HP 53150A Series, Programming Manual

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Chapter 4 Command Reference
:STATus Subsystem
Programming Guide 4-31
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:STATus Subsystem
The :STATus subsystem commands allow you to specify or examine the
status of the Operation Status Register group and the Questionable
Data/Signal Register group.
:STATus:OPERation Subtree
The :STATus:OPERation subtree commands allow you to examine the
status of the Counter monitored by the Operation Status Register Group,
shown in Figure 4-1. The Operation Status Register Group consists of a
condition register, two transition registers, an event register, and an
enable register. The commands in this subtree allow you to control and
monitor these registers.
See the sections titled “Operation Status Register Group” and
“Questionable Data Status Register Group” on pages 3-37 and 3-39 for a
detailed description of the Operation Status Register Group.
Figure 4-1. The Operation Status Register Group
(1)
Calibrating 0
Not Used
0 to 3
(16)
Measuring
4
Not Used 6 to 8
(512)
Using Internal Reference
9
Not Used
10
Acquiring
11
(1024)
Bits
5
(32)
Waiting for Trigger
12
13 to 15
Locked
Not Used
(2048)
(4096)