
Model 8310
IM-289A
Aeroflex / Weinschel
21
Real Numeric Program Data
-This data type includes decimal numbers containing a sign, decimal point, and/or
an exponent. The format is as follows: [sign]digits[.[digits][E[sign]digits]]
Examples:
2
2.5
-35.25E+2
In the command descriptions that follow, argument types are also described using the following additional
conventions to indicate the relative size of the parameter:
byte
- used to indicate an 8-bit unsigned integer
word
- used to indicate a 16-bit unsigned integer
int8
- 8-bit integer
int16
- 16-bit integer
int32
- 32-bit integer
string
- character data, including the max number of characters allowable.
(i.e., string8 has a max of 8 chars)
5-6.3 OUTPUT DATA FORMAT:
Output data from the Model 8310 consists of a series of ASCII digits and message
strings, terminated with an ASCII Line-Feed character (0AH), in response to a program message that contains one or
more query commands. In the case of multiple query commands in the same program message, the data resulting
from each of the individual message units will be separated by an ASCII comma (2CH) character.
5-6.4 NOTATIONAL CONVENTION.
[ ]
Brackets indicate optional arguments or parameters.
{ }
One and only one of the enclosed entries must be selected unless the field is also
surrounded by brackets, in which case it is optional.
...
Ellipses indicate that the preceding argument or parameter may be repeated.
[,...] The preceding item may be repeated, but each repetition must be separated by a comma.
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