Campbell CR850 User Manual

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Appendix E. FP2 Data Format
FP2 data are two-byte big-endian values. Representing bits in each byte pair as
ABCDEFGH IJKLMNOP, bits are described in table FP2 Data-Format Bit
Descriptions
(p. 535).
Table 122. FP2 Data-Format Bit Descriptions
Bit Description
A Polarity, 0 = +, 1 = –
B, C Decimal locaters as defined in the table FP2 Decimal Locater Bits.
D - P
13-bit binary value, D being the MSB (p. 205). Largest 13-bit magnitude is 8191, but
Cam
pbell Scientific defines the largest-allowable magnitude as 7999
Decimal locaters can be viewed as a negative base-10 exponent with decimal
locations as shown in table FP2 Decimal-Locater Bits
(p. 535).
Table 123. FP2 Decimal-
Locater Bits
B C Decimal Location
0 0 XXXX.
0 1 XXX.X
1 0 XX.XX
1 1 X.XXX
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Campbell CR850 Specifications

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Brand	Campbell
Model	CR850
Category	Measuring Instruments
Language	English