U8480 Series Remote Operation 1
U8480 Series Programming Guide 65
The condition bits are set and cleared under the following conditions:
Table 1-9 Bit change conditions for operation status
13 to 14 - Not Used
15 - Not Used (always 0)
Bit number Decimal weight Definition
Bit number Definition EVENts causing bit changes
0 CALibrating This is a summary bit for the Operation CALibrating Register
– SET: 
At the beginning of zeroing (CALibration[1]:ZERO:AUTO ONCE) or calibration 
(CALibration[1]:AUTO ONCE). Also for the compound command/query 
CALibration[1][:ALL]?, this bit is set when calibration begins.
– CLEARED: 
At the end of zeroing or calibration
4 MEASuring This is a summary bit for the Operation MEASuring Register
– SET: 
When the U8480 Series is taking a measurement
– CLEARED: 
When the measurement is completed
5 Waiting for 
TRIGger
This is a summary bit for the Operation TRIGger Register
– SET: 
When the U8480 Series enters the “wait-for-trigger” state
– CLEARED: 
When the U8480 Series enters the “idle” state
10 SENSe This is a summary bit for the Operation SENSe Register
– SET: 
When the U8480 Series is reading data from the non-volatile memory
– CLEARED: 
When the U8480 Series is not reading data from the non-volatile memory