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<Register>
<Register> indicates an integer that can be expressed
not only in <Decimal> notation, but also
<Hexadecimal>, <Octal>, or <Binary>. <Register> is
used when each bit of the value has a particular
meaning. It is expressed in one of the following forms.
Form
Example
<NRf>
1
#H<Hexadecimal value made up of the digits 0 to 9 and A to F>
#H0F
#Q<Octal value made up of the digits 0 to 7>
#Q777
#B<Binary value made up of the digits 0 and 1>
#B001100
• <Register> is not case sensitive.
• Response messages are always returned in the
<NR1> form.
<Character Data>
<Character Data> are predefined character strings
(mnemonic). They are mainly used to indicate options.
One of the character strings given in brackets { } is
chosen.
The data interpretation is the same as the description
given in “Header Interpretation Rules” on page 10-4.
Form
Example
{NORMal | FAST | HSPeed}
NORMal
• As with the header, the “
COMMunicate:VERBose
”
command can be used to select whether to return
the response in the full form or in the abbreviated
form.
• The “
COMMunicate:HEADer
” setting does not affect
the <character data>.
<Boolean>
<Boolean> are data that indicate ON or OFF. They
are expressed in one of the following forms.
Form
Example
{ON | OFF | <NRf>}
ON OFF 1 0
When <Boolean> is expressed in the <NRf> form,
“OFF” is selected if the rounded integer value is “0,”
and ON for all other cases.
A response message is always returned with a “1” if
the value is ON and “0” if the value is OFF.
<Block data>
<Block data> are data containing arbitrary 8-bit values.
<Block data> are only used for response messages on
the instrument. The form is as follows.
Form
Example
#N<N-digit decimal value><Data byte string>
#6000010ABCDEFGHIJ
• #N
Indicates that the data are <Block data>. “N” is an
ASCII character string number (digits) that indicates
the number of bytes of data that follow.
• <N-digit decimal value>
Indicates the number of bytes of data. (Example:
000010=10
bytes)
• <Data byte string>
Indicates the actual data. (Example:
ABCDEFGHIJ
)
• Data are comprised of 8-bit values (0 to 255).
Therefore, the ASCII code “0AH” which indicates
“NL” can also be included in the data. Hence, care
must be taken on the controller side in handling the
data.
10.1 Before Programming
