NOTE
Chapter 3 Programming Your Counter for Remote Operation
Status Reporting
Questionable Data Status Register Group
The Questionable Data Status Register Group monitors
SCPI-defined conditions.
For this register group, the transition filter is fixed as PTR with all bits
set to ones. This cannot be changed or queried.
Table 3-8 lists the Questionable Data Status Register bits and briefly
describes each bit.
Table 3-8. Questionable Data Status Register
BIT
WEIGHT
DESCRIPTION
—
0 - 2
Not used
3
8
Power
—
4
Not used
5
32
Frequency
—
6 - 11
Not used
12
4096
Hardware Summary
—
13
Not Used
14
16384
Command Warning
15
—
Not used, since some controllers may have difficulty reading
a 16-bit unsigned integer. The value of this bit is always 0.
A detailed description of each bit in the Questionable Data Status
Register Group follows:
•
Bits 0-2 are not used.
•
Bit 3 (Power). Power Cal is turned off or the Power Cal tables in
EEPROM are defective or missing.
•
Bit 5 (Frequency) is a condition bit which indicates that frequency
measurements may be affected by component failures.
•
Bits 6-11 are not used.
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