Remote control commands
R&S
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SMM100A
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User Manual 1179.1341.02 ─ 05
:FORMat:BORDer
<Border>
Determines the sequence of bytes within a binary block. This only affects blocks which
use the IEEE754 format internally.
Parameters:
<Border>
NORMal | SWAPped
NORMal
Expects/sends the
least
significant byte of each IEEE754 float-
ing-point number first and the
most
significant byte last.
SWAPped
Expects/sends the
most
significant byte of each IEEE754 float-
ing-point number first and the
least
significant byte last.
*RST:
NORMal
Example:
:FORM:BORD SWAP
transfers the data with the most significant bit first.
:FORMat:SREGister
<Format>
Determines the numeric format for responses of the status register.
Parameters:
<Format>
ASCii | BINary | HEXadecimal | OCTal
ASCii
Returns the register content as a decimal number.
BINary|HEXadecimal|OCTal
Returns the register content either as a binary, hexadecimal or
octal number. According to the selected format, the number
starts with #B (binary), #H (hexadecimal) or #O (octal).
*RST:
ASCii
Example:
:FORM:SREG HEX
returns the register content as a hexadecimal number.
:FORMat[:DATA]
<Data>
Determines the data format the instrument uses to return data via the IEC/IEEE bus.
The instrument automatically detects the data format used by the controller, and
assigns it accordingly. Data format determined by this SCPI command is in this case
irrelevant.
Parameters:
<Data>
ASCii | PACKed
ASCii
Transfers numerical data as plain text separated by commas.
FORMat subsystem
