IEEE-488.2 Headers: Both PACKed and REAL formats return data preceded by the IEEE-488.2 definite length arbitrary block header. The header is # <num_digits> <num_bytes>, where

# signifies a block transfer

<num_digits> is a single digit (1 through 9) which specifies how many digits (ASCII characters) are in <num_bytes>

<num_bytes> is the number of data bytes which immediately follow the <num_bytes> field

Executable when initiated: YES

Coupled command: NO

Reset (*RST) condition: none

[SENSe:]DATA:COUNt?

[SENSe:]DATA:COUNt? returns the number of readings available to be read by the DATA? command per channel. This is useful for determining

the amount of data taken in an aborted measurement. The data count from a completed measurement is equal to the sample count set by SAMPle:COUNt.

[SENSe:]DATA:CVTable?

Parameters

Comments

[SENSe:]DATA:CVTable? (@channel_list) returns the most recent reading taken from each specified channel. The last reading (Current Value) from each channel is returned in channel number order starting with the first one in the list.

Name

Type

Range of Values

Default Value

 

 

 

 

channel_list

numeric

1-2 (E1563A)

N/A

 

 

1-4 (E1564A)

 

 

 

 

 

Addressing Channels: channel_list has the form (@1) or (@2), (@1,2), (@1:4) or (@1,2,3,4). For specific channels, but not all, the format is (@1,3,4). If you do not specify channels in ascending order, such as (@2,1) or (@3,4,2), they are rearranged as 1,2 or 2,3,4 respectively.

PACKed Format Data: Data are returned as raw data (16-bit integers) when the data format is set to PACKed (see the FORMat[:DATA] PACKed command). To convert the raw readings to voltages, use voltage = reading

*range/32768 or voltage = reading * resolution (use [SENSe:]VOLTage [:DC]:RESolution? to obtain the resolution value).

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E1563A, E1564A specifications

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