FORMat:READing:TIME:TYPE
FORMat:READing:TIME:TYPE
Syntax
FORMat:READing:TIME:TYPE <format>
FORMat:READing:TIME:TYPE?
Description
This command selects the time format for timestamps returned when FORMat:READing:TIME is ON. You can select absolute time (time of day with date) or relative time (time in seconds since start of scan). This command operates in conjunction with the other FORMat:READing commands (they are not mutually exclusive). See Format Subsystem Introduction for examples of fully-formatted results from a scan.
Used With:
- 34901A 20 Channel Multiplexer (2/4-wire) Module
- 34902A 16 Channel Multiplexer (2/4-wire) Module
- 34907A Multifunction Module (digital input only)
- 34908A 40 Channel Single-Ended Multiplexer Module
Parameters
Name Type Range of Values Default Value <format> Discrete {ABSolute|RELative} This is a required parameter. The factory default is RELative.
Remarks
- The reading format applies to all readings being retrieved from the instrument; you cannot set the format on a per-channel basis.
- In terms of reading stored data from memory, the relative format is considerably faster than the absolute format.
- The absolute format is based on the instrument's real-time clock as set by the SYSTem:DATE and SYSTem:TIME commands.
- The time format setting is stored in volatile memory and will be disabled (OFF) when power is turned off or after a Factory Reset (*RST command).
Return Format
The query returns ABS or REL.
Examples
The following command enables the absolute time format (readings are stored with time of day and date information).
FORM:READ:TIME:TYPE ABS FORM:READ:TIME ON
The following query returns the time format setting.
FORM:READ:TIME:TYPE?
Typical Response: ABS