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measurement cycle is completed. The format of the

printed data will be shown as the following:

data, Tolerance Result > +

Data Types

Returned message is an ASCII string from the meter

responding to a query. A query is a command

accompanied a “?” mark. Table 4 below explains the

different data types.

Table 4 - Data Type of Responded Messages

Data Type

Explanation

Example

An integer

+800,-200,100,-50

This numeric

representation has

an explicit radix

point

+1.56,-0.001,10.5

This representation

has an explicit

radix point and an

exponent

+2.345678E+04

-1.345678E-01

A parameter for

Boolean setting.

Always return “0”

or “1” for Boolean

ON or OFF

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