ByteOrder (Instrument Control Toolbox)

Specify the byte order of the instrument

Description

You configure ByteOrder to be littleEndian or bigEndian. If ByteOrder is littleEndian, then the instrument stores the first byte in the first memory address. If ByteOrder is bigEndian, then the instrument stores the last byte in the first memory address.

For example, suppose the hexadecimal value 4F52 is to be stored in instrument memory. Because this value consists of two bytes, 4F and 52, two memory locations are used. Using big-endian format, 4F is stored first in the lower storage address. Using little-endian format, 52 is stored first in the lower storage address.

Note You should configure ByteOrder to the appropriate value for your instrument before performing a read or write operation. Refer to your instrument documentation for information about the order in which it stores bytes.

Characteristics

Usage
Any instrument object

Read only
Never

Data type
String

Usage	Any instrument object
Read only	Never
Data type	String

Values

{littleEndian}
The byte order of the instrument is little-endian.

bigEndian
The byte order of the instrument is big-endian.

`{littleEndian}`	The byte order of the instrument is little-endian.
`bigEndian`	The byte order of the instrument is big-endian.

See Also

Properties

Status

BusManagementStatus BytesAvailable