLE LOGICAL INSTRUMENTS
The MST 488-27 is a SCPI device that supports multiple logical instruments; it allows a choice
between two methods of status reporting. The status reporting default upon powerup treats the
unit as a single channel instrument. When multiple channels are in use, a SCPI compliant status
structure can be selected which provides an INSTrument summary status register and an indi-
vidual instrument ISUMmary for each logical instrument. These registers are equivalent to the
Status Questionable register of a single channel instrument and are also found in the STATus
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