Boonton 4540 Peak Power Meter User Manual - Manual (Page 198)

Boonton 4540 Series RF Power Meter
Remote Operation 5-64
STATus:OPERation:CONDition?
Description: Return the current value of the Operation Condition register. The following table shows the bit
assignments in the register. These bits are updated by the instrument in real time, and can change
in response to changes in the instrument’s operating condition.
Bit Value Definition
0 1 Calibrating 1 = sensor or trigger calibration in progress.
1 2 Not used always returns 0.
2 4 Not used always returns 0.
4 16 Measuring 1 = measurement in progress.
5 32 Trigger Status 1 = waiting for a trigger signal.
6 64 Waiting For Arm 1 = waiting for the trigger to be armed.
7 128 Not Used
8 256 Alarm 1 1 = Channel 1 is in an alarm condition.
9 512 Alarm 2 1 = Channel 2 is in an alarm condition.
10 1024 Alarm Latch 1 1 = Channel 1 alarm is latched.
11 2048 Alarm Latch 2 1 = Channel 2 alarm is latched.
12 4096 Not used always returns 0
13 8192 Not used always returns 0.
14 16384 Not used always returns 0.
15 32768 Not used always returns 0.
Syntax: STATus:OPERation:CONDition?
Returns: 16-bit register value (0 to 32767)
Valid Modes: Any
STATus:OPERation:ENABle
Description: Sets or returns the Operation Enable register, which contains the bit mask that defines which true
conditions in the Operation Status Event register will be reported in the Operation Summary bit of
the instrument Status Byte. If any bit is 1 in the Operation Enable register and its corresponding
Operation Event bit is true, the Operation Status summary bit will be set.
Syntax: STATus:OPERation:ENABle <numeric_value>
Argument: <numeric_value> = 0 to 32767
Valid Modes: Any
STATus:OPERation:EVENt?
Description: Returns the current contents of the Operation Event register then resets the register value to 0. The
Operation Event register contains the latched events from the Operation Condition register as
specified by the Operation status group’s positive and negative transition filters.
Syntax: STATus:OPERation:EVENt?
Returns: 16-bit register value (0 to 32767)
Valid Modes: Any