Format.byteorder - Keithley 2601B Reference Manual

Series 2600B System SourceMeter® Instrument Reference Manual

format.byteorder

This attribute sets the binary byte order for the data that is printed using the printnumber() and
printbuffer() functions.
Type TSP-Link accessible
Attribute (RW) Yes
Usage
order = format.byteorder
format.byteorder = order
order
Details
This attribute selects the byte order in which data is written when you are printing data values with the
printnumber() and printbuffer() functions. The byte order attribute is only used with the
format.SREAL, format.REAL, format.REAL32, and format.REAL64 data formats.
format.NORMAL, format.BIGENDIAN, and format.NETWORK select the same byte order. format.SWAPPED
and format.LITTLEENDIAN select the same byte order. Selecting which to use is a matter of preference.
Select the format.SWAPPED or format.LITTLEENDIAN byte order when sending data to a computer with a
Microsoft Windows operating system.
Example
x = 1.23
format.data = format.REAL32
format.byteorder = format.LITTLEENDIAN
printnumber(x)
format.byteorder = format.BIGENDIAN
printnumber(x)
Also see
format.asciiprecision
format.data
printbuffer()
printnumber()
2600BS-901-01 Rev. B / May 2013
Affected by
Instrument reset
Recall setup
Byte order value as follows:
•
Most significant byte first: 0, format.NORMAL, format.NETWORK, or
format.BIGENDIAN
•
Least significant byte first: 1, format.SWAPPED or format.LITTLEENDIAN
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Section 7: TSP command reference
Where saved Default value
Not saved 1 (format.LITTLEENDIAN)
Output depends on the terminal program
you use, but will look something like:
#0¤p??
#0??p¤
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