Keithley 2600B User Manual

Series 2600B
System SourceMeter® Instrument Reference Manual Section 7:
TSP command reference
2600BS-901-01 Rev. C / August 2016 7-101
format.asciiprecision
This attribute sets the precision (number of digits) for all numbers returned in the ASCII format.
Type TSP-Link accessible Affected by Where saved Default value
Attribute (RW) No Instrument reset
Recall setup
Not saved 6
Usage
precision = format.asciiprecision
format.asciiprecision = precision
precision
A number representing the number of digits to be printed for numbers printed with
the print(), printbuffer(), and printnumber() functions; must be a
number between 1 and 16
Details
This attribute specifies the precision (number of digits) for numeric data printed with the print(),
printbuffer(), and printnumber() functions. The format.asciiprecision attribute is only
used with the ASCII format. The precision value must be a number from 0 to 16.
Note that the precision is the number of significant digits printed. There is always one digit to the left
of the decimal point; be sure to include this digit when setting the precision.
Example
format.asciiprecision = 10
x = 2.54
printnumber(x)
format.asciiprecision = 3
printnumber(x)
Output:
2.540000000e+00
2.54e+00
Also see
format.byteorder (on page 7-101)
format.data (on page 7-102)
print() (on page 7-165)
printbuffer() (on page 7-166)
printnumber() (on page 7-169)
format.byteorder
This attribute sets the binary byte order for the data that is printed using the printnumber() and
printbuffer() functions.
Type TSP-Link accessible Affected by Where saved Default value
Attribute (RW)
Yes
Instrument reset
Recall setup
Not saved
1 (format.LITTLEENDIAN)

Keithley 2600B Specifications

General

Brand	Keithley
Model	2600B
Category	Measuring Instruments
Language	English