142 Multimeter Command Reference Chapter 3
Example Query the Measurement Range
RES:RANG 100
Select 100
Ω
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