Command Description SPECial | Agilent Technologies B, 8166A, 8163A

Specific Commands			Specific Command Summary
Table 4 Specific Command Summary (continued)

		Command	Description	Page

	:SPECial
		:REBoot	Reboots the mainframe and all modules.	page 84
	:STATus[n]
		:PRESet	Presets all Enable Registers.	page 69

	:STATus:OPERation

		[:EVENt]?	Returns the Operational Status Event Summary Register (OESR).	page 68
		[:EVENt]:LEVel1?	Returns the Operational Status Event Summary Register for slots	page 66
			15 - 17 of the Agilent 8166A/B Lightwave Multichannel System.
		:CONDition?	Returns the Operational Status Condition Summary Register.	page 68
		:CONDition:LEVel1?	Returns the Operational Status Condition Summary Register for	page 67
			slots 15 - 17 of the Agilent 8166A/B Lightwave Multichannel Sys-
			tem.
		:ENABle/?	Sets or queries the Operational Status Enable Summary Mask.	page 69
		:ENABle:LEVel1/?	Sets or queries the Operational Status Enable Summary Mask for	page 67
			slots 15 - 17 of the Agilent 8166A/B Lightwave Multichannel Sys-
			tem.

	:STATusn:OPERation

		[:EVENt]?	Returns the Operational Slot Status Event Register for slot n.	page 68
		:CONDition?	Returns the Operational Slot Status Condition Register for slot n.	page 68
		:ENABle/?	Sets or queries the Operation Slot Status Enable Mask for slot n.	page 69

	:STATus:QUEStionable

		[:EVENt]?	Returns the Questionable Status Event Summary Register.	page 74
		[:EVENt]:LEVel1?	Returns the Questionable Status Event Summary Register for	page 72
			slots 15 - 17 of the Agilent 8166A/B Lightwave Multichannel Sys-
			tem.
		:CONDition?	Returns the Questionable Status Condition Summary Register.	page 74
		:CONDition:LEVel1?	Returns the Questionable Status Condition Summary Register for	page 73
			slots 15 - 17 of the Agilent 8166A/B Lightwave Multichannel Sys-
			tem.
		:ENABle/?	Sets or queries the Questionable Status Enable Summary Mask.	page 75
		:ENABle:LEVel1/?	Sets or queries the Questionable Status Enable Summary Mask	page 73
			for slots 15 - 17 of the Agilent 8166A/B Lightwave Multichannel
			System.

52	Agilent 8163A/B, 8164A/B & 8166A/B Mainframes, Fifth Edition

8163A, 8164A, 8166A, B specifications

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Agilent Technologies B, 8166A, 8163A, 8164A manual Command Description SPECial

Models: 8163A 8164A 8166A B

Specific Commands

Command

Description

:SPECial

:STATus[n]

:STATus:OPERation

[:EVENt]:LEVel1?

:CONDition:LEVel1?

:ENABle:LEVel1/?

:STATusn:OPERation

:STATus:QUEStionable

8163A, 8164A, 8166A, B specifications