Command Header Syntax; Numeric Data Syntax - Fluke 6060B Instruction Manual

INSTALLATION
AND OPERATION
The
header
is
always
required, but the
numeric and
suffix
may
be optional. This
rule gives
the following four possible combinations:
{HEADER)
{HEADER) {NUMERIC)
{HEADER) {NUMERIC) SUFFIX)
{HEADER)
(SUFFIX)
Multiple
commands may
be separated with
one
of the
end
of
string
(EOS)
characters
or
Use
of
EOS
characters
facilitates
recovery
in the
event of a syntax
error
and
will
also
enhance
readability.
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COMMAND
HEADER SYNTAX
The
command
header
is
a
two
alpha-character
string.
A
list
of the
IEEE^88 command
headers used
on
the
Generator
is
presented
in
Table
2-8.
The
header determines
the
syntax of
the
numeric and
suffix as listed in the
table.
2-50.
NUMERIC DATA SYNTAX
There
are
four types of numeric
data:
Boolean, unsigned
integer, floating point,
and
trigger string.
The
following paragraphs describes each of
the four numeric data formats.
A
syntax
diagram
is
included
for
each format.
1.
Boolean
Boolean numeric data must be
either
a "0" or a
''*V\
All
other characters
will
result in
a syntax
error.
2.
Unsigned
Integer
Unsigned
integers
may
be
specified in
decimal or
in
hexadecimal.
Any
number
of
decimal
digits
are accepted.
However,
values greater
than
65,535 are
rejected.
Hexadecimal numbers
are preceded
by an
"X".
Only 4 hexadecimal
digits
are
accepted. Specifying a
number
in
hexadecimal
for
the read
word and read byte
commands
causes the response
to
be
sent
in
hexadecimal.
Decimal
digits
may
be
the
numerals 0 through
9.
Hexedecimal
digits
may
be
the
hexadecimal
digits
0
through
F.
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