:STATus Subsystem VNA Commands
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3-34 :STATus Subsystem
The commands in this subsystem relate to the current operating state of the instrument.
Query Operation Status
:STATus:OPERation?
Description: This command requests information about the current status of the
instrument. Each bit of the return value represents some operation.
Only a subset of the bits are implemented for each application. The
number returned is the decimal representation of the bit-wise OR of
the enabled bits.
Syntax: :STATus:OPERation?
Cmd Parameter: NA (query only)
Query Response: <decimal> (0 to 15 bit)
Front Panel
Access: NA
Bit Decimal Value Description
0 1 Not implemented
1 2 Not implemented
2 4 Not implemented
3 8 Not implemented
4 16 Not implemented
5 32 Not implemented
6 64 Not implemented
7 128 Not implemented
8 256 Sweep Complete – This bit is set to 0 when the
command :INITiate[:IMMediate] is sent
to trigger a sweep. It will have a value of 1 when
the sweep has completed.
9 512 Not implemented
10 1024 Not implemented
11 2048 Not implemented
12 4096 Not implemented
13 8192 Not implemented
14 16384 Not implemented
15 0 Will always be 0