:DISK:BFILe

Instrument:

DCA-X

DCA-M

Meas. mode:

Scope

Eye

Jitter

TDR

Flex Apps:

FlexDCA

Deprecated command. For FlexDCA revision A.05.30 and above, use the :DISK:FILE:READ command instead.

Command Syntax

:DISK:BFILe "filename",  <binary_data>

Query Syntax

:DISK:BFILe? "filename"

Description

Sends or returns the requested binary file in the definite-length block data format, which allows any type of device-dependent data to be transmitted over the system interface as a series of 8-bit binary data bytes. This is particularly useful for sending large quantities of data or 8-bit extended ASCII codes. The syntax is a pound sign (#) followed by a non-zero digit representing the number of following digits (decimal integer) that states the number of 8-bit data bytes being sent. This is followed by the actual data. For example, for transmitting 3000 bytes of data, the syntax would be: #43000<3000 bytes of data>. The leftmost character "4" represents the number of digits in the number of bytes, and "3000" represents the number of bytes to be transmitted. Byte order can affect the ability of your programs to correctly interpret block data. The byte order, or endianness, of returned block data is LSB (Least Significant Byte) first and is identical for both Waveform and Measure subsystem data.

To return a text file, use the :DISK:TFILe command.