Anritsu FAQs
I have written a program that retrieves trace information from the Spectrum Master MS2721A. However, when I issue the command ":trace:data? 1", it takes about five seconds for the Spectrum Master to respond to the command and send the trace information. Is there any way to speed this up? Are there any settings I can tweak?
Try using :FORMAT:DATA INTEGER,32 or :FORMAT:DATA REAL,32 to cause the MS2721A to return the data in unformatted bytes of 32-bit integer or 32-bit IEEE 754 real numbers. The advantage is that the instrument doesn't have to spend time formatting the data into ASCII format, and fewer bytes are transmitted.
