Anritsu MS2026C - Numeric Data Format

:FORMat Subsystem Spectrum Analyzer Commands
6-38 PN: 10580-00306 Rev. E MS20xxC PM
Numeric Data Format
:FORMat[:READings][:DATA]
Description: This command specifies the format in which data is returned in certain
commands. The optional <length> parameter is needed for REAL
format only. It defines the length of the floating point number in bits.
Valid values are 32 and 64. If no length is specified, then the default
length of REAL data is set to 64 bits.
ASCii format returns the data in comma-separated ASCII format. The
units are the current instrument units. This format requires many more
bytes, and it is therefore the slowest format. INTeger,32 values are
signed 32-bit integers in little-endian byte order. This format returns
the data in 4-byte blocks. The units are always mdBm. For example, if
the measured result were –12.345 dBm, then that value would be sent
as –12345. REAL,32 values are 32-bit floating point numbers
conforming to the IEEE 754 standard in little-endian byte order. This
format returns the data in 4-byte binary format. The units are the
current instrument units. REAL,64 values are 64-bit floating point
numbers conforming to the IEEE 754 standard in little-endian byte
order. This format returns the data in 8-byte binary format. The units
are the current instrument units. For a more precise reading, REAL,64
should be used instead of REAL,32 when the current instrument unit is
set to Volt or Watt.
Both INTeger and REAL formats return a definite block length. Each
transfer begins with an ASCII header such as #42204 for INTeger,32
and REAL,32 and #44408 for REAL,64. The first digit represents the
number of following digits in the header (in this example, 4). The
remainder of the header indicates the number of bytes that follow the
header (in this example, 2204 for INT,32 and REAL,32 and 4408 for
REAL,64). You then divide the number of following bytes by the number
of bytes in the data format that you have chosen (4 for both INTeger,32
and REAL,32, and 8 for REAL,64) to get the number of data points (in
this example, 551).
Syntax: :FORMat[:READings][:DATA]
ASCii|INTeger,32|REAL,[<length>]
:FORMat[:READings][:DATA]?
Cmd Parameter: <char> ASCii|INTeger,32|REAL,[<length>]
Query Response: <char> ASCii|INTeger,32|REAL,[<length>]
Default Value: ASCii
Related Command: :TRACe[:DATA]
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