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5.28  STATus Group
The commands in the STATus group are used to make settings and inquiries related to the communication status 
feature. There are no front panel keys that correspond to the commands in this group. For information about status 
reports, see chapter 6.
:STATus?
Function  Queries all of the settings for the communication 
status feature.
Syntax
  :STATus?
:STATus:CONDition?
Function  Queries the contents of the condition register.
Syntax
  :STATus:CONDition?
Example
  :STATUS:CONDITION? 
-> :STATUS:CONDITION 16
Description For information about the condition register, see 
chapter 6, “Status Reports.”
:STATus:EESE
Function  Sets or queries the extended event enable 
register.
Syntax
  :STATus:EESE {<Register>} 
:STATus:EESE?
  <Register> = 0 to 65535
Example
  :STATUS:EESE 257 
:STATUS:EESE? 
-> :STATUS:EESE 257
Description For information about the extended event enable 
register, see chapter 6, “Status Reports.”
:STATus:EESR?
Function  Queries the contents of the extended event 
register and clear the register.
Syntax
  :STATus:EESR?
Example
  :STATUS:EESR? 
-> :STATUS:EESR 1
Description For information about the extended event register, 
see chapter 6, “Status Reports.”
:STATus:ERRor?
Function  Queries the error code and message information 
(top of the error queue).
Syntax
  :STATus:ERRor?
Example
  :STATUS:ERROR? 
-> 113,"Undefined header"
:STATus:FILTer<x>
Function  Sets or queries the transition filter.
Syntax
  :STATus:FILTer<x> {BOTH|FALL|NEVer|RI
SE} 
:STATus:FILTer<x>?
  <x> = 1 to 16
Example
  :STATUS:FILTER2 RISE 
:STATUS:FILTER2? 
-> :STATUS:FILTER1 RISE
Description For information about the transition filter, see 
chapter 6, “Status Reports.”
:STATus:QENable
Function  Sets or queries whether or not messages other 
than errors will be stored to the error queue (on/
off).
Syntax
  :STATus:QENable {<Boolean>} 
:STATus:QENable?
Example
  :STATUS:QENABLE ON 
:STATUS:QENABLE? 
-> :STATUS:QENABLE 1
:STATus:QMESsage
Function  Sets or queries whether or not message 
information will be attached to the response to the 
STATus:ERRor? query (on/off).
Syntax
  :STATus:QMESsage {<Boolean>} 
:STATus:QMESsage?
Example
  :STATUS:QMESSAGE OFF 
:STATUS:QMESSAGE? 
-> :STATUS:QMESSAGE 0
:STATus:SPOLl? (Serial Poll)
Function Executes serial polling.
Syntax
  :STATus:SPOLl?
Example
  :STATUS:SPOLL? 
-> :STATUS:SPOLL 0