Tektronix TVS600 & TVS600A Series Computer Accessories User Manual


 
FORMat Subsystem
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TVS600 & TVS600A Command Reference
FORMat
FORMat?
Sets or queries the type of encoding used to transfer acquisition records acquired
with the SENSe subsystem. The format applies to transfer through word serial
and RS232 external interfaces. FDC transfers are always in binary format.
The number of significant digits returned by an ASCII data query is not
selectable. A setting of ASCii, 0 selects a format with a varying number of
significant digits depending on the origin of the data. Refer to the TVS600 &
TVS600A Series Waveform Analyzers User Manual for a definition of the data
formats for <type>.
FORMat[:DATA] <type>[,<length>]
FORMat[:DATA]?
<type>[,<length>] Query response
ASCii[,0]
INTeger[,16]
ASC,0
INT,16
ASC,0
Execution Error –141, “Invalid character data”
Attempted to set format to an illegal value.
None
Command: FORM INT
Query: FORM?
Response: INT,16
[SENSe:]DATA?
TRACe[:DATA]?
FORM:BORD
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