11 STATus Subsystem
468 N1911A/1912A P-Series Power Meters Programming Guide
Status Register Set Commands 
This section describes the five status register set commands. Each can be 
used to examine all of the eleven status registers listed on page 467. 
To apply a command to a specific register, prefix the command with the 
name of the appropriate register. For example, to apply the :ENABle 
command to the STATus:QUEStionable register, use the following command:
STATus:QUEStionable:ENABle
The Status Register Set commands detailed in this section are:
:CONDition? 
This query returns a 16 bit decimal- weighted number representing the bits 
set in the Condition Register of the SCPI Register Set you require to 
control. The format of the return is <NR1> in the range of 0 to 32767 
(2
15
–1). The contents of the Condition Register remain unchanged after it 
is read. 
Syntax
Keyword Parameter Form Notes Page
:CONDition? [query only] page 468
:ENABle <NRf>|<non-decimal numeric> page 469
[:EVENt?] [query only] page 469
:NTRansition <NRf>|<non-decimal numeric> page 470
:PTRansition <NRf>|<non-decimal numeric> page 471