EXFO FTB-500 Guía Del Usario página 446

COM Properties and Events
Properties
Description
Syntax
Parameter(s)
Response(s)
Notes
438
With this method you can retrieve data from the
device output queue in a binary format.
object.ReadBinary
None.
An array of bytes.
This method must be used in conjunction with
the Write method. Always ensure that a query
has been previously sent before attempting to
read a response from the output queue.
To properly set the data format, send the
following command (using the Write method):
FORM:DATA<wsp>PACKED
The retrieved data does not need to be converted
to a numeric format before you can use it in
calculations, for example.
To help you know the actual length of the
retrieved data, it has the following structure:
The first byte contains the # character.

The byte that immediately follows contains

the number of subsequent bytes that you
have to check to know the total length.
ReadBinary
FTB-500