Chapter 2 Command System
:FORMat Commands
Command List:
:FORMat:BORDer
:FORMat[:TRACe][:DATA]
:FORMat:BORDer
Syntax
:FORMat:BORDer NORMal|SWAPped
:FORMat:BORDer?
Description
Selects the binary data byte order for data transmission.
Queries the binary data byte order for data transmission.
Parameter
Name
Type
--
Keyword
Remarks
NORMal: indicates that the byte sequence begins with the most significant byte (MSB) and ends with the
least significant byte (LSB).
SWAPped: indicates that the byte sequence begins with the least significant byte (LSB) and ends with the
most significant byte (MSB).
Return Format
The query returns NORM or SWAP.
Example
The following command queries the binary data byte order for data transmission to NORMal.
:FORMat:BORDer NORMal
The following query returns NORM.
:FORMat:BORDer?
:FORMat[:TRACe][:DATA]
Syntax
:FORMat[:TRACe][:DATA] ASCii|INTeger,32|REAL,32|REAL,64
:FORMat[:TRACe][:DATA]?
Description
Sets the input/output format of the trace data.
Queries the input/output format of the trace data.
Parameter
Name
Type
--
Keyword
Remarks
ASCii: ASCII characters, separated by commas.
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Range
NORMal|SWAPped
Range
ASCii|INTeger,32|REAL,32|REAL,64
Default
NORMal
Default
ASCii
RIGOL
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