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Remote Control
2.1 Remote control basis
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A string parameter allows the ASCII string to be sent as a parameter. Single and double quotes are used
as separators.
Examples of string parameter:
„This is Valid‟ “This is also Valid” „SO IS THIS‟
Real response data
A large portion of measurement data are real. They are formatted as basic decimal notation or scientific
notation. Most high-level remote control languages all support these two formats.
Examples of real response data:
1.23E+0
-1.0E+2
+1.0E+2
0.5E+0
0.23
-100.0
+100.0
0.5
Integer response data
The integer response data are a decimal expression of an integer with the sign bit. When the status
register is queried, the integer response data will be mostly returned.
Examples of integer response data:
0
Optional sign bit
+100
L allowed
-100
Leading - allowed
256
No decimal point
Discrete response data
The discrete response data and discrete parameters are basically the same. The main difference is that
the discrete response data can only be returned in the short format with capitalized characters.
Examples of discrete response data:
INTernal
Internal amplitude stabilization
EXTernal
External amplitude stabilization
MMHead
Amplitude stabilization through MMW source module
Numeric Boolean response data
The Boolean response data returns a binary value of 1 or 0.
String response data
The string response data and string parameters are the same. The main difference is that the string
response data use double quotes rather than single quotes as the separator. The string response data
can also be inserted with double quotes inside which there can be no characters.
Examples of string response data:
“This is a string”
“one double quote inside brackets: (“”)”
