Agilent Technologies N5700 manual Parameter Types, Numeric Parameters, Suffixes and Multipliers

Operating the Power Supply Remotely 4

Parameter Types

Data programmed or queried from the power supply is ASCII. The data may be numerical or character string.

Numeric Parameters

Symbol	Response Formats
<NR1>	Digits with an implied decimal point assumed at the right of the
	least-significant digit. Examples: 273
<NR2>	Digits with an explicit decimal point. Example: 27.3
<NR3>	Digits with an explicit decimal point and an exponent. Example:
	2.73E+02

	Parameter Formats
<NRf>	Extended format that includes <NR1>, <NR2> and <NR3>.
	Examples: 273	27.3	2.73E+02
<NRf+>	Expanded decimal format that includes <NRf> and MIN, MAX.
	Examples: 273	27.3	2.73E+02 MAX.
	MIN and MAX are the minimum and maximum limit values that
	are implicit in the range specification for the parameter.
<Bool>	Boolean Data. Can be numeric (0, 1), or named (OFF, ON).
<SPD>	String program data. String parameters enclosed in single or
	double quotes.

Suffixes and Multipliers

Class	Suffix	Unit	Unit with Multiplier
Current	A	ampere	MA (milliampere)
Amplitude	V	volt	MV (millivolt)
Time	S	second	MS (millisecond)
Common Multipliers
1E3	K	kilo
1E-3	M	milli
1E-6	U	micro

Response Data Types

Symbol	Response Formats
<CRD>	Character Response Data. Returns discrete parameters. Only
	the short form of the parameter is returned.
<AARD>	Arbitrary ASCII Response Data. Permits the return of
	undelimited 7-bit ASCII. This data type has an implied message
	terminator.
<SRD>	String Response Data. Returns string parameters enclosed in
	double quotes.

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