Tektronix 2230 Operator's Manual

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STATUS BYTES AND EVENT CODES
The various status events and errors that can occur are
divided into several categories as defined in Table 7-34.
Table 7 -35 lists the event codes that are returned as the
result of an EVEnt? query.
Options and Accessories-2230 Operators
Option 10
If there is more than one event of different priority
levels to be reported, the oscilloscope reasserts SRQ until
it reports all events of different priority. It does not issue
an SRQ for duplicate events pending or for more than one
event of the same priority level. Each event is automati-
Table 7-34
Status Event and Error Categories
Category Status Byte
Description
Binary
8
Decimal
RQS RQS
Off On
Not
Busy Not Busy
Busy
Busy
Command Error 0R1 X 0001
33
49 97 113 The instrument received a command that
it cannot understand.
Execution Error 0R1X 0010 34
50 98
114 The instrument received a command that
it cannot execute. This is caused by either
out-of-range arguments or settings that
conflict.
Internal Error
0R1X 0011 35 51 99 115 The instrument detected a hardware
condition or a firmware problem that
prevents operation.
Power.On 010X 0001 1 17 65 81 Instrument power was turned on.
Operation 0R0X 0010 2 18
66
82 Operation complete.
Complete
Execution 0R1X 0101 37
53
101 117 The instrument received a command and
Warning
is executing it, but a potential problem
may exist. For example, the instrument is
out of range, but sending a reading
anyway.
No Status
ooox 0000
0 16 0 16 There is no status to report.
8
R is set to 1 if RQS is ON; otherwise it is O. X is the busy bit and is set if the oscilloscope is busy at the time the status byte is
read. Anytime the instrument is actively processing a command or query, the bit is a 1, otherwise it is a 0.
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Tektronix 2230 Specifications

General

Brand	Tektronix
Model	2230
Category	Test Equipment
Language	English