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Table 4-5. Bit Configuration of Questionable Status Registers

Bit Position

15

14

13-11

10

9

8-5

4

3

2

1

0

Bit Name

not

Meas

not

Unreg

RI

not

OT

not

FS

OCP

OV

 

used

Ovld

used

 

 

used

 

used

 

 

 

Bit Weight

 

16384

 

1024

512

 

16

 

4

2

1

OV = overvoltage protection has tripped

OCP = overcurrent protection has tripped

FS = the fuse is blown

OT = overtemperature protection has tripped

RI = remote inhibit is active

Unreg = output is unregulated

Meas Ovld = measurement overload

STATus:QUEStionable?

This query returns the value of the Questionable Event register. The Event register is a read-only register which holds (latches) all events that are passed by the Questionable NTR and/or PTR filter. Reading the Questionable Event register clears it.

Query Syntax

STATus:QUEStionable[:EVENt]?

Parameters

None

 

Examples

STAT:QUES?

STATUS:QUESTIONABLE:EVENT?

Returned Parameters

<NR1> (register value)

Related Commands

*CLS STAT:QUES:ENAB

 

STAT:QUES:NTR

STAT:QUES:PTR

STATus:QUEStionable:CONDition?

This query returns the value of the Questionable Condition register. That is a read-only register which holds the real-time (unlatched) questionable status of the dc source.

Query Syntax

STATus:QUEStionable:CONDition?

Parameters

None

Examples

STAT:QUES:COND? STATUS:QUESTIONABLE:CONDITION?

Returned Parameters

<NR1> (register value)

STATus:QUEStionable:ENABle

This command and its query set and read the value of the Questionable Enable register. This register is a mask for enabling specific bits from the Questionable Event register to set the questionable summary bit (QUES) of the Status Byte register. This bit (bit 3) is the logical OR of all the Questionable Event register bits that are enabled by the Questionable Status Enable register..

Command Syntax

STATus:QUEStionable:ENABle<NRf>

Parameters

0 to 32767

 

Preset Value

0

 

Examples

STAT:QUES:ENAB 20

STAT:QUES:ENAB 16

Query Syntax

STATus:QUEStionable:ENABle?

Returned Parameters

<NR1> (register value)

 

Related Commands

STAT:QUES?

 

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