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84 Agilent E1441A SCPI Command Reference
Chapter 3
FORMat
The FORMat command is used to set the byte order for making binary block
transfers.
Subsystem Syntax FORMat
:BORDer NORMal | SWAPped
:BORDer?
:BORDer
FORMat:BORDer NORMal|SWAPped is used only for binary block transfers to
specify the byte order during transfer. Select the byte order for binary transfers in the
block mode using the DATA:DAC command. The default is NORM.
Parameters
Comments • The function generator represents binary data as 12-bit integers, which are sent
as two bytes. Each data point in the waveform requires 12 bits, which must be
transferred as 16 bits (two bytes) on the function generator's 8-bit interface.
• Related Commands:
• *RST Condition: FORMat:BORDer NORMal
Example Change byte-order from the default NORMal to SWAPped
(least-significant byte of each data point is sent first).
:BORDer?
FORMat:BORDer? queries the byte order configuration (NORMal or SWAPped).
Returns “
NORM” or “SWAP”.
Parameter Name Description
NORMal (default) The most-significant byte (MSB) of each data point is sent
first.
SWAPped The least-significant byte (LSB) of each data point is sent
first. Most
PCs use the “swapped” byte order.