12 status commands, Status:device:condition, Status:device:enable – Boonton 4240 RF Power Meter User Manual
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Boonton 4240 Series RF Power Meter
5.5.12 STATus Commands
ables you to control the SCPI defined status reporting structures. The user may
amine the status or cont
roups
.
Description:
turn t
lue of the De
table shows the bit
signm
gister. These
nt in real time, and can change
respon
ges in the instru
V
The STATus command subsystem en
ex
rol status reporting of the power meter by accessing the Device, Operation and Questionable status
g
STATus:DEVice:CONDition?
t va
llowing
Re
he curren
vice Condition register. The fo
e
as
ents in the re
bits are updated by the instrum
m
ondition.
in
se to chan
ent’s operating c
Bit
alue
Definition
0
1
Not used
always returns 0.
1
2
Channel 1
1 = A sensor or pr
2
Connected
obe is connected to channel 1.
Connected
annel 2.
rror
pe cal table.
pe cal table.
1
sing a CW smart cal table.
2
sing a CW smart cal table.
sing an auto cal table.
sing an auto cal table.
1
2048
ays returns 0.
2
40
ways returns 0.
81
1 = A key has been pressed.
14
16384
Not used
always returns 0.
15
32768
Not used
always returns 0.
s:DEVice:CONDition?
Returns:
16-bit register value (0 to 65535)
TATus:DEVice:ENAB
on:
contains the bit mask that defines which true
Event register will be reported in the Device Summary bit of the
bit is 1 in the Device Enable register and its corresponding Device
summary bit will be set.
Syntax:
STATus:DEVice:ENABle
alue> = 0 to 65535
egister value (0 to 65535)
2
4
Channel
1 = A sensor or probe is connected to ch
3
8
Channel 1 E
1 = Channel 1 is reporting an error.
ror.
4
16
Channel 2 Error
1 = Channel 2 is reporting an er
5
32
Shape Cal 1
1 = Channel 1 is using a CW sha
l 2
using a CW sha
6
64
Shape Ca
1 = Channel 2 is
7
128
Smart Cal
1 = Channel 1 is u
8
256
Smart Cal
1 = Channel 2 is u
9
512
Auto Cal 1
1 = Channel 1 is u
10
1024
Auto Cal 2
1 = Channel 2 is u
1
Not used
alw
1
96
Not used
al
13
92
Key Press
Syntax:
STATu
le
S
Descripti
Sets or returns the Device Enable register, which
conditions in the Device Status
instrument Status Byte. If any
Event bit is true, the Device Status
Argument:
Returns: 16-bit r Remote Operation 5-26