Specifications

Power Meter Remote Operation
Status Reporting
1-88 Agilent E4418B/E4419B Programming Guide
The condition bits are set and cleared under the following conditions:
Bit
Number
Meaning EVENts Causing Bit Changes
1Channel A
sensor
connected
SET: When a power sensor is connected to the
Channel A input.
CLEARED: When no power sensor is connected to
the Channel A input.
2Channel B
sensor
connected
SET: When a power sensor is connected to the
Channel B input.
CLEARED: When no power sensor is connected to
the Channel B input.
3Channel A
error
SET: If the power sensor EEPROM on Channel A
has failed or if there are power sensors connected to
both the rear and front panel Channel A connectors.
CLEARED: In every other condition.
4Channel B
error
SET: If the power sensor EEPROM on Channel B
has failed or if there are power sensors connected to
both the rear and front panel Channel B connectors.
CLEARED: In every other condition.
5Channel A
Front/Rear
SET: If a power sensor is connected to the
Channel A rear panel.
CLEARED: If a power sensor is connected to the
Channel A front panel.
6Channel B
Front/Rear
SET: If a power sensor is connected to the
Channel B rear panel.
CLEARED: If a power sensor is connected to the
Channel B front panel.
14 Front Panel
Key Press
This is an event, and DOES NOT set the condition
register. The bit will be set in the event register
which will be cleared when read. Note that the
transition registers are of no use for this bit.
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