Tektronix VX4101A STATus Subsystem

SCPI Commands for the SurePath Modules
3–286 VX4101A MultiPaq Instrument User Manual
Command Response
initiate:continuous Initiate the scan list. Sequence through the entire scan list
repeatedly until an ABORt command is received. It takes 8 ms
to open the currently closed channel, close the next channel
and pulse VXI TTL trigger 1. The VX4330 front panel encode
signals are set to a high logic level and the relay control signals
applied to the scanner relays are not verified each time a
channel is opened or closed
abort Abort the scan list
STATus Subsystem
This subsystem lets you query the state of the status bits of the SurePath
module.
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Valid command for all SurePathmodules
0
N/A
N/A
This query returns the contents of the SCPI Status Operation Condition register.
For the SurePathMaster, the value of this register is always equal to 0. The bit
definitions are:
Bit Definition Function
0 Calibrating Not used
1 Settling Set when the instrument changes its function or range. Cleared
when the all circuitry has settled
2 Ranging Not used
3 Sweeping Set when a scan list operation begins. Cleared when the list
has been completely traversed or an abort occurs
4 Measuring Not used
5 Triggering Set when the instrument is waiting for an arm signal. Cleared
when the arm is received
Query Syntax
SurePath Module
*RST Value
Limits
Related Commands
Query Response