:OPERation:ENABle STATus:OPERation:ENABle <number> enables the Standard Operation
Status Register to set a bit in the Status Byte Register. For the Microwave
Switch, when bit 8 in the Standard Operation Status Register is set to 1, bit
7 in the Status Byte Register is set to 1.
Parameters
Parameter Name Parameter Type Range of Values Default Value
number
numeric 0 - 32767 0
Comments • Summary Bit: If bit 8 is 1 in the Standard Operation Status Enable
Register, a transition of Event Register bit 8 to 1 will cause the
associated summary bit to be true.
• Maximum Value Entered: The maximum decimal weighted value
used in the Microwave Switch module is 256 (bit 8 set true).
• Setting Bit 7 of the Status Byte Register:
STATus:OPERation:ENABle 256 sets bit 7 of the Status Byte
Register to 1 after bit 8 of the Standard Operation Status Enable
Register is set to 1.
• Related Commands: [ROUTe:]SCAN
Example Enable the Status Byte Register Bit 7
STAT:OPER:ENAB 256 Enables bit 7 of the Standard
Operation Status Enable Register,
which enables bit 7 of Status Byte
Register.
:OPERation:ENABle? STATus:OPERation:ENABle? returns the bit value of the Standard
Operation Status Enable Register.
Comments • Output Format: Returns a decimal weighted value from 0 to 65535
indicating which bits are set true.
• Maximum Value Returned: The maximum decimal weighted value
used in the Microwave Switch module is 256 (bit 8 set true).
Example Query the Standard Operation Status Enable Register
STAT:OPER:ENAB? Queries the Standard Operation
Status Enable Register.
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