130 Multimeter Command Reference Chapter 3
FREQuency:VOLTage:RANGe:AUTO
[SENSe:]FREQuency:VOLTage:RANGe:AUTO <mode> enables or disables the
autorange function for the signal level of frequency measurements.
Parameters
Comments • You can substitute decimal values for the OFF (“0”) and ON (“1”) parameters.
• When autoranging is ON, the multimeter samples the input before each
measurement and selects the appropriate range.
• If you explicitly select a range using FREQuency:VOLT:RANGe, autoranging
is turned
OFF.
• Related Commands: CONFigure, PERiod:VOLT:RANGe
• *RST Condition: FREQ:VOLT:RANG:AUTO ON
Example Disable Autoranging
FREQ:VOLT:RANG:AUTO OFF
Disable autorange.
FREQuency:VOLTage:RANGe:AUTO?
[SENSe:]FREQuency:VOLTage:RANGe:AUTO? returns a number to show
whether the autorange mode is enabled or disabled: “
1” = ON, “0” = OFF. The
number is sent to the output buffer.
Example Query the Autorange Mode
FREQ:VOLT:RANG:AUTO OFF
Disable autorange.
FREQ:VOLT:RANG:AUTO?
Query multimeter to return autorange mode.
enter statement
Enter value into computer.
Parameter Name Parameter Type Range of Values Default Units
<
mode>
boolean OFF|0|ON|1 none