Remote Operation

Monitoring the Instrument

Operation Status Structure

Contains bits that report on the instrument’s normal operation. Additional transition filters give you the ability to select the logic transitions which set the event register bits. For example, you can define the Measuring bit of the Operation Status Structure to be set when a status line transitions from false to true. This is a positive transition. You can also specify a negative transition where bits are set when a status line transitions from true to false.

Command

Use

STAT:OPER:COND?

Returns the value of the condition register.

STAT:OPER:EVEN?

Returns the value of the event register.

STAT:OPER:ENAB

Sets or returns the value of the event enable reg-

 

 

ister (mask).

STAT:OPER:NTR

Sets or returns the value of the negative transi-

 

 

tion register.

STAT:OPER:PTR

Sets or returns the value of the positive transi-

 

 

tion register.

Table 4-5. Bits in Operation Status Structure

 

 

 

 

Bit

Definition

 

 

 

 

0–15

not used

Questionable Status Structure

Contains bits that report on several questionable instruments conditions.

Command

Use

STAT:QUES:COND?

Returns the value of the condition register.

STAT:QUES:EVEN?

Returns the value of the event register.

STAT:QUES:ENAB

Sets or returns the value of the event enable reg-

 

 

ister (mask).

Table 4-6. Bits in Questionable Status Structure

 

 

 

 

Bit

Definition

 

 

 

 

0–15

not used

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