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Table B-7
Status command summary
Command Description Default
STATus Commands status registers: Note 1
:MEASurement Measurement event registers:
[:EVENt]? Read the event register. Note 2
:ENABle <NDN> or <NRf> Program the enable register. Note 3
:CONDition? Read the condition register.
:OPERation Operation event registers:
[:EVENt]? Read the event register. Note 2
:ENABle <NDN> or <NRf> Program the enable register. Note 3
:CONDition? Read the condition register.
:QUEStionable Questionable event registers:
[:EVENt]? Read the event register. Note 2
:ENABle <NDN> or <NRf> Program the enable register. Note 3
:CONDition? Read the condition register.
:PRESet Return status registers to default states.
:QUEue Read error queue:
[:NEXT]? Read the most recent error message. Note 4
:ENABle <list> Specify error and status messages for error
queue: -999 to +999.
Note 5
:DISable <list> Specify error and status messages not to
be placed in error queue: -999 to +999
:CLEar Clears all messages from error queue.
Parameters:
<NDN> = #Bxx…x Binary format (each x = 1 or 0)
= #Hx Hexadecimal format (x = 0 to FFFF)
= #Qx Octal format (x = 0 to 177777)
<NRf> = 0 to 65535 Decimal format
Notes:
1. Commands in this subsystem are not affected by *RST or SYSTem:PRESet. The effects of cycling power, *CLS
and STATus:PRESet, are explained by the following notes.
2. Event registers — Power-up and *CLS clears all bits. STATus:PRESet has no effect.
3. Enable registers — Power-up and STATus:PRESet clears all bits. *CLS has no effect.
4. Error queue — Power-up and *CLS empties the error queue. STATus:PRESet has no effect.
5. Error queue messages — Power-up enables error messages and disables status messages. *CLS and
STATus:PRESet have no effect.