Agilent Technologies U2000 Series

FORMat Subsystem 5
U2000 Series Programming Guide 123
FORMat[:READings][:DATA] <character_data>
This command sets the data format for transferring numeric information to
either ASCii or REAL:
•When the format type is ASCii, numeric data is output as ASCII bytes in
the <NR3> format.
•When the format type is REAL, numeric data is output as IEEE 754 64 bit
floating point numbers in a definite length block. The result is an 8 byte
block per number. Each complete block is terminated by a line feed
character.
Syntax
Parameters
NOTE
FORMat data formatting is not affected by TRACe subsystem data formatting.
Item Description/Default Range of Values
character_data Data format for transferring data:
• ASCii
• REAL
ASCii
REAL
FORM
:READ :DATA
Space
?
character_data