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<h3>STATus... &nbsp;&nbsp;
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<p>This subsystem controls the <a HREF="../../Remote_Control/Status_Reporting_System/Status_Reporting_System.htm"
									id=A3
									style="/*begin!kadov{{*/ position: relative; /*}}end!kadov*/ ">Status 
 Reporting System</a><script type="text/javascript"
												language=JavaScript1.2><!--
kadovInitEffects('A3');
//--></script>. 
 Note that *RST does not influence the status registers. &nbsp;</p>

<p class=space
	style="x-condition: OLH;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

<p class="whs1">Command tree: <a class="dropspot" href="javascript:kadovTextPopup(this)" id="a15" style="x-condition: OLH; /*begin!kadov{{*/ position: relative; /*}}end!kadov*/ ">STATus</a><script 
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<div class="droptext" id="POPUP208506432" style="display: 'none'; " x-ss-type="dropdown">
 <p class=Befehl
	style="margin-left: 144pt;">:OPERation</p>
 <p class=Befehl
	style="margin-left: 162pt;">:<a href="STATus.htm#OP_CONDition"
									id=a2
									style="/*begin!kadov{{*/ position: relative; /*}}end!kadov*/ ">CONDition?</a></p>
 <p class=Befehl
	style="margin-left: 162pt;"><a href="STATus.htm#OP_ENABle"
									id=a4
									style="/*begin!kadov{{*/ position: relative; /*}}end!kadov*/ ">:ENABle</a></p>
 <p class=Befehl
	style="margin-left: 162pt;"><a href="STATus.htm#OP_EVENt"
									id=a5
									style="/*begin!kadov{{*/ position: relative; /*}}end!kadov*/ ">:EVENt?</a></p>
 <p class=Befehl
	style="margin-left: 162pt;"><a href="STATus.htm#OP_NTRansition"
									id=a6
									style="/*begin!kadov{{*/ position: relative; /*}}end!kadov*/ ">:NTRansition</a></p>
 <p class=Befehl
	style="margin-left: 162pt;"><a href="STATus.htm#OP_PTRansition"
									id=a7
									style="/*begin!kadov{{*/ position: relative; /*}}end!kadov*/ ">:PTRansition</a></p>
 <p class=Befehl
	style="margin-left: 144pt;">:<a href="STATus.htm#PRESet"
									id=a8
									style="/*begin!kadov{{*/ position: relative; /*}}end!kadov*/ ">PRESet</a></p>
 <p class=Befehl
	style="margin-left: 144pt;">:QUEStionable</p>
 <p class=Befehl
	style="margin-left: 162pt;"><a href="STATus.htm#QUES_CONDition"
									id=a9
									style="/*begin!kadov{{*/ position: relative; /*}}end!kadov*/ ">:CONDition?</a></p>
 <p class=Befehl
	style="margin-left: 162pt;"><a href="STATus.htm#QUES_ENABle"
									id=a10
									style="/*begin!kadov{{*/ position: relative; /*}}end!kadov*/ ">:ENABle</a></p>
 <p class=Befehl
	style="margin-left: 162pt;"><a href="STATus.htm#QUES_EVENt"
									id=a11
									style="/*begin!kadov{{*/ position: relative; /*}}end!kadov*/ ">:EVENt?</a></p>
 <p class=Befehl
	style="margin-left: 162pt;">:LIMit</p>
 <p class=Befehl
	style="margin-left: 180pt;"><a href="STATus.htm#LIMit_CONDition"
									id=a12
									style="/*begin!kadov{{*/ position: relative; /*}}end!kadov*/ ">:CONDition?</a></p>
 <p class=Befehl
	style="margin-left: 180pt;"><a href="STATus.htm#LIMit_ENABle"
									id=a13
									style="/*begin!kadov{{*/ position: relative; /*}}end!kadov*/ ">:ENABle</a></p>
 <p class=Befehl
	style="margin-left: 180pt;"><a href="STATus.htm#LIMit_EVENt"
									id=a14
									style="/*begin!kadov{{*/ position: relative; /*}}end!kadov*/ ">:EVENt?</a></p>
 <p class=Befehl
	style="margin-left: 180pt;"><a href="STATus.htm#LIMit_NTRansition"
									id=a16
									style="/*begin!kadov{{*/ position: relative; /*}}end!kadov*/ ">:NTRansition</a></p>
 <p class=Befehl
	style="margin-left: 180pt;"><a href="STATus.htm#LIMit_PTRansition"
									id=a17
									style="/*begin!kadov{{*/ position: relative; /*}}end!kadov*/ ">:PTRansition</a></p>
 <p class=Befehl
	style="margin-left: 162pt;"><a href="STATus.htm#QUES_NTRansition"
									id=a18
									style="/*begin!kadov{{*/ position: relative; /*}}end!kadov*/ ">:NTRansition</a></p>
 <p class=Befehl
	style="margin-left: 162pt;"><a href="STATus.htm#QUES_PTRansition"
									id=a19
									style="/*begin!kadov{{*/ position: relative; /*}}end!kadov*/ ">:PTRansition</a></p>
 <p class=Befehl
	style="margin-left: 144pt;">:QUEue</p>
 <p class=Befehl
	style="margin-left: 162pt;"><a href="STATus.htm#QUEue"
									id=a21
									style="/*begin!kadov{{*/ position: relative; /*}}end!kadov*/ ">[:NEXT]?</a></p>
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<h4><a name=PRESet></a>STATus:PRESet</h4>

<p class=nohead>Configures the status reporting system such that device-dependent 
 events are reported at a higher level. </p>

<p class=nohead>The command affects only the transition filter registers, 
 the ENABle registers, and queue enabling:</p>

<ul>
	
	<li class=kadov-p-Clist><p class=list>The ENABle parts of the STATus:OPERation 
 and STATus:QUEStionable... registers are set to all 1's. </p></li>
	
	<li class=kadov-p-Clist><p class=list>The PTRansition parts are set 
 all 1's, the NTRansition parts are set to all 0's, so that only positive 
 transitions in the CONDition part are recognized.</p></li>
</ul>

<p>The status reporting system is also affected by other commands, see 
 <span style="font-style: italic;"><I><a HREF="../../Remote_Control/Status_Reporting_System/Reset_Values.htm"
										id=A20
										style="/*begin!kadov{{*/ position: relative; /*}}end!kadov*/ ">Reset 
 Values of the Status Reporting System</a><script type="text/javascript"
	language=JavaScript1.2><!--
kadovInitEffects('A20');
//--></script></I></span>. 
 &nbsp;</p>

<table x-use-null-cells>
<col>
<col>

<tr>
<td colspan=1
	rowspan=1>
<p class=Tableft>*RST value</td>
<td colspan=1
	rowspan=1>
<p class=Tabtext>&#8211;</p>
<p class=space>&nbsp;</td></tr>

<tr>
<td colspan=1
	rowspan=1>
<p class=Tableft>SCPI, Command Types</td>
<td colspan=1
	rowspan=1>
<p class=Tabtext>Confirmed, no query</p>
<p class=space>&nbsp;</td></tr>

<tr>
<td colspan=1
	rowspan=1>
<p class=Tableft>Example:</td>
<td colspan="1" rowspan="1" bgcolor="#CBCBCB" class="whs3">
<p class=Example>STAT:PRES </p>
<p class=Exampletext>Preset the status registers. &nbsp;</p>
<p class=space>&nbsp;</td></tr>
</table>

<p class=space>&nbsp;</p>


<hr align="center" width="50%" class="whs2">


<h4><a name=QUES_CONDition></a>STATus:QUEStionable:CONDition?</h4>

<p>Returns the contents of the <a href="../../Remote_Control/Status_Reporting_System/Status_Reporting_System.htm#Structure"
									id=a30
									style="/*begin!kadov{{*/ position: relative; /*}}end!kadov*/ ">CONDition</a><script 
 type="text/javascript"
	language=JavaScript1.2><!--
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//--></script> 
 part of the <a HREF="../../Remote_Control/Status_Reporting_System/Status_Registers.htm#STATus_QUEStionable" id="A31" style="/*begin!kadov{{*/ position: relative; /*}}end!kadov*/ ">QUEStionable</a><script 
 type="text/javascript"
	language=JavaScript1.2><!--
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//--></script> 
 register. Reading the CONDition registers is nondestructive. </p>

<table x-use-null-cells>
<col>
<col>

<tr>
<td colspan=1
	rowspan=1>
<p class=Tableft>*RST value</td>
<td colspan=1
	rowspan=1>
<p class=Tabtext>&#8211;</p>
<p class=space>&nbsp;</td></tr>

<tr>
<td colspan=1
	rowspan=1>
<p class=Tableft>SCPI, Command Types</td>
<td colspan=1
	rowspan=1>
<p class=Tabtext>Confirmed, query only</p>
<p class=space>&nbsp;</td></tr>

<tr>
<td colspan=1
	rowspan=1>
<p class=Tableft>Example:</td>
<td colspan="1" rowspan="1" bgcolor="#CBCBCB" class="whs3">
<p class=Example>STAT:QUES:COND? </p>
<p class=Exampletext>Query the CONDition part of the QUEStionable register 
 to check for questionable instrument states.</p>
<p class=space>&nbsp;</td></tr>
</table>

<p class=space>&nbsp;</p>


<hr align="center" width="50%" class="whs2">


<h4><a name=QUES_ENABle></a>STATus:QUEStionable:ENABle</h4>

<p>Sets the enable mask which allows true conditions in the <a href="../../Remote_Control/Status_Reporting_System/Status_Reporting_System.htm#Structure"
	id=a45
	style="/*begin!kadov{{*/ position: relative; /*}}end!kadov*/ ">EVENt</a><script 
 type="text/javascript"
	language=JavaScript1.2><!--
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//--></script> 
 part of the <a href="../../Remote_Control/Status_Reporting_System/Status_Registers.htm#STATus_QUEStionable" id="a46" style="/*begin!kadov{{*/ position: relative; /*}}end!kadov*/ ">QUEStionable</a><script 
 type="text/javascript"
	language=JavaScript1.2><!--
kadovInitEffects('a46');
//--></script> 
 register to be reported in the summary bit. If a bit is 1 in the enable 
 register and its associated event bit transitions to true, a positive 
 transition will occur in the summary bit (bit 3 of the <a href="../../Remote_Control/Status_Reporting_System/Status_Registers.htm#STB_and_SRE" id="a47" style="/*begin!kadov{{*/ position: relative; /*}}end!kadov*/ ">STatus 
 Byte</a><script type="text/javascript"
									language=JavaScript1.2><!--
kadovInitEffects('a47');
//--></script>). 
 </p>

<table x-use-null-cells>
<col>
<col>

<tr>
<td colspan=1
	rowspan=1>
<p class=Tableft>&lt;NRf&gt;</td>
<td colspan=1
	rowspan=1>
<p class=Tabtext>0 to 65535 (decimal representation)</td></tr>

<tr>
<td colspan=1
	rowspan=1>
<p class=Tabright>*RST value</td>
<td colspan=1
	rowspan=1>
<p class=Tabtext>&#8211; 
 (see also <span style="font-style: italic;"><I><a href="../../Remote_Control/Status_Reporting_System/Reset_Values.htm"
												id=a48
												style="/*begin!kadov{{*/ position: relative; /*}}end!kadov*/ ">Reset 
 Values</a><script type="text/javascript"
										language=JavaScript1.2><!--
kadovInitEffects('a48');
//--></script> 
 of the Status Reporting System)</I></span></p>
<p class=space>&nbsp;</td></tr>

<tr>
<td colspan=1
	rowspan=1>
<p class=Tableft>SCPI, Command Types</td>
<td colspan=1
	rowspan=1>
<p class=Tabtext>Confirmed, command or query</p>
<p class=space>&nbsp;</td></tr>

<tr>
<td colspan=1
	rowspan=1>
<p class=Tableft>Example:</td>
<td colspan="1" rowspan="1" bgcolor="#CBCBCB" class="whs3">
<p class=Example>STAT:QUES:ENABle 1024 </p>
<p class=Exampletext>Set bit no. 10 of the QUEStionable:ENABle register<span 
 style="x-condition: OLH;"> (see </span><a href="../../Remote_Control/Status_Reporting_System/Application.htm#Decimal_Representation"
											id=a49
											style="x-condition: OLH; /*begin!kadov{{*/ position: relative; /*}}end!kadov*/ ">decimal 
 representation</a><script type="text/javascript"
												language=JavaScript1.2><!--
kadovInitEffects('a49');
//--></script><span 
 style="x-condition: OLH;"> of a bit pattern).</span></p>
<p class=space>&nbsp;</td></tr>
</table>

<p class=space>&nbsp;</p>


<hr align="center" width="50%" class="whs2">


<h4><a name=QUES_EVENt></a>STATus:QUEStionable[:EVENt]?</h4>

<p>Returns the contents of the <a href="../../Remote_Control/Status_Reporting_System/Status_Reporting_System.htm#Structure"
									id=a32
									style="/*begin!kadov{{*/ position: relative; /*}}end!kadov*/ ">EVENt</a><script 
 type="text/javascript"
	language=JavaScript1.2><!--
kadovInitEffects('a32');
//--></script> 
 part of the <a href="../../Remote_Control/Status_Reporting_System/Status_Registers.htm#STATus_QUEStionable" id="a33" style="/*begin!kadov{{*/ position: relative; /*}}end!kadov*/ ">QUEStionable</a><script 
 type="text/javascript"
	language=JavaScript1.2><!--
kadovInitEffects('a33');
//--></script> 
 register. Reading an EVENt register clears it. </p>

<table x-use-null-cells>
<col>
<col>

<tr>
<td colspan=1
	rowspan=1>
<p class=Tableft>*RST value</td>
<td colspan=1
	rowspan=1>
<p class=Tabtext>&#8211;</p>
<p class=space>&nbsp;</td></tr>

<tr>
<td colspan=1
	rowspan=1>
<p class=Tableft>SCPI, Command Types</td>
<td colspan=1
	rowspan=1>
<p class=Tabtext>Confirmed, query only</p>
<p class=space>&nbsp;</td></tr>

<tr>
<td colspan=1
	rowspan=1>
<p class=Tableft>Example:</td>
<td colspan="1" rowspan="1" bgcolor="#CBCBCB" class="whs3">
<p class=Example>STAT:OPER? </p>
<p class=Exampletext>Query the EVENt part of the OPERation register to 
 check whether an event has occurred since the last reading.</p>
<p class=space>&nbsp;</td></tr>
</table>

<p class=space>&nbsp;</p>


<hr align="center" width="50%" class="whs2">


<h4><a name=QUES_NTRansition></a>STATus:QUEStionable:NTRansition</h4>

<p>Sets the <a href="../../Remote_Control/Status_Reporting_System/Status_Reporting_System.htm#Structure"
				id=a50
				style="/*begin!kadov{{*/ position: relative; /*}}end!kadov*/ ">negative 
 transition</a><script type="text/javascript"
											language=JavaScript1.2><!--
kadovInitEffects('a50');
//--></script> 
 filter. Setting a bit causes a 1 to 0 transition in the corresponding 
 bit of the associated condition register to cause a 1 to be written in 
 the associated bit of the corresponding event register. </p>

<table x-use-null-cells>
<col>
<col>

<tr>
<td colspan=1
	rowspan=1>
<p class=Tableft>&lt;NRf&gt;</td>
<td colspan=1
	rowspan=1>
<p class=Tabtext>0 to 65535 (decimal representation)</td></tr>

<tr>
<td colspan=1
	rowspan=1>
<p class=Tabright>*RST value</td>
<td colspan=1
	rowspan=1>
<p class=Tabtext>&#8211; 
 (see also <span style="font-style: italic;"><I><a href="../../Remote_Control/Status_Reporting_System/Reset_Values.htm"
												id=a51
												style="/*begin!kadov{{*/ position: relative; /*}}end!kadov*/ ">Reset 
 Values</a><script type="text/javascript"
										language=JavaScript1.2><!--
kadovInitEffects('a51');
//--></script> 
 of the Status Reporting System)</I></span></p>
<p class=space>&nbsp;</td></tr>

<tr>
<td colspan=1
	rowspan=1>
<p class=Tableft>SCPI, Command Types</td>
<td colspan=1
	rowspan=1>
<p class=Tabtext>Confirmed, command or query</p>
<p class=space>&nbsp;</td></tr>

<tr>
<td colspan=1
	rowspan=1>
<p class=Tableft>Example:</td>
<td colspan="1" rowspan="1" bgcolor="#CBCBCB" class="whs3">
<p class=Example>STAT:QUES:NTR 1024 </p>
<p class=Exampletext>Set bit no. 10 of the QUEStionable:NTRansition register<span 
 style="x-condition: OLH;"> (see </span><a href="../../Remote_Control/Status_Reporting_System/Application.htm#Decimal_Representation"
											id=a52
											style="x-condition: OLH; /*begin!kadov{{*/ position: relative; /*}}end!kadov*/ ">decimal 
 representation</a><script type="text/javascript"
												language=JavaScript1.2><!--
kadovInitEffects('a52');
//--></script><span 
 style="x-condition: OLH;"> of a bit pattern).</span></p>
<p class=space>&nbsp;</td></tr>
</table>

<p class=space>&nbsp;</p>


<hr align="center" width="50%" class="whs2">


<h4><a name=QUES_PTRansition></a>STATus:QUEStionable:PTRansition</h4>

<p>Sets the <a href="../../Remote_Control/Status_Reporting_System/Status_Reporting_System.htm#Structure"
				id=a53
				style="/*begin!kadov{{*/ position: relative; /*}}end!kadov*/ ">positive 
 transition</a><script type="text/javascript"
											language=JavaScript1.2><!--
kadovInitEffects('a53');
//--></script> 
 filter. Setting a bit causes a 0 to 1 transition in the corresponding 
 bit of the associated condition register to cause a 1 to be written in 
 the associated bit of the corresponding event register. </p>

<table x-use-null-cells>
<col>
<col>

<tr>
<td colspan=1
	rowspan=1>
<p class=Tableft>&lt;NRf&gt;</td>
<td colspan=1
	rowspan=1>
<p class=Tabtext>0 to 65535 (decimal representation)</td></tr>

<tr>
<td colspan=1
	rowspan=1>
<p class=Tabright>*RST value</td>
<td colspan=1
	rowspan=1>
<p class=Tabtext>&#8211; 
 (see also <span style="font-style: italic;"><I><a href="../../Remote_Control/Status_Reporting_System/Reset_Values.htm"
												id=a54
												style="/*begin!kadov{{*/ position: relative; /*}}end!kadov*/ ">Reset 
 Values</a><script type="text/javascript"
										language=JavaScript1.2><!--
kadovInitEffects('a54');
//--></script> 
 of the Status Reporting System)</I></span></p>
<p class=space>&nbsp;</td></tr>

<tr>
<td colspan=1
	rowspan=1>
<p class=Tableft>SCPI, Command Types</td>
<td colspan=1
	rowspan=1>
<p class=Tabtext>Confirmed, command or query</p>
<p class=space>&nbsp;</td></tr>

<tr>
<td colspan=1
	rowspan=1>
<p class=Tableft>Example:</td>
<td colspan="1" rowspan="1" bgcolor="#CBCBCB" class="whs3">
<p class=Example>STAT:QUES:PTR 1024 </p>
<p class=Exampletext>Set bit no. 10 of the QUEStionable:PTRansition register<span 
 style="x-condition: OLH;"> (see </span><a href="../../Remote_Control/Status_Reporting_System/Application.htm#Decimal_Representation"
											id=a55
											style="x-condition: OLH; /*begin!kadov{{*/ position: relative; /*}}end!kadov*/ ">decimal 
 representation</a><script type="text/javascript"
												language=JavaScript1.2><!--
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//--></script><span 
 style="x-condition: OLH;"> of a bit pattern).</span></p>
<p class=space>&nbsp;</td></tr>
</table>

<p class=space>&nbsp;</p>


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<h4><a name=LIMit_CONDition></a>STATus:QUEStionable:LIMit&lt;1|2&gt;:CONDition?</h4>

<p>Returns the contents of the <a href="../../Remote_Control/Status_Reporting_System/Status_Reporting_System.htm#Structure"
									id=a34
									style="/*begin!kadov{{*/ position: relative; /*}}end!kadov*/ ">CONDition</a><script 
 type="text/javascript"
	language=JavaScript1.2><!--
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//--></script> 
 part of the <a HREF="../../Remote_Control/Status_Reporting_System/Status_Registers.htm#STATus_QUEStionable_LIMit" id="A35" style="/*begin!kadov{{*/ position: relative; /*}}end!kadov*/ ">QUEStionable:LIMit&lt;1|2&gt;</a><script 
 type="text/javascript"
	language=JavaScript1.2><!--
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//--></script> 
 register. Reading the CONDition registers is nondestructive. </p>

<table x-use-null-cells>
<col>
<col>

<tr>
<td colspan=1
	rowspan=1>
<p class=Tableft>*RST value</td>
<td colspan=1
	rowspan=1>
<p class=Tabtext>&#8211;</p>
<p class=space>&nbsp;</td></tr>

<tr>
<td colspan=1
	rowspan=1>
<p class=Tableft>SCPI, Command Types</td>
<td colspan=1
	rowspan=1>
<p class=Tabtext>Confirmed, query only</p>
<p class=space>&nbsp;</td></tr>

<tr>
<td colspan=1
	rowspan=1>
<p class=Tableft>Example:</td>
<td colspan="1" rowspan="1" bgcolor="#CBCBCB" class="whs3">
<p class=Example>STAT:QUES:LIMit:COND? </p>
<p class=Exampletext>Query the CONDition part of the QUEStionable:LIMit1 
 register to retrieve the current status of the limit check.</p>
<p class=space>&nbsp;</td></tr>
</table>

<p class=space>&nbsp;</p>


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<h4><a name=LIMit_ENABle></a>STATus:QUEStionable:LIMit&lt;1|2&gt;:ENABle</h4>

<p>Sets the enable mask which allows true conditions in the <a href="../../Remote_Control/Status_Reporting_System/Status_Reporting_System.htm#Structure"
	id=a56
	style="/*begin!kadov{{*/ position: relative; /*}}end!kadov*/ ">EVENt</a><script 
 type="text/javascript"
	language=JavaScript1.2><!--
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//--></script> 
 part of the <a href="../../Remote_Control/Status_Reporting_System/Status_Registers.htm#STATus_QUEStionable_LIMit" id="a57" style="/*begin!kadov{{*/ position: relative; /*}}end!kadov*/ ">QUEStionable:LIMit&lt;1|2&gt;</a><script 
 type="text/javascript"
	language=JavaScript1.2><!--
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//--></script> 
 register to be reported in the summary bit. If a bit is 1 in the enable 
 register and its associated event bit transitions to true, a positive 
 transition will occur in the summary bit (bit 10 of the <a href="../../Remote_Control/Status_Reporting_System/Status_Registers.htm#STATus_QUEStionable" id="a58" style="/*begin!kadov{{*/ position: relative; /*}}end!kadov*/ ">QUEStionable</a><script 
 type="text/javascript"
	language=JavaScript1.2><!--
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 register for the LIMit1 register, bit 0 of the LIMit1 register for the 
 LIMit2 register). </p>

<table x-use-null-cells>
<col>
<col>

<tr>
<td colspan=1
	rowspan=1>
<p class=Tableft>&lt;NRf&gt;</td>
<td colspan=1
	rowspan=1>
<p class=Tabtext>0 to 65535 (decimal representation)</td></tr>

<tr>
<td colspan=1
	rowspan=1>
<p class=Tabright>*RST value</td>
<td colspan=1
	rowspan=1>
<p class=Tabtext>&#8211; 
 (see also <span style="font-style: italic;"><I><a href="../../Remote_Control/Status_Reporting_System/Reset_Values.htm"
												id=a59
												style="/*begin!kadov{{*/ position: relative; /*}}end!kadov*/ ">Reset 
 Values</a><script type="text/javascript"
										language=JavaScript1.2><!--
kadovInitEffects('a59');
//--></script> 
 of the Status Reporting System)</I></span></p>
<p class=space>&nbsp;</td></tr>

<tr>
<td colspan=1
	rowspan=1>
<p class=Tableft>SCPI, Command Types</td>
<td colspan=1
	rowspan=1>
<p class=Tabtext>Confirmed, command or query</p>
<p class=space>&nbsp;</td></tr>

<tr>
<td colspan=1
	rowspan=1>
<p class=Tableft>Example:</td>
<td colspan="1" rowspan="1" bgcolor="#CBCBCB" class="whs3">
<p class=Example>STAT:QUES:LIM2:ENAB 6 </p>
<p class=Exampletext>Set bits no. 1 and 2 of the QUEStionable:LIMit2:ENABle 
 register<span style="x-condition: OLH;"> (see </span><a href="../../Remote_Control/Status_Reporting_System/Application.htm#Decimal_Representation"
														id=a60
														style="x-condition: OLH; /*begin!kadov{{*/ position: relative; /*}}end!kadov*/ ">decimal 
 representation</a><script type="text/javascript"
												language=JavaScript1.2><!--
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//--></script><span 
 style="x-condition: OLH;"> of a bit pattern).</span></p>
<p class=space>&nbsp;</td></tr>
</table>


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<h4><a name=LIMit_EVENt></a>STATus:QUEStionable:LIMit&lt;1|2&gt;[:EVENt]?</h4>

<p>Returns the contents of the <a href="../../Remote_Control/Status_Reporting_System/Status_Reporting_System.htm#Structure"
									id=a36
									style="/*begin!kadov{{*/ position: relative; /*}}end!kadov*/ ">EVENt</a><script 
 type="text/javascript"
	language=JavaScript1.2><!--
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//--></script> 
 part of the <a href="../../Remote_Control/Status_Reporting_System/Status_Registers.htm#STATus_QUEStionable_LIMit" id="a37" style="/*begin!kadov{{*/ position: relative; /*}}end!kadov*/ ">QUEStionable:LIMit&lt;1|2&gt;</a><script 
 type="text/javascript"
	language=JavaScript1.2><!--
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//--></script> 
 register. Reading an EVENt register clears it. </p>

<table x-use-null-cells>
<col>
<col>

<tr>
<td colspan=1
	rowspan=1>
<p class=Tableft>*RST value</td>
<td colspan=1
	rowspan=1>
<p class=Tabtext>&#8211;</p>
<p class=space>&nbsp;</td></tr>

<tr>
<td colspan=1
	rowspan=1>
<p class=Tableft>SCPI, Command Types</td>
<td colspan=1
	rowspan=1>
<p class=Tabtext>Confirmed, query only</p>
<p class=space>&nbsp;</td></tr>

<tr>
<td colspan=1
	rowspan=1>
<p class=Tableft>Example:</td>
<td colspan="1" rowspan="1" bgcolor="#CBCBCB" class="whs3">
<p class=Example>STAT:OPER? </p>
<p class=Exampletext>Query the EVENt part of the OPERation register to 
 check whether an event has occurred since the last reading.</p>
<p class=space>&nbsp;</td></tr>
</table>

<p class=space>&nbsp;</p>


<hr align="center" width="50%" class="whs2">


<h4><a name=LIMit_NTRansition></a>STATus:QUEStionable:LIMit&lt;1|2&gt;:NTRansition</h4>

<p>Sets the <a href="../../Remote_Control/Status_Reporting_System/Status_Reporting_System.htm#Structure"
				id=a61
				style="/*begin!kadov{{*/ position: relative; /*}}end!kadov*/ ">negative 
 transition</a><script type="text/javascript"
											language=JavaScript1.2><!--
kadovInitEffects('a61');
//--></script> 
 filter. Setting a bit causes a 1 to 0 transition in the corresponding 
 bit of the associated condition register to cause a 1 to be written in 
 the associated bit of the corresponding event register. </p>

<table x-use-null-cells>
<col>
<col>

<tr>
<td colspan=1
	rowspan=1>
<p class=Tableft>&lt;NRf&gt;</td>
<td colspan=1
	rowspan=1>
<p class=Tabtext>0 to 65535 (decimal representation)</td></tr>

<tr>
<td colspan=1
	rowspan=1>
<p class=Tabright>*RST value</td>
<td colspan=1
	rowspan=1>
<p class=Tabtext>&#8211; 
 (see also <span style="font-style: italic;"><I><a href="../../Remote_Control/Status_Reporting_System/Reset_Values.htm"
												id=a62
												style="/*begin!kadov{{*/ position: relative; /*}}end!kadov*/ ">Reset 
 Values</a><script type="text/javascript"
										language=JavaScript1.2><!--
kadovInitEffects('a62');
//--></script> 
 of the Status Reporting System)</I></span></p>
<p class=space>&nbsp;</td></tr>

<tr>
<td colspan=1
	rowspan=1>
<p class=Tableft>SCPI, Command Types</td>
<td colspan=1
	rowspan=1>
<p class=Tabtext>Confirmed, command or query</p>
<p class=space>&nbsp;</td></tr>

<tr>
<td colspan=1
	rowspan=1>
<p class=Tableft>Example:</td>
<td colspan="1" rowspan="1" bgcolor="#CBCBCB" class="whs3">
<p class=Example>STAT:QUES:LIM2:NTR 6 </p>
<p class=Exampletext>Set bits no. 1 and 2 of the QUEStionable:LIMit2:NTRansition 
 register<span style="x-condition: OLH;"> (see </span><a href="../../Remote_Control/Status_Reporting_System/Application.htm#Decimal_Representation"
														id=a63
														style="x-condition: OLH; /*begin!kadov{{*/ position: relative; /*}}end!kadov*/ ">decimal 
 representation</a><script type="text/javascript"
												language=JavaScript1.2><!--
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//--></script><span 
 style="x-condition: OLH;"> of a bit pattern).</span></p>
<p class=space>&nbsp;</td></tr>
</table>

<p class=space>&nbsp;</p>


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<h4><a name=LIMit_PTRansition></a>STATus:QUEStionable:LIMit&lt;1|2&gt;:PTRansition</h4>

<p>Sets the <a href="../../Remote_Control/Status_Reporting_System/Status_Reporting_System.htm#Structure"
				id=a64
				style="/*begin!kadov{{*/ position: relative; /*}}end!kadov*/ ">positive 
 transition</a><script type="text/javascript"
											language=JavaScript1.2><!--
kadovInitEffects('a64');
//--></script> 
 filter. Setting a bit causes a 0 to 1 transition in the corresponding 
 bit of the associated condition register to cause a 1 to be written in 
 the associated bit of the corresponding event register. </p>

<table x-use-null-cells>
<col>
<col>

<tr>
<td colspan=1
	rowspan=1>
<p class=Tableft>&lt;NRf&gt;</td>
<td colspan=1
	rowspan=1>
<p class=Tabtext>0 to 65535 (decimal representation)</td></tr>

<tr>
<td colspan=1
	rowspan=1>
<p class=Tabright>*RST value</td>
<td colspan=1
	rowspan=1>
<p class=Tabtext>&#8211; 
 (see also <span style="font-style: italic;"><I><a href="../../Remote_Control/Status_Reporting_System/Reset_Values.htm"
												id=a65
												style="/*begin!kadov{{*/ position: relative; /*}}end!kadov*/ ">Reset 
 Values</a><script type="text/javascript"
										language=JavaScript1.2><!--
kadovInitEffects('a65');
//--></script> 
 of the Status Reporting System)</I></span></p>
<p class=space>&nbsp;</td></tr>

<tr>
<td colspan=1
	rowspan=1>
<p class=Tableft>SCPI, Command Types</td>
<td colspan=1
	rowspan=1>
<p class=Tabtext>Confirmed, command or query</p>
<p class=space>&nbsp;</td></tr>

<tr>
<td colspan=1
	rowspan=1>
<p class=Tableft>Example:</td>
<td colspan="1" rowspan="1" bgcolor="#CBCBCB" class="whs3">
<p class=Example>STAT:LIM2:PTR 6</p>
<p class=Exampletext>Set bits no. 1 and 20 of the QUEStionable:LIMit2:PTRansition 
 register<span style="x-condition: OLH;"> (see </span><a href="../../Remote_Control/Status_Reporting_System/Application.htm#Decimal_Representation"
														id=a66
														style="x-condition: OLH; /*begin!kadov{{*/ position: relative; /*}}end!kadov*/ ">decimal 
 representation</a><script type="text/javascript"
												language=JavaScript1.2><!--
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//--></script><span 
 style="x-condition: OLH;"> of a bit pattern).</span></p>
<p class=space>&nbsp;</td></tr>
</table>

<p class=space>&nbsp;</p>


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<h4><a name=QUEue></a>STATus:QUEue[:NEXT]?</h4>

<p class=nohead>Queries and at the same time deletes the oldest entry in 
 the error queue. Operation is identical to that of <a HREF="../SYSTem/SYSTem.htm#ERRor_NEXT"
														id=A67
														style="font-family: 'Courier New', monospace; /*begin!kadov{{*/ position: relative; /*}}end!kadov*/ ">SYSTem:ERRor[:NEXT]?</a><script 
 type="text/javascript"
	language=JavaScript1.2><!--
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//--></script> 
 </p>

<p class=nohead>The entry consists of an error number and a short description 
 of the error. Positive error numbers are instrument-dependent. Negative 
 error numbers are reserved by the SCPI standard; see Error 
 Messages<script type="text/javascript"
										language=JavaScript1.2><!--
kadovInitEffects('a68');
//--></script>. 
 </p>

<table x-use-null-cells>
<col>
<col>

<tr>
<td colspan=1
	rowspan=1>
<p class=Tableft>*RST value</td>
<td colspan=1
	rowspan=1>
<p class=Tabtext>&#8211;</p>
<p class=space>&nbsp;</td></tr>

<tr>
<td colspan=1
	rowspan=1>
<p class=Tableft>SCPI, Command Types</td>
<td colspan=1
	rowspan=1>
<p class=Tabtext>Confirmed, query only</p>
<p class=space>&nbsp;</td></tr>

<tr>
<td colspan=1
	rowspan=1>
<p class=Tableft>Example:</td>
<td colspan="1" rowspan="1" bgcolor="#CBCBCB" class="whs3">
<p class=Example>STAT:QUE?</p>
<p class=Exampletext>Query the oldest entry in the error queue. 0,&quot;No 
 error&quot; is returned if the error queue is empty.</p>
<p class=space>&nbsp;</td></tr>
</table>

<p class=space>&nbsp;</p>


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