HP (Hewlett-Packard) E1412A Waterskis User Manual


 
142 Multimeter Command Reference Chapter 3
Example Query the Measurement Range
RES:RANG 100
Select 100
range.
RES:RANG?
Query multimeter to return the present range.
enter statement
Enter value into computer.
RESistance:RANGe:AUTO
[SENSe:]RESistance:RANGe:AUTO <mode> enables or disables the autorange
function for 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 RESistance:RANGe, autoranging is
turned
OFF.
Related Commands: CONFigure, RESistance:RANGe
*RST Condition: RES:RANG:AUTO ON
Example Disable Autoranging
RES:RANG:AUTO OFF
Disable autorange.
RESistance:RANGe:AUTO?
[SENSe:]RESistance: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
RES:RANG:AUTO OFF
Disable autorange.
RES: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