• Modes

  Atom Format	Data Mode	Atom Size
  Scalar	S	1 scalar
  Complex	C	2 scalars
  Vector (3-tuple)	V	3 scalars
  Quad Vector (4-tuple)	Q	4 scalars
  Matrix (3x3)	M	9 scalars
  Transmatrix (4x4)	T	16 scalars
  Generic Multiplier	1 ≤ n ≤ 9	n scalars
  Generic Multiplier (Ten)	X	10 scalars
  ASCII Multiplier (32)	A	32 scalars

  • The most common multipliers are Scalar (S), Complex (C), and Vector (V).
  • The generic multipliers (1-9, X, and A) are most often used with the ASCII type.

'A' Data mode not yet in BLUE ICD
Support for 'A' mode as a 32x multiplier was added in NeXtMidas 3.1.0 and X-Midas 4.6.0. It has not been formally added to the Blue File CCD.

X-Midas Users Take Note:
Prior to X-Midas 4.x, there are no TYPE and MODE characters which are the same. With the addition of X type, this is no longer true, since X is also a MODE. New functions are added to support this, be sure to use them.