STATus

 

The STATus subsystem commands access the condition, event, and enable registers

 

in the Operation Status Group and the Questionable Data Group.

Subsystem Syntax

STATus

 

:OPERation

 

:CONDition?

 

:ENABle <event>

 

:ENABle?

 

[:EVENt]?

 

:PRESet

 

:QUEStionable

 

:CONDition?

 

:ENABle <event>

 

:ENABle?

 

[:EVENt]?

:OPERation :CONDition?

STATus:OPERation:CONDition? returns the state of the condition register in the Operation Status Group. The state represents conditions which are part of an instrument’s operation.

Comments • Related Commands: STAT:OPER:ENABle, STAT:OPER:EVENt?

Example Reading the contents of the condition register

STAT:OPER:COND?

Query register.

:OPERation:ENABle

STATus:OPERation:ENABle <event> sets an enable mask to allow events monitored by the condition register and recorded in the event register, to send a summary bit to the Status Byte register (bit 7).

Parameters

Parameter

Parameter

Range of

Default

Name

Type

Values

Units

 

 

 

 

event

numeric

0-65535

none

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comments • When the summary bit is sent, it sets bit 7 in the Status Byte register.

•Related Commands: STAT:OPER:ENABle?

Example Unmasking bit 8 in the Event Register

STAT:OPER:ENAB 256

Unmask bit 8.

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Chapter 3