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Commands by Subsystem 5

Agilent InfiniiVision 5000 Series Oscilloscopes Programmer's Guide 511

:WAVeform:FORMat

(see page 658)

Command Syntax

:WAVeform:FORMat <value>

<value> ::= {WORD | BYTE | ASCii}

The :WAVeform:FORMat command sets the data transmission mode for

waveform data points. This command controls how the data is formatted

when sent from the oscilloscope.

• ASCii formatted data converts the internal integer data values to real

Y- axis values. Values are transferred as ASCii digits in floating point

notation, separated by commas.

ASCII formatted data is transferred ASCii text.

• WORD formatted data transfers 16- bit data as two bytes. The

:WAVeform:BYTeorder command can be used to specify whether the

upper or lower byte is transmitted first. The default (no command sent)

is that the upper byte transmitted first.

• BYTE formatted data is transferred as 8- bit bytes.

Query Syntax

:WAVeform:FORMat?

The :WAVeform:FORMat query returns the current output format for the

transfer of waveform data.

Return Format

<value> ::= {WORD | BYTE | ASC}

See Also • "Introduction to :WAVeform Commands" on page 502

• ":WAVeform:BYTeorder" on page 507

• ":WAVeform:DATA" on page 509

• ":WAVeform:PREamble" on page 516

Example Code • "Example Code" on page 521

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