Introduction to Programming 2
Keysight Models 6811C, 6812C, and 6813C Programming Guide 47
SCPI Data Formats
All data programmed to or returned from the ac source is ASCII. The data may be
numerical or character string.
Numerical data formats
Symbol Data form
Talking formats
<NR1>
Digits with an implied decimal point assumed at the right of the least-significant digit.
Examples: 273
<NR2>
Digits with an explicit decimal point.
Example: .0273
<NR3>
Digits with an explicit decimal point and an exponent.
Example: 2.73E+2
<bool>
Boolean data.
Example: 0 | 1 or OFF | ON (0 = OFF; 1 = ON)
Listening formats
<Nrf>
Extended format that includes <NR1>, <NR2> and <NR3>.
Examples: 273273. 2.73E2
<Nrf+>
Expanded decimal format that includes <NRf> and MINMAX.
Examples: 273 73.2 .73E2 MAX.
MIN and MAX are the minimum and maximum limit values that are implicit in the
range specification for the parameter.
<bool>
Boolean data.
Example: 0 | 1