5-6.3. Output Data Format; 5-6.4 Notational Convention - Aeroflex Weinschel 8310 Operation & Service Manual

Model 8310
Real Numeric Program Data-This data type includes decimal numbers containing a sign, decimal point, and/or
an exponent. The format is as follows: [sign]digits[.[digits][E[sign]digits]]
Examples:
In the command descriptions that follow, argument types are also described using the following additional
conventions to indicate the relative size of the parameter:
byte
word
int8
int16
int32
string
5-6.3 OUTPUT DATA FORMAT: Output data from the Model 8310 consists of a series of ASCII digits and message
strings, terminated with an ASCII Line-Feed character (0AH), in response to a program message that contains one or
more query commands. In the case of multiple query commands in the same program message, the data resulting
from each of the individual message units will be separated by an ASCII comma (2CH) character.

5-6.4 NOTATIONAL CONVENTION.

[ ] Brackets indicate optional arguments or parameters.
{ } One and only one of the enclosed entries must be selected unless the field is also
surrounded by brackets, in which case it is optional.
... Ellipses indicate that the preceding argument or parameter may be repeated.
[,...] The preceding item may be repeated, but each repetition must be separated by a comma.
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- used to indicate an 8-bit unsigned integer
- used to indicate a 16-bit unsigned integer
- 8-bit integer
- 16-bit integer
- 32-bit integer
- character data, including the max number of characters allowable.
(i.e., string8 has a max of 8 chars)
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