Chapter 3 Programming Your Universal Counter for Remote Operation
Status Reporting
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Programming Guide
Operation Status Register Group
The Operation Status Register Group monitors conditions which are part of the
Counter’s normal operation.
Table 3-7 lists the Operation Status Register bits and briefly describes each bit.
Table 3-7. Operation Status Register
BIT
WEIGHT
DESCRIPTION
0
1
Calibrating
1
Not used
2
Not used
3
Not used
4
16
Measuring
5
Not used
6
Not used
7
Not used
8
256
Computing Statistics
9
512
Using Internal Reference
10
1024
In Limit Event
11–14
Not used
15
Not used since some controllers may have difficulty
reading a 16-bit unsigned integer. The value of this bit
shall always be 0.
A detailed description of each bit in the Operation Status Register follows:
•
Bit 0 (Calibrating)
is a condition bit which indicates the Counter is
currently performing a (front-panel invoked or HP-IB invoked)
calibration.
The condition bit is TRUE (one) during a calibration and FALSE (zero)
otherwise.
Summary of Contents for 53131A
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