Specifications

To have the “FIFO Overflowed” and “Setup Changed” conditions reported,
execute:
STAT:QUES:ENAB 9216 9216=decimal sum of values for
bits 10 and 13
Operation Status Group Examples
To have only the “FIFO Half Full” condition be reported by the OPR bit (bit 7) of
the Status Byte, execute:
STAT:OPER:ENAB 1024 1024=decimal value for bit 10
To have the “FIFO Half Full” and “Scan Complete” conditions reported, execute:
STAT:OPER:ENAB 1280 1280=decimal sum of values for
bits 10 and 8
Standard Event Group Examples
To have only wanted the “Query Error”, “Execution Error,” and “Command Error”
conditions reported by the ESB bit (bit 5) of the Status Byte, execute:
*ESE 52 52=decimal sum of values for bits
2, 4, and 5
Reading the
Status Byte
To check if any enabled events have occurred in the status system, first read the
Status Byte using the *STB? command. If the Status Byte is all zeros, no summary
information is being sent from any of the status groups. If the Status Byte is other
than zero, one or more enabled events have occurred. Interpret the Status Byte bit
values and take further action as follows:
Bit 3 (QUE)
bit value 8
10
Read the Questionable Data Group’s Event Register using
the STAT:QUES:EVENT? command. This will return bit
values for events which have occurred in this group. After
reading, the Event Register is cleared.
Note that bits in this group indicate error conditions. If bit
8, 9, or 10 is set, error messages will be found in the Error
Queue. If bit 7 is set, error messages will be in the error
queue following the next *RST or cycling of power. Use
the SYST:ERR? command to read the error(s).
Programming the VT1419A Multifunction
Plus
Using the Status System
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