Programming 
319 
0, 1  Not used  Always 0 
2 
Error/Event 
Queue 
Set to "1" if the error/event queue 
contains data; reset to "0" when all 
the data has been retrieved. 
3 
Questionable 
Status Register 
Summary 
Set to "1" when one of the enabled 
bits in the questionable status register 
is set to "1." 
4 
MAV (Message 
Available) 
Set to "1" when the output queue 
contains data; reset to "0" when all 
the data has been retrieved. 
5 
Standard Event 
Status Register 
Summary 
Set to "1" when one of the enabled 
bits in the standard event status 
register is set to "1." 
6  RQS 
Set to "1" when any of the status byte 
register bits enabled by the service 
request enable register is set to "1"; 
reset to "0" when all the data has 
been retrieved through serial polling. 
7 
Operation Status 
Register 
Summary 
Set to "1" when one of the enabled 
bits in the operational status register 
is set to "1." 
Issuing the *CLS command clears all bits from the status byte register. 
Status Bit Definitions of Standard Event Status Register 
Bit 
Position 
Name  Description 
0 
Operation 
Complete 
Set to "1" upon completion of all 
operations done by commands that 
precede the *OPC? command. 
1  Not used  Always 0 
2  Query Error 
1. Set to "1" when the E4990A receives a 
data output request but there is no data 
to output. 
2. Set to "1" when the data of the 
E4990A's output queue has been cleared