HP (Hewlett-Packard) E1412A Waterskis User Manual


 
108 Multimeter Command Reference Chapter 3
:VOLTage:AC?
MEASure:VOLTage:AC? [<range>|MIN|MAX|DEF|AUTO
[,<
resolution>|MIN|MAX|DEF]] selects the AC-coupled RMS voltage function and
allows you to specify the range and resolution (see range versus resolution table at
start of chapter).
Parameters
Comments To select a standard measurement range, specify range as the input signal’s
maximum expected voltage. The multimeter then selects the correct range to
accept the input.
The AUTO or DEFault option for the range parameter enables autorange.
The
DEF option for the resolution parameter defaults the integration time to
10 PLC.
The MIN and MAX parameters select the minimum or maximum values for
range:
For range:
MIN = 0.1V; MAX = 300V.
For resolution:
MIN selects the best resolution (the smallest value) for the
selected range.
MAX selects the worst resolution (the largest value) for the
selected range. See Table 3-4 on page 71 for valid resolution choices for
each range.
To select autorange, specify DEF for range or do not specify a value for the
range and resolution parameters. In the autorange mode, the multimeter
samples the input signal before each measurement and selects the appropriate
range.
To specify a MIN or MAX resolution while autoranging, you must specify
MEAS:VOLT:AC? DEF (you cannot omit the range parameter). This prevents
the
MIN or MAX resolution from being interpreted as a range setting and the
resulting command becomes
MEAS:VOLT:AC? DEF,MIN or
MEAS:VOLT:AC? DEF,MAX.
Example Making AC Voltage Measurements
MEAS:VOLT:AC? 0.54,MAX
Function: AC volts; range selected: 1V;
MAX resolution: 100µV.
Parameter Name Parameter Type Range of Values Default Units
<
range>
numeric 0.1V|1V|10V|100V|300V|
MIN|MAX|DEF|AUTO
volts
<resolution>
numeric
resolution|MIN|MAX|DEF
volts