Rohde & Schwarz 1145.1010.04/05/06, Operating Manual

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Status Reporting System R&S
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ZVA/ZVB/ZVT
1145.1084.12 5.22 E-1
Related common commands
The IST flag is queried using the command *IST? .
The PPE can be set using *PRE and read using command *PRE? .
ESR and ESE
The Event Status Register (ESR) indicates general instrument states. It is linked to the Event Status
Enable (ESE) register on a bit-by-bit basis.
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The ESR corresponds to the CONDition part of an SCPI register, indicating the current
instrument state.
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The ESE corresponds to the ENABle part of an SCPI register. If a bit is set in the ESE and the
associated bit in the ESR changes from 0 to 1, the ESB bit in the STatus Byte is set.
Related common commands
The Event Status Register (ESR) can be queried using ESR?.
The Event Status Enable (ESE) register can be set using the command *ESE and read using *ESE? .
The bits in the ESR are defined as follows:
Bit No. Meaning
0 Operation Complete
This bit is set on receipt of the command *OPC after all previous commands have been executed.
STATus:OPERation
The STATus:OPERation register contains conditions which are part of the instrument's normal
operation.
The analyzer does not use the STATus:OPERation register:
STATus:QUEStionable
The STATus:QUEStionable register indicates whether the data currently being acquired is of
questionable quality. It can be queried using the commands
STATus:QUEStionable:CONDition?
or
STATus:QUEStionable[:EVENt]?
The bits in the STATus:QUEStionable register are defined as follows:
Bit No. Meaning
10 Limit Register summary
This bit is set if a bit is set in the STATus:QUEStionable:LIMit1 register and the associated ENABle bit is set to 1.
STATus:QUEStionable:LIMit1<1|2>
The STATus:QUEStionable:LIMit<1|2> registers indicate the result of the limit check. They can be