Instrument Messages; Introduction; Event Vs. Condition Messages - Keysight N8973B Service Manual

Keysight NFA Series Noise Figure Analyzers
Service Guide
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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
Detection event and a Clearing event. Conditions may be Errors or
Warnings.
Event and Condition messages appear in the Status Bar at the bottom of
the analyzer's display screen, as shown in Figure 3-1
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below.