Remote Commands
Common Application Commands
MAP-200 Optical Switch mOSW-C1 Installation and User Guide
Standard
June 2016
Document Number 22112369-120 R000
Page 68
:BUSY?
Busy Status
N/A
Description
Queries the selected card to determine if any devices are busy. Response is determined by
the busy state.
In optical switching applications, BUSY only indicates completion of a command operation.
Optical settings may not have completed to specification and additional time should be
allowed.
Input Format
:BUSY?
Output Format
<State>
Parameter
Type
Value
State
Boolean
1 = Busy,
0 = Available
Example
The following example quarries the BUSY state of a specific to determine when the
operation is complete so another command may be sent.
Terminal Input:
:BUSY?
Terminal Response:
1
The response indicates that the device queried is busy (i.e. still performing the switch
operation).