Agilent Technologies Switch/Measure manual Reading Format, Relative Format Default

2Features and Functions

Reading Format

During a scan, the instrument automatically adds a time stamp to all readings and stores them in memory. Each reading is stored with measurement units, time stamp, channel number, and alarm status information. From the remote interface, you can specify which information you want returned with the readings (from the front panel, all of the information is available for viewing). The examples below show a reading in relative and absolute format with all fields enabled.

Relative Format (Default):

2.61950000E+01 C,000000000.017,1003,2

12 3 4

1	Reading with units (26.195 °C)	3	Channel number
2	Time since start of scan (17 ms)	4	Alarm limit threshold crossed
			(0 = No Alarm, 1 = LO, 2 = HI)

Absolute Format:

2.61950000E+01 C,2004,11,21,15,30,23.000,1003,2

	1	2	3	4	5
1	Reading with units (26.195 °C)	4	Channel number
2	Date (November 21, 2004)	5	Alarm limit threshold crossed
3	Time of day (3:30:23.000 PM)		(0 = No Alarm, 1 = LO, 2 = HI)

•The reading format applies to all readings being removed from the instrument from a scan; you cannot set the format on a per- channel basis.

•The CONFigure and MEASure? commands automatically turn off the units, time, channel, and alarm information.

•The format settings are stored in volatile memory and will be lost when power is turned off or after a Factory Reset (*RST command).

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