Instrument Messages; Introduction; Event Vs. Condition Messages - Keysight n9020a Service Manual

Keysight X-Series Signal Analyzers
N9020A MXA Signal Analyzer
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Instrument Messages

Introduction

The Error and Status messaging system of the instrument reports events and
conditions in a consistent fashion, as well as logging and reporting event
history.

Event vs. Condition Messages

— An Event is simply a message indicating that something has happened.
— A Condition is a state of the instrument, which is characterized by a
Figure 3-1 Instrument Message Line & Status Panel
Events are sub-divided according to their severity, into Error, Warning or
Advisory categories. The sub-divisions are described in more detail in the
section "Event and Condition Categories" on page
Event messages appear in the Message Line at the bottom left of the
instrument's display window, as shown in
Detection event and a Clearing event. Conditions may be Errors or
Warnings.
Condition messages appear in the Status Panel at the bottom right of the
instrument's display screen, as shown in
Figure 3-1
Figure 3-1
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