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IEEE 488.2 and Specific Command Reference
FTB-2 and FTB-2 Pro 361
Specific Commands
Specific Commands
:FORMat[:DATA]
Description The FORMat[:DATA] command selects the data
format and . The
parameter is optional for all data format, its
meaning is dependent on the data format
selected.
If PACKed type is selected, the data is transferred
in a . The
ASCii-type data is automatically identified by its
syntax. Therefore, in these cases, the FORMat
subsystem is only necessary to determine the
output format.
At *RST, ASCii is selected as the default data
format and the is set to 0.
Syntax :FORMat[:DATA]ASCii|PACKed[,
h>]
Parameter(s)

Type:
The program data syntax for the first parameter is
defined as a
element. The allowed
DATA> elements for this parameter are:
ASCii|PACKed.