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Note
Be careful when using b yte-coun ting image sp eciers. If the
requested n um b er of b ytes do es not match the actual n um b er
a v ailable, data might b e lost, or the program might en ter an endless
w ait state.
The suppression of the EOL sequence is frequen tly necessary to
prev en t a premature termination of the data input. When not
sp ecied, the t ypical EOL termination o ccurs when an ASCI I LF
(line feed) is receiv ed. Ho w ev er, the LF bit pattern could
coinciden tally o ccur randomly in a long string of binary data, where
it might cause a false termination. Also, the bit patterns for the
ASCI I CR (carriage return), comma, or semicolon might cause a false
termination. Suppression of the EOL causes the computer to accept
all bit patterns as data, not commands, and relies on the GPIB EOI
(end or iden tify) line for correct end-of-data termination.
Related statements used b y some computers:
CONVER T
IMA GE
IOBUFFER
ON TIMEOUT
SET TIMEOUT
TRANSFER
This completes the GPIB Command Statemen ts subsection. The
follo wing material explains the SCPI programming co des, and sho ws
ho w they are used with the OUTPUT and ENTER GPIB command
statements.
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