Boonton 9240 RF Voltmeter - Manual (Page 74)

Boonton 9240 Series RF Voltmeter
5.5.12 STATus Commands
The STATus command subsystem enables you to control the SCPI defined status reporting structures. The user may
examine the status or control status reporting of the voltmeter by accessing the Device, Operation and Questionable status
groups
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STATus:DEVice:CONDition?
Description: Return the current value of the Device 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 returns 0.
1 2 Channel 1 Connected 1 = A sensor or probe is connected to channel 1.
2 4 Channel 2 Connected 1 = A sensor or probe is connected to channel 2.
3 8 Channel 1 Error 1 = Channel 1 is reporting an error.
4 16 Channel 2 Error 1 = Channel 2 is reporting an error.
5 32 Shape Cal 1 1 = Channel 1 is using a CW shape cal table.
6 64 Shape Cal 2 1 = Channel 2 is using a CW shape cal table.
7 128 Not used always returns 0.
8 256 Not used always returns 0.
9 512 Not used always returns 0.
10 1024 Not used always returns 0.
11 2048 Not used always returns 0.
12 4096 Not used always returns 0.
13 8192 Key Press 1 = A key has been pressed.
14 16384 Not used always returns 0.
15 32768 Not used always returns 0.
Syntax: STATus:DEVice:CONDition?
Returns: 16-bit register value (0 to 65535)
STATus:DEVice:ENABle
Description: Sets or returns the Device Enable register, which contains the bit mask that defines which true
conditions in the Device Status Event register will be reported in the Device Summary bit of the
instrument Status Byte. If any bit is 1 in the Device Enable register and its corresponding Device
Event bit is true, the Device Status summary bit will be set.
Syntax: STATus:DEVice:ENABle <numeric value>
Argument: <numeric value> = 0 to 65535
Returns: 16-bit register value (0 to 65535)
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