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Command Syntax (cont)
Terminator Characters
ASCII
Function # Code Control C Code
Carriage
Return
13 Chr(13) <Ctrl> M \n
Line Feed 10 Chr(10) <Ctrl> J \r
Backspace 8 Chr(8) <Ctrl> H \b
Form Feed 12 Chr(12) <Ctrl> L \f
EEE-488 Interface The Calibrator sends the
ASCII character Line Feed with the EOI control
line held high as the terminator for response
messages.
RS-232 Interface The Calibrator returns an EOL
(End of Line) character with each response,
selectable as CR, LF or both CRLF.
Response Message Data Types
Data Type Description
Integer Decimal numbers to 32768.
Floating Numbers plus an exponent.
String ASCII characters within
double or single quotes
(“string” or ‘string’).
Binary Block Data Defined by the IEEE-488.2.