IEEE-488 Reference
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:BORDer <name>
:FORMat:BORDer <name>
Specify binary byte order
Parameters
<name> = NORMal
Normal byte order for binary formats
SWAPped
Reverse byte order for binary formats
Query
:BORDer?
Query byte order
Description
This command is used to control the byte order for the IEEE754 binary formats. For normal byte
order, the data format for each element is sent as follows:
Byte 1 Byte 2
Byte 3
Byte 4
(Single precision)
Byte 1 Byte 2
ooo
Byte 8
(Double precision)
For reverse byte order, the data format for each element is sent as follows:
Byte 4 Byte 3
Byte 2
Byte 1
(Single precision)
Byte 8 Byte 7
ooo
Byte 1
(Double precision)
The “#,0” Header is not affected by this command. The Header is always sent at the beginning
of the data string for each measurement conversion.
The ASCII data format can only be sent in the normal byte order. The SWAPped selection is
simply ignored when the ASCII format is selected.
