Boonton 4540 Peak Power Meter User Manual - Manual (Page 200)

Boonton 4540 Series RF Power Meter
Remote Operation 5-66
STATus:QUEStionable:CONDition?
Description: Return the current value of the Questionable 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 Not used always 0.
2 2 Not used always 0.
3 8 Power 1 = a power measurement may be invalid.
4 16 Not used always 0.
5 32 Not used always 0.
6 64 Not used always 0.
7 128 Not used always 0.
8 256 Calibration 1 = sensor requires calibration and/or zeroing
9 512 Temperature 1 = sensor 1 temperature drift (see note below).
10 1024 Temperature 1 = sensor 2 temperature drift (see note below).
11 2048 Not used always 0.
12 4096 Not used always 0.
13 8192 Not used always 0.
14 16384 Not used always 0.
15 32768 Not used always 0.
Note: For temperature compensated sensors with Temp Comp
―On‖, warning occurs for greater than ±30 degrees C from
auto-cal temperature. For non-compensated sensors or Temp
Comp ―Off‖, warning occurs for greater than ±4 degrees C.
Syntax: STATus:QUEStionable:CONDition?
Returns: 16-bit register value (0 to 32767)
Valid Modes: Any
STATus:QUEStionable:ENABle
Description: Sets or returns the Questionable Enable register, which contains the bit mask that defines which
true conditions in the Questionable Status Event register will be reported in the Questionable
Summary bit of the instrument Status Byte. If any bit is 1 in the Questionable Enable register and
its corresponding Questionable Event bit is true, the Questionable Status summary bit will be set.
Syntax: STATus:QUEStionable:ENABle <numeric_value>
Argument: <numeric_value> = 0 to 32767
Valid Modes: Any