Anritsu MS2840A - :FORMat[:DATA] ASCii|REAL|INTeger[,<length>]

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:FORMat[:DATA] ASCii|REAL|INTeger[,<length>]
Numeric Data Format
Function
This command sets the format of the data that is read out with
[:SENSe]:DATA?.
Command
:FORMat[:DATA] <format>[,<length>]
Parameter
<format>
Data format
ASCii
ASCii format (Default).
REAL
32-bit binary floating point format
INTeger
32-bit binary fixed point format.
<length>
Supplementary setting for selected format
This can be set only when ASCii is specified for
format.
32
If REAL is specified for format, the results are
returned in the 32-bit floating point format.
If INTeger is specified for format, the results are
returned in the 32-bit fixed point format.
This can be set only when REAL or INTeger is
specified for format.
When omitted: This will be 0 when ASCii is specified for format.
This will be 32 when REAL or INTeger is
specified for format.
Details
When REAL is specified for format, the trace data is output in the 32-bit
single-precision floating point format specified in IEEE754.
Example of Use
To set the trace data format to the ASCii format.
FORM ASC