Specifications

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Retrieving Measurement Results
Data Transfer Format
6. Retrieving Measurement
Results
ASCII format
When you select the ASCII format as the data transfer format, numbers are transferred as
ASCII bytes, each of which corresponds to one of the formats shown below. Note that
numbers are separated by a comma (,) in accordance with the IEEE 488.2 specification.
NOTE Since numeric data strings vary in length, commas appear at varying points in the data.
Keep this in mind as you extract data from retrieved numeric data strings in your program.
• Integer format
Numbers are expressed as integers in this format (Figure 6-1). For example, 201 is
expressed as “+201” or “201.”
Figure 6-1 Integer format
• Floating-point number format
Numbers are expressed with floating points in this format (Figure 6-2). For example,
1000 is expressed as “1.0E+3” or “+1.0E+3.”
Figure 6-2 Floating-point number format