Table 2-1: Parameter Types Used In Syntax Descriptions - Sony 3026 Programmer's Manual

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Table 2 1: Parameter types used in syntax descriptions
Parameter Type
binary
1
arbitrary block
boolean
discrete
2
hexadecimal
2,3
NR1 numeric
2
NR2 numeric
2
NR3 numeric
2
NRf numeric
4
string
1
Defined in ANSI/IEEE 488.2 as Definite Length Arbitrary Block Response Data."
2
An ANSI/IEEE 488.2-1992 defined parameter type.
3
Some commands and queries will accept a hexadecimal value even though the
parameter type is defined as NR1.
4
Defined in ANSI/IEEE 488.2 as String Response Data."
Description
Binary numbers
A specified length of arbitrary
data
Boolean numbers or values
A list of specific values
Hexadecimal numbers
(0-9, A, B, C, D, E, F)
Integers
Decimal numbers
Floating point numbers
Flexible decimal number that
may be type NR1, NR2 or NR3
Alphanumeric characters (must
be within quotation marks)
Syntax
Example
#B0110
#512234xxxxx . . . where 5
indicates that the following 5
digits (12234) specify the length
of the data in bytes; xxxxx ...
indicates the data
ON or 1
OFF or 0
MIN, MAX, UP, DOWN
#HAA, #H1
0, 1, 15, -1
1.2, 3.141516, -6.5
3.1415E-9, -16.1E5
See NR1, NR2, NR3 examples
Testing 1, 2, 3"
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