Keithley 6517A User Manual

IEEE-488 Reference
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:BORDer <name>
:FORMat:BORDer <name> Specify binary byte order
Parameters <name> = NORMal Normal byte order for binary formats
SWAPped Reverse byte order for binary formats
Query :BORDer? Query byte order
Description This command is used to control the byte order for the IEEE754 binary formats. For normal byte
order, the data format for each element is sent as follows:
Byte 1 Byte 2 Byte 3 Byte 4 (Single precision)
Byte 1 Byte 2 ooo Byte 8 (Double precision)
For reverse byte order, the data format for each element is sent as follows:
Byte 4 Byte 3 Byte 2 Byte 1 (Single precision)
Byte 8 Byte 7 ooo Byte 1 (Double precision)
The “#,0” Header is not affected by this command. The Header is always sent at the beginning
of the data string for each measurement conversion.
The ASCII data format can only be sent in the normal byte order. The SWAPped selection is
simply ignored when the ASCII format is selected.

Keithley 6517A Specifications

General

Brand	Keithley
Model	6517A
Category	Measuring Instruments
Language	English