Keithley Interactive SourceMeter 2450, Reference Manual

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Section 8: TSP command reference Model 2450 Interactive SourceMeter® Instrument Reference Manual
8-62 2450-901-01 Rev. B/September 2013
format.asciiprecision
This attribute sets the precision (number of digits) for all numbers returned in the ASCII format.
Type TSP-Link accessible Affected by Where saved Default value
Attribute (RW) No Restore configuration
Instrument reset
Power cycle
Configuration script 0 (Automatic)
Usage
precision
= format.asciiprecision
format.asciiprecision =
precision
precision
A number representing the number of digits to be printed for numbers printed with
the print() , printbuffer() , and printnumber() functions; must be a
number between
1
and
16
; set to
0
to have the instrument select the precision
automatically
Details
This attribute specifies the precision (number of digits) for numeric data printed with the print() ,
printbuffer()
, and
printnumber()
functions. The
format.asciiprecision
attribute is only used with
the ASCII format. The precision value must be a number between 1 and 16.
Note that the precision is the number of significant digits printed. There is always one digit to the left of the
decimal point; be sure to include this digit when setting the precision.
Example
format.asciiprecision = 10
x = 2.54
printnumber(x)
format.asciiprecision = 3
printnumber(x)
Output:
2.54000
2.54e+00
Also see
format.byteorder (on page 8-63)
format.data (on page 8-64)
print() (on page 8-77)
printbuffer() (on page 8-78)
printnumber() (on page 8-81)