Chapter 5 Remote Interface Reference

Scanning Overview

FORMat

:READing:TIME {OFFON}:READing:TIME?

Disable (default) or enable the inclusion of a time stamp with data produced by READ?, FETCh?, or other queries of scan results.

This command operates in conjunction with the other FORMat:READing commands (they are not mutually exclusive). Use the FORMat:READ: TIME:TYPE command (see below) to select absolute time (time of day with date) or relative time (time since start of scan). The :TIME? query reads whether or not the time is included. Returns “0” (OFF) or “1” (ON).

FORMat

:READing:UNIT {OFFON}:READing:UNIT?

Disable (default) or enable the inclusion of measurement units with data produced by READ?, FETCh?, or other queries of scan results.

This command operates in conjunction with the other FORMat:READing commands (they are not mutually exclusive). The :UNIT? query reads whether or not the units are included. Returns “0” (OFF) or “1” (ON).

FORMat

:READing:TIME:TYPE {ABSoluteRELative}:READing:TIME:TYPE?

Select the time format for storing scanned data in memory. You can select absolute time (time of day with date) or relative time (time since start of scan). The default is relative time. This command operates in conjunction with the FORMat:READing:TIME command (they are not mutually exclusive). The :TYPE? query returns “ABS” or “REL”.

Note: The absolute format is considerably slower than the relative format.

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