Section 14: SCPI command reference
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REAL,32
or
SREal
selects the binary IEEE standard 754 single precision data format. The figure
below shows the normal byte order format for each data element. For example, if three valid elements
are specified, the data string for each reading conversion is made up of three 32-bit data blocks. Note
that the data string for each reading conversion is preceded by a 2-byte header that is the binary
equivalent of an ASCII # sign and 0.
Figure 114: IEEE754 single precision data format (32 data bits)
REAL,64
or
DREal
selects the binary IEEE754 double precision data format and is shown in the
following figure (normal byte order shown). This format is similar to the single precision format except
that it is 64 bits long.
Figure 115: IEEE754 double precision data format (64 data bits)
Also see
:ELEMents <item list>
(on page 14-53)
