# :STATus:MESSage:ENABle

Status Byte Registers Commands

- :STATus:LOCal:EVENt?
- :STATus:LOCal:ENABle
- :STATus:MESSage:EVENt?
- :STATus:MESSage:ENABle
- :STATus:TERegister:EVENt?
- :STATus:TERegister:ENABle
- :STATus:USER:EVENt?
- :STATus:USER:ENABle

## Command Syntax

    :STATus:MESSage:ENABle <mask>

<mask> is an integer, 0 to 65535, representing a mask for the bits in the event register.

## Query Syntax

    :STATus:MESSage:ENABle?

## Description

Enters a decimal-weighted value in the message enable register that masks the ability to report bits in the message event register.

Message Register Commands
Register | Read | Write | Command
--- | --- | --- | ---
Event | ♦ |  | :STATus:MESSage:EVENt?
Enable (mask) | ♦ | ♦ | :STATus:MESSage:ENABle

Message Status Register Bits
Bit | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0
Bit Weight | 32768 | 16384 | 8192 | 4096 | 2048 | 1024 | 512 | 256 | 128 | 64 | 32 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1
Event Register | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | MSG
Enable Register |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sets | to Bit 2 (MSG) of Status Byte Register

## Bit Definitions

MSG
  A true indicates that a message is displayed on Infiniium 2026's screen and placed in the message queue.