Keithley 3700 series Reference Manual page 272

Section 9: Instrument Control Library (ICL)
format.asciiprecision
Example
format.byteorder
Attribute
Usage
Remarks
Also see
Example
9-128
Sets the ASCII precision to 7 digits and prints a number:
format.asciiprecision = 7
print(2.5)
Output: 2.500000E+00
The binary byte order for data printed using the printnumber and printbuffer functions.
To read byte order:
order = format.byteorder
To write byte order:
format.byteorder = order
Set order to one of the following values:

0 or format.NORMAL Most significant byte first.

0 or format.BIGENDIAN Most significant byte first.

0 or format.NETWORK Most significant byte first.

1 or format.SWAPPED Least significant byte first.

1 or format.LITTLEENDIAN Least significant byte first.

This attribute selects the byte order that data is written when printing data values
with th e printnumber and the printbuffer function s. The byte order attribute is only
used with the SREAL, REAL, REAL32, and REAL64 data formats.

NORMAL, BIGENDIAN, and NETWORK select the same byte order. SWAPPED
and LITTLEENDIAN select the same byte order. They are alternative identifiers.
Selecting which to use is a matter of preference.

Select the SWAPPED or LITTLEENDIAN byte order when sending data to a PC-
compatible computer.
format.asciiprecision (on page 9-127)
format.data (on page 9-128)
printbuffer (on page 9-155)
printnumber
Selects the SWAPPED byte order:
format.byteorder = format.SWAPPED
Series 3700 System Switch/Multimeter Reference Manual
Document Number: 3700S-901-01 Rev. A / August 2007