134 Multimeter Command Reference Chapter 3
FRESistance:RANGe:AUTO
[SENSe:]FRESistance:RANGe:AUTO <mode> enables or disables the autorange
function for 4-wire resistance 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 FRESistance:RANGe, autoranging is
turned
OFF.
Example Put 4-wire Resistance Measurements in the Autorange Mode
FRES:RANG:AUTO ON
Autorange is turned on for 4-wire ohms
measurements.
FRESistance:RANGe:AUTO?
[SENSe:]FRESistance: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
FRES:RANG:AUTO OFF
Disable autorange.
FRES: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