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measurement cycle is completed. The format of the
printed data will be shown as the following:
<Primary measured data, Secondly measured
data, Tolerance Result > + <CR> <LF>
Data Types
Returned message is an ASCII string from the meter
responding to a query. A query is a command
accompanied a “?” mark. Table 4 below explains the
different data types.
Table 4 - Data Type of Responded Messages
Data Type Explanation Example
<NR1> An integer +800,-200,100,-50
<NR2>
This numeric
representation has
an explicit radix
point
+1.56,-0.001,10.5
<NR3>
This representation
has an explicit
radix point and an
exponent
+2.345678E+04
-1.345678E-01
<Boolean>
A parameter for
Boolean setting.
Always return “0”
or “1” for Boolean
ON or OFF