Instrument Setup and Status

Status Reporting – The STATus Subsystem

command:

:STATusn:OPERation[:EVENt]?

 

 

 

syntax:

:STATusn:OPERation[:EVENt]?

 

description:

Returns the Operational Slot Status Event Register (OSSER) of slot n.

parameters:

none

 

 

response:

The results for the individual slot events (a 16-bit signed integer value, where 0 ≤ value ≤

 

32767):

 

 

 

Bit

Mnemonic

Decimal Value

 

8-15

Not used

0

 

7

Slot n: offset (λ) type bit 2

128

 

6

Slot n: offset (λ) type bit 1

64

 

5

Slot n: offset (λ) has been enabled

32

 

4

Slot n: shutter has been opened

16

 

3

Slot n: Zeroing ongoing

8

 

2

Not used

0

 

1

Slot n: Coherence Control has been switched on

2

 

0

Slot n: Laser has been switched on

1

example:

stat1:oper? → +0<END>

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

command:

:STATusn:OPERation:CONDition?

 

 

 

syntax:

:STATusn:OPERation:CONDition?

 

description:

Returns the Operational Slot Status Condition Register of slot n.

 

parameters:

none

 

 

response:

The results for the individual slot events (a 16-bit signed integer value, where 0 ≤ value ≤

 

32767):

 

 

 

Bit

Mnemonic

Decimal Value

 

8-15

Not used

0

 

7

Slot n: offset (λ) type bit 2

128

 

6

Slot n: offset (λ) type bit 1

64

 

5

Slot n: offset (λ) enabled

32

 

4

Slot n: shutter open

16

 

3

Slot n: Zeroing ongoing

8

 

2

Not used

0

 

1

Slot n: Coherence Control is switched on

2

 

0

Slot n: Laser is switched on

1

example:

stat1:oper:cond? → +0<END>

 

 

NOTE:

Only attenuator bits 5 to 7 are used to show whether the offset feature is

 

 

used and which algorithm is used to calculate the wavelength dependent

 

 

offset.

 

 

 

Bit 5 states if the feature is enabled or disabled. Bits 6 and 7 are decoded as

 

 

shown below to say whether the attenuator uses saved, interpolated, or

 

 

extrapolated values.

 

 

 

 

 

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