Status and Event Reporting SystemVX4101A MultiPaq Instrument User Manual 4–3
Instrument N
Summary Bit












VX4101A Operational
Status register
(See Figure 4–1)
CALibrating
SETTling
RANGing
SWEeping
MEASuring
TRIGgering
ARMing
CORRecting
Instrument Defined 1 (ABORting)
Instrument Defined 2 (MATChed)
Instrument Defined 3 (Reserved)
Instrument Defined 4 (Reserved)
INSTrument Summary
PROGram running
Reserved (always 0)
Logical ”OR”
Logical ”AND”
Positive & Negative
Transition Filters
STAT:OPER:PTR?
STAT:OPER:PTR <VALUE>
STAT:OPER:NTR?
STAT:OPER:NTR <VALUE>Event Register
STAT:OPER?
Condition Register
STAT:OPER:COND?
Event Enable Register
STAT:OPER:ENAB?
STAT:OPER:ENAB <VALUE>
Instrument Defined 0 (TESTing)
Figure 4–2: Instrument Operational Status Registers
Table 4–1: Instrument Operational Status Register

Bit # Name Description

0 CALibrating Instrument performing calibration

1 SETTling Waiting for controls to settle

2 RANGing Instrument is changing range

3 SWEeping Sweep is in progress

4 MEASuring A triggered measurement is in progress

5 TRIGgering Instrument is waiting for trigger condition