Operating the Meter Using the Computer Interface | 5 |
Computer Interface Command Set |
Range and Measurement Rate Commands and Queries
The commands in Table
Command
AUTO
AUTO?
FIXED
RANGE <range>
Table
Description
Causes the meter to enter the autoranging mode on the primary display. If the autorange mode cannot be selected (e.g., if REL, dB, MN MX, or diode/continuity test is selected), an Execution Error is generated.
Causes meter to return "1" if it is in autorange, or "0" if it is not.
Causes the meter to exit autoranging on the primary display and enter manual ranging. The present range becomes the selected range.
Sets the primary display to the range designated by <range>. <range> is a number between 1 and 7 that corresponds to a range shown in Tables
Table
Range Value
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Voltage
Range
300mV
3 V
30V 300 V
1000 V dc*
ERROR
ERROR
Ohms Range
300Ω
3 kΩ
30 kΩ
300kΩ 3 MΩ
30MΩ
300MΩ
Current Range
30mA 100 mA
10 A
ERROR ERROR ERROR ERROR
Frequency
Range
1000 Hz
10kHz 100 kHz
1000 kHz
1MHz
ERROR ERROR
* 1000 V dc, 750 V ac
Table
Range | Voltage |
Value | Range |
|
|
1100 mV
21000 mV
310 V
4100 V
51000 V dc*
6ERROR
7ERROR
*1000 V dc, 750 V ac
Ohms Range
100 Ω
1000 Ω
10kΩ
100kΩ
1000 kΩ
10MΩ
100MΩ
Current Range
10mA 100 mA
10 A
ERROR ERROR ERROR ERROR
Frequency
Range
1000 Hz
10kHz 100 kHz
1000 kHz
1MHz
ERROR ERROR