Format; Format Subsystem - Agilent Technologies ESA Series User's/Programmer's Reference

Remote Command Reference

FORMat Subsystem

FORMat Subsystem
The FORMat subsystem sets a data format for transferring numeric and array
information. TRACe[:DATA] and TRACe[:DATA]? are affected by FORMat
subsystem commands.
Byte Order
:FORMat:BORDer NORMal|SWAPped
:FORMat:BORDer?
This command selects the binary data byte order for data transfer. It controls
whether binary data is transferred in normal or swapped mode. This command
affects only the byte order for setting and querying trace data for the
:TRACe[:DATA] and query :TRACe[:DATA]? commands.
NOTE Normal mode is when the byte sequence begins with the most significant byte
(MSB) first, and ends with the least significant byte (LSB) last in the sequence:
1|2|3|4. Swapped mode is when the byte sequence begins with the LSB first, and
ends with the MSB last in the sequence: 4|3|2|1.
Factory Preset
and *RST:
Numeric Data format
:FORMat[:TRACe][:DATA]ASCii|INTeger,32|REAL,32|
REAL,64|UINTeger,16
:FORMat[:TRACe][:DATA]?
This command changes the format of the trace data input and output. It affects only
the data format for setting and querying trace data for the :TRACe[:DATA] and
query :TRACe[:DATA]? commands. REAL and ASCii formats will format trace
data in the current amplitude units. The format of state data cannot be changed. It
is always in a machine readable format only (machine units).
This command specifies the format used for trace data during data transfer across
any remote port.
NOTE One-button measurement functions only support Binary Real 32 , Binary
Real 64 , and ASCii data formats.
For corrected trace data ( :TRACe[:DATA] with parameter <trace_name> ),
REAL , and ASCii formats will provide trace data in the current amplitude units.
INTeger format will provide trace data in mdBm. The fastest mode is
INTeger,32 .
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