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Multimeter Command Reference 145Chapter 3
Example Query the Measurement Range
VOLT:AC:RANG 10
Select 10V range.
VOLT:AC:RANG?
Query multimeter to return the present range.
enter statement
Enter value into computer.
VOLTage:AC:RANGe:AUTO
[SENSe:]VOLTage:AC:RANGe:AUTO <mode> enables or disables the autorange
function for AC 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:AC: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:RANG:AUTO OFF).
• Related Commands: CONFigure, VOLTage:RANGe
• *RST Condition: VOLT:AC:RANG:AUTO ON
Example Disable AC Voltage Autoranging
VOLT:AC:RANG:AUTO OFF
Disable autorange.
VOLTage:AC:RANGe:AUTO?
[SENSe:]VOLTage:AC:RANGe:AUTO? returns a number to show whether the AC
voltage autorange mode is enabled or disabled: “
1” = ON, “0” = OFF. The value is
sent to the output buffer.
Example Query the Autorange Mode
VOLT:AC:RANG:AUTO OFF
Disable autorange.
VOLT:AC: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