Chroma 6404 - Numerical Data Formats; Boolean Data Format

Programmable AC Source 6404/6408 User’s Manual
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that :STATe may be omitted.
6.3.2 Numerical Data Formats
Formats:
The 6404/6408 AC Source accepts numeric data of the following formats:
Symbol
Description
Example
NR1
Digits with no decimal point. The decimal point is
assumed to be to the right of the least-significant digit.
123, 0123
NR2
Digits with a decimal point.
12.3, .123
NR3
Digit with a decimal point and an exponent.
1.23E+2, 12.3E-1
NRf
Flexible decimal form that includes NR1, NR2, NR3
12, 12.3, 1.23E2
NRf+
Expanded decimal form that includes NRf, MINimum
and MAXimum.
12, 12.3, 1.23E2
MINimum and MAXimum are the minimum and
maximum limit values for the parameter.
MIN, MAXimum
Suffixes:
Numeric data may be followed by an optional suffix including a multiplier and/or unit. If the
suffix is omitted, default units are used.
The default units of Frequency, Voltage, and Current are Hz, Volt, and Ampere respectively.
The valid suffixes (unit and multipliers) are as follows:
Units
Class
Preferred
Suffix
Allowed
Suffix
Referenced
Unit
Frequency
Hz
MHz
Hertz
Megahertz
Voltage
V
Volt
Current
A
Ampere
Common Multipliers
Multiplier
Definition
K
1E3
M
1E-3
6.3.3 Boolean Data Format
The Boolean parameter <Boolean> takes the form ON|OFF|<NRf>. Boolean parameter has
a value of 0 or 1, and is unitless. Any input value of <NRf> is rounded to an integer and the
non-zero result is interpreted as “1”. The values “ON” and “OFF” are also acceptable on the
input commands for increasing readability. “ON” represents “1”, and “OFF” corresponds to
“0”.
Queries shall return 1 or 0, not ON or OFF.