Manual - 8500A Series Peak Power Meter - Giga-tronics

Remote Operation
3.6 Status Code Decimal Values
The decimal values of the various status codes minus the 7th bit are as listed below.
To determine the value with the 7th bit high, add 64 to the values listed in Table 3-1.
Table 3-1. Status Code Values and Conditions
Decimal
Value
Condition
0 Operation normal, no condition to report
1 Output ready to be sent over GPIB
10 Self test passed
20 Calibration passed
25 Autozero passed
27 Autoscaling completed and passed
31 If RISE, PLWD, FALL, RSFL, RSWD, WDFL, PUFT, PURT, OR PUWD all measurements
successfully made
33 Command string syntax error, command(s) not processed
34 Command string has invalid argument, command(s) not processed
35 Command string(s) incomplete when unlistened, string(s) sent so far are lost, command(s) not
processed
36 PPM command buffer overflow. Limit of 128 character string exceeded. String lost, no
commands processed
37 Cannot execute MKDF, markers to be measured are undefined. No command(s) processed
38 Command not executed, PPM not in REMOTE state
39 Command not implemented, no commands processed
40 GET sent when not in REMOTE
41 GET or UPDN command sent when not in the Update Data Trigger Reset Output Mode. If
UPDN command, no command(s) processed
43 Not in Graph Mode or Marker sub-mode, must be in Graph Mode for AUTO (Autoscale
Graph), or PLOT commands to function. Must be in Marker sub-mode for marker commands
to function. No command(s) processed
44 Autoscaling, PLOT, DUMG, pulse parameter, or a marker placement command has been
specified in the command string and a mode change requested later at some point in the same
command string. Mode change not processed
45 STAT command sent while SRQ enabled, STAT command not active
46 SRQ buffer overflow, SRQ enabled and not being read quickly enough by the controller
48 Cannot enter Fast Measurement Mode. Either in linear, graph, or marker mode. No
command(s) processed
49 Cannot execute RECL or WATT commands, or any graph or marker commands in the Fast
Measurement Mode. No command(s) processed
50 Error in reading PROM data from detector A
51 Error in reading PROM data from detector B
Manual No. 20790, Rev C, November 1998 3-41
Superceded by Revision D, March 2009