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Chapter 5, Advanced Operations
Status Reporting
Accessing the Hardware Status Register #1 Group’s Registers
The following sections show the syntax and give programming examples (using
the Instrument BASIC programming language) for the STATus commands used to
access the Hardware Status Register #1 Group’s registers.
Reading the Condition Register
Syntax
STATus:HARDware1:CONDition?
Example
OUTPUT 714;"STAT:HARD1:COND?"
ENTER 714;Register_value
5 32 Measurement Limit(s)
Exceeded
This bit is set high if the Measurement High
Limit or Low Limit is exceeded.
4 16 Power-up Self Test(s) Failed
3 8 Overpower Protection Tripped
2 4 Unused in Test Set
1 2 External Mike Keyed
0 1 External Battery Voltage Low
Table 24 Hardware Status Register Group #1, Condition Register Bit Assignments (Continued)
Bit
Number
Binary
Weighting
Condition Comment