Remote Commands
R&S
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Cable Rider ZPH
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FORMat[:DATA]
<Format>[, <>]
This command selects the data format that is used for transmission of trace data from
the R&S Cable Rider ZPH to the controlling computer.
Note that the command has no effect for data that you send to the R&S Cable Rider
ZPH. The R&S Cable Rider ZPH automatically recognizes the data it receives, regard-
less of the format.
Parameters:
<Format>
ASCii | REAL
ASCii
Returns the data in ASCII format, separated by commas.
REAL
Returns the data as 32-bit IEEE 754 floating point numbers in
the "definite length block format".
*RST:
ASCii
In REAL, 32 format, a string of return values would look like:
#42424<value 1><value 2>...<value n>
with
#4 - representing the number of digits of the following number of
data bytes (= 4 in this example);
2524 - representing the number of following data bytes (2524,
corresponds to the 711 sweep points of the R&S Cable Rider
ZPH.
<value> - representing 4-byte floating point value.
Example:
FORM ASC
Selects the ASCii data format.
UNIT<1...2>:LENGth
<LengthUnit>
This command selects the length unit.
The numeric suffix at UNIT is irrelevant for this command.
Suffix:
<1...2>
.
1...2
Parameters:
<LengthUnit>
METer | FEET
METer
Selects meter as the length unit.
FEET
Selects feet as the length unit.
*RST:
METer
Example:
UNIT:LENGth FEET
Selects feet as the length unit.
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