HP 4284A - Page 208

Data Transfer
The HP 4284A oers two data formats for HP-IB data transfer to the
controller, ASCII and BINARY. The data transfer rates for these
data formats are dierent.
ASCII Format
The ASCII data format is the default output format. When the
FORMat:DATA ASCII command is executed, the HP 4284A transfers
data in the ASCII format. The ASCII data output format on the
MEAS DISPLAY, BIN No. DISPLAY, or BIN COUNT DISPLAY
page is describ ed in Figure 7-4.
Figure 7-4. ASCII Format 1
The < DATAA > , < DATAB > , < STATUS > , and < BIN No. >
formats are as follows.
< DATAA > and < DATAB > format:
The data output formats for < DATAA > (primary parameter's
measurement data), and < DATAB > (secondary parameter's
measurement data) uses the 12 ASCI I character xed length
format as follows.
SN.NNNNNESNN
(S: +/ 0 , N: 0 to 9, E: Exponent Sign)
< STATUS > Format:
The < STATUS > data shows the measurement status when getting
the measurement data as follows.
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