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Figure 8: Status registers and related commands

The CONDition register is a read-only register which monitors the
present state of the instrument. The CONDition register updates in real
time and the inputs are not latched or buffered. When a condition
monitored by the CONDition register becomes true, the bit for that
condition also becomes true (1). When the condition is false, the bit is 0.
The read-only EVENt register latches any false-to-true change in
condition. Once the bit in the EVENt register is set, it is no longer
affected by changes in the corresponding bit of the CONDition register.
The bit remains set until the controller reads it. The command *CLS
(Clear Status) clears the EVENt register.

QUEStionable Status Registers.

Table 4 shows the bit designations of the 16 bit QUEStionable Status
Register.

Enable

Register

Event

Register

Condition

Register

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Table 4: QUEStionable Status Register

Bit 15 Bit 14

Bit 13

Bit 12

Bit 11

Bit 10

Bit 9

Bit 8

NU

NU Limit

Test

Fail HI

Limit Test

Fail LO

Capacitance

Overload

Ohm

Overload

NU

Bit 7

Bit 6

Bit 5

Bit 4

Bit 3

Bit 2

Bit 1

Bit 0

NU NU

Frequency

Null Sense

NU NU NU

Current

Overload

Voltage

Overload

The command STATus:QUEStionable:CONDition? Reads the
QUEStionable CONDition register but dose not clear it.

The command STATus:QUEStionable:EVENt? Reads the QUEStionable
EVENt Status register and clears it.

OPERation Status Registers

Table 5 shows the bit designations of the 16 bit OPERation Status
Register.

Table 5: OPERation Status Register

Bit 15

Bit 14

Bit 13

Bit 12

Bit 11 Bit 10

Bit 9

Bit 8

NU NU NU

NU NU

NU NU

Bit 7

Bit 6

Bit 5

Bit 4

Bit 3

Bit 2

Bit 1

Bit 0

NU NU NU

NU

NU

NU

NU

NU

NU: not used