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Command Syntax
(cont)
Terminator Characters
ASCII
Function
#
Code
Control
C Code
Carriage
Return
13
Chr(13)
<Ctrl> M
\n
Line Feed
10
Chr(10)
<Ctrl> J
\r
Backspace
8
Chr(8)
<Ctrl> H
\b
Form Feed
12
Chr(12)
<Ctrl> L
\f
EEE-488 Interface
The Calibrator sends the
ASCII character Line Feed with the EOI control
line held high as the terminator for response
messages.
RS-232 Interface
The Calibrator returns an EOL
(End of Line) character with each response,
selectable as CR, LF or both CRLF.
Response Message Data Types
Data Type
Description
Integer
Decimal numbers to 32768.
Floating
Numbers plus an exponent.
String
ASCII characters within
double or single quotes
(“string” or ‘string’).
Binary Block Data
Defined by the IEEE-488.2.