64 Keysight E4981A 120 Hz/1 kHz/1 MHz Capacitance Meter
Reading Out Measured Result
Data Transfer Format
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ASCII transfer format
When data is transferred in the ASCII transfer format, values are transferred as
ASCII bytes in one of the following formats. According to the specification of
IEEE488.2, values are separated by a comma (,).
• Integer format
The format shown in Figure 6-4. Numerical values are expressed as
integers. For example, the value, 11, is expressed as “+11.”
Figure 6-4 Integer format
• Floating point format
The format shown in Figure 6-5. Numerical values are expressed using a
floating point. For example, the value, 1000, is expressed as
“+1.00000E+03.”
Figure 6-5 Floating point format
The string length of numerical values is not constant. Therefore, the
comma does not occur at constant intervals when extracting numerical
values from the read out numerical data string.
The long format is available in floating point format. To set the long floating
point format, use the following command::FORMat:ASCii:LONG on
page 222.