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API CHARTING AND BUFFERING
Note: Retrieval of the buffered data is available only via USB or Ethernet!
Function
Syntax (commands must be sent with upper-case)
Comments
APIBUF<b>CNT? <cr><lf>
Queries the device
for the number of
records in the buffer.
APIBUF<b>RECORD? <cr><lf>
Queries the device
for the recording
state. Query returns:
‘NOT RECORDING’
or ‘RECORDING’
APIBUF<b>RECORD<b><START|STOP|CLEAR>
<cr><lf>
Set the device to start
or stop recording or
to clear the buffer.
The device will
automatically switch
the screen to Charting
screen when this
command is sent.
APIBUF<b>SAMPLE_RATE?<cr><lf> Queries
the
device
for the sample rate
for recording data.
Query returns the
sample interval,
followed by a blank,
and the sample units
(‘MSEC’, ‘SEC’ or
‘MIN’).
APIBUF<b>SAMPLE_RATE<b><value><b><MSEC|SE
C|MIN><cr><lf>
Sets the device to
sample at the given
rate. Sample Rate
range:
100 msec < value <
30 min
APIBUF<b>SAMPLE_TYPE?<cr><lf> Queries
the
device
for the type of data to
record. Query
returns: ‘ANG’,
‘ANGERR’ or
‘VEL’.
Charting
and
Buffering
APIBUF<b>SAMPLE_TYPE<b><ANG|ANGERR|VEL>
<cr><lf>
Sets the device to
record Angle, Angle
Error or Velocity
data.
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