Section 7: SCPI command reference Series 2280 Precision DC Power Supply Reference Manual
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:FORMat:ELEMents
This command specifies or queries data elements to be included in the data string.
Recall settings
Instrument reset
Power cycle
Usage
:FORMat:ELEMents <item list>
:FORMat:ELEMents?
Details
When specifying data elements, you can:
ï‚§ Specify buffer elements in any order.
ï‚§ Include up to 9 elements in a single list.
ï‚§ Repeat elements as long as the number of elements in the list is 9 or less.
ï‚§ Use a comma to delineate multiple elements for a data point.
ï‚§ Use single or double quotes to enclose all of the elements.
The options for <item list> are described in the following table.
The measurement reading based on the
measurement function
The unit of measurement reading, source value,
and time stamp
CC (constant current), CV
(constant voltage), or
OFF
The date for the data point
The time for the data point
The timestamp for the data point
The relative time when the data point was
measured, in seconds
The relative time when the data point was
measured
The RELative and RSTamp elements are defined as the time since the first reading was stored in
the buffer. These values are reset every 24-hours. The DATE, TIME, and TSTamp elements
represent absolute time from the internal real-time clock (RTC).