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Command groups
The de
fi
ned binary formats specify the order in which the bytes are transferred.
The following are the four binary formats:
RIBinary speci
fi
es signed integer data-point representation with the most
signi
fi
cant byte transferred
fi
rst.
SRIBinary is the same as RIBinary except that the byte order is swapped,
meaning that the least signi
fi
cant byte is transferred
fi
rst. This format is useful
when transferring data to PCs.
RFBinary speci
fi
es
fl
oating point data-point representation with the most
signi
fi
cant byte transferred
fi
rst.
SRFBinary is the same as RFBinary except that the byte order is swapped,
meaning that the least signi
fi
cant byte is transferred
fi
rst. This format is useful
when transferring data to PCs.
Waveform data and record lengths.
You can transfer multiple points for each
waveform record. You can transfer a portion of the waveform or you can transfer
the entire record. You can use the
DATa:STARt
and
DATa:STOP
commands to
specify the
fi
rst and last data points of the waveform record.
When transferring data from the instrument, you must specify the
fi
rst and last
data points in the waveform record. Setting
DATa:STARt
to 1 and
DATa:STOP
to
the record length will always return the entire waveform.
Waveform data locations and memory allocation.
The
command
speci
fi
es the waveform source when transferring a waveform from the instrument.
Waveform preamble.
Each waveform that you transfer has an associated
waveform preamble that contains information such as the horizontal scale, the
vertical scale, and other settings in effect when the waveform was created. Refer
to the individual
commands for more information.
Scaling waveform data.
Once you transfer the waveform data to the controller,
you can convert the data points into voltage values for analysis using information
from the waveform preamble.
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