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Chapter 4
4530 Series RF Power Meter
Remote Operation
STATus:OPERation:EVENt
Description:
Return the SCPI Operation Status Event register, which contains the latched bits of the
Operation Status register. If any of the bits in the status register have gone high, the
corresponding bit in the event register will be set, indicating that the event of interest is
present or has occurred. The event register bits are cleared after reading.
Syntax:
STATus:OPERation:EVENt?
Returns:
16-bit register value (0 to 32767)
Valid Modes:
Any
STATus:OPERation:CONDition
Description:
Return the current value (condition) of the SCPI Operation Status register. The following
table shows the bit assignments in the register:
Bit
Value
Definition
0
1
Calibrating
1 = sensor calibration in progress.
1 - 4
--
Not used
always returns 0
5
32
Trigger Status
1 = waiting for a trigger signal.
6 - 12
--
Not used
always returns 0
13
8192
Instrument Summary
14
16384
Program Running
1 = the instrument is executing a program.
15 - 16
--
Not used
always returns 0
Syntax:
STATus:OPERation:CONDition?
Returns:
16-bit register value (0 to 32767)
Valid Modes:
Any
STATus:OPERation:ENABle
Description:
Set or return the Operation Enable mask value. This value is used to enable particular bits
for generating a service request (SRQ) over the GPIB when certain conditions exist in the
Operation Status register. When a mask bit is set, and the corresponding STB bit goes true,
an SRQ will be generated. No SRQ can be generated for that condition if the mask bit is
clear. The bits in the Status Byte register are generally summary bits, which are the logical
OR of the enabled bits from other registers.
Syntax:
STATus:OPERation:ENABle <n>
Argument:
<n> = 0 to 32767
Valid Modes:
Any
STATus:QUEStionable:EVENt
Description:
Return the SCPI Questionable Status Event register, which contains the latched bits of the
Questionable Status register. If any of the bits in the status register have gone high, the
corresponding bit in the event register will be set, indicating that the event of interest is
present or has occurred. The event register bits are cleared after reading.
Syntax:
STATus:QUEStionable:EVENt?
Returns:
16-bit register value (0 to 32767)
Valid Modes:
Any