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Section 7: TSP command reference Series 2600B System SourceMeter® Instrument Reference Manual
7-92 2600BS-901-01 Rev. B / May 2013
Details
This function may buffer data until a flush (
fileVar :flush()
or
io.flush()
) or close (
fileVar :close()
or
io.close()
) operation is performed.
Also see
fileVar:close() (on page 7-89)
fileVar:flush() (on page 7-89)
io.close() (on page 7-106)
io.flush() (on page 7-107)
io.open() (on page 7-108)
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
Instrument reset
Recall setup
Not saved
***need to define ASCIIPrecision
variable***
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
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 7-93)
format.data (on page 7-94)
print() (on page 7-152)
printbuffer() (on page 7-153)
printnumber() (on page 7-156)