Agilent Technologies 5000 Series manual WAVeformFORMat, Query Syntax

3Commands by Subsystem

:WAVeform:FORMat

	(see page 530)
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 403
	• ":WAVeform:BYTeorder" on page 408
	• ":WAVeform:DATA" on page 410
	• ":WAVeform:PREamble" on page 417
Example Code	• "Example Code" on page 420

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