Technical data

Commands by Subsystem 5
Agilent InfiniiVision 5000 Series Oscilloscopes Programmer's Guide 601
:WAVeform:FORMat
(see page 750)
Command Syntax
:WAVeform:FORMat <value>
<value> ::= {WORD | BYTE | ASCii}
The :WAVeform:FORMat command sets the data transmission mode for
waveform data points. This command controls how the data is formatted
when sent from the oscilloscope.
• ASCii formatted data converts the internal integer data values to real
Y- axis values. Values are transferred as ASCii digits in floating point
notation, separated by commas.
ASCII formatted data is transferred ASCii text.
• WORD formatted data transfers 16- bit data as two bytes. The
:WAVeform:BYTeorder command can be used to specify whether the
upper or lower byte is transmitted first. The default (no command sent)
is that the upper byte transmitted first.
• BYTE formatted data is transferred as 8- bit bytes.
Query Syntax
:WAVeform:FORMat?
The :WAVeform:FORMat query returns the current output format for the
transfer of waveform data.
Return Format
<value><NL>
<value> ::= {WORD | BYTE | ASC}
See Also • "Introduction to :WAVeform Commands" on page 592
• ":WAVeform:BYTeorder" on page 597
• ":WAVeform:DATA" on page 599
• ":WAVeform:PREamble" on page 606
Example Code • "Example Code" on page 611