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Chapter 4 Command Quick Reference
Operating Status
4-8 Operating and Programming Guide
Operating Status
The following commands are provided to obtain Receiver status information.
There are several ways to obtain Receiver status using commands.
For example, you can send a command to display the Receiver Status screen,
to read the error queue, and to read the diagnostic log. You can also send a
sequence of commands to read and control the status registers for alarm
generation.
Receiver Operation at a Glance
:SYSTem:STATus:LENGth?
Reading the Error Queue
Reading the Diagnostic Log
:DIAGnostic:LOG:CLEar <current log size>
:DIAGnostic:LOG:COUNt?
:DIAGnostic:LOG:READ?
:DIAGnostic:LOG:READ? <entry number>
Monitoring Status/Alarm Conditions
Clearing and Presetting Alarms
:STATus:PRESet:ALARm
Reading and Qualifying Alarms
*SRE <bit mask>
*SRE?
*STB?
:SYSTem:STATus?
Outputs a fully formatted status screen.
:SYSTem:ERRor?
Returns the oldest error in the Error Queue and removes that error from the queue (first in, first out).
:DIAGnostic:LOG:CLEar
Clears the diagnostic log.
:DIAGnostic:LOG:READ:ALL?
Returns all of the most recent diagnostic log entries.
*CLS
Clears the event status registers and error queue.
:LED:ALARm?
Returns status of front-panel Alarm LED.
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