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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

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