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150 Multimeter Command Reference Chapter 3
VOLTage[:DC]:RANGe:AUTO
[SENSe:]VOLTage[:DC]:RANGe:AUTO <mode> enables or disables the autorange
function for DC voltage 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 VOLTage:DC:RANGe, autoranging is
turned
OFF.
• In order to specify an aperture time of 10
µ
s, you must select a fixed range
(e.g.,
VOLT:DC:RANG:AUTO OFF).
• Related Commands: CONFigure, VOLTage:RANGe
• *RST Condition: VOLT:DC:RANG:AUTO ON
Example Disable Autoranging
VOLT:DC:RANG:AUTO OFF
Disable autorange.
VOLTage[:DC]:RANGe:AUTO?
[SENSe:]VOLTage[:DC]:RANGe:AUTO? returns a number to show whether the
autorange mode is enabled or disabled: “
1” = ON, “0” = OFF. The value is sent to
the output buffer.
Example Query the Autorange Mode
VOLT:DC:RANG:AUTO OFF
Disable autorange.
VOLT:DC: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