Speed Advantage

Using the Special

Non-SCPI

Commands

(F1-F4 and R1-R7)

You can save approximately three (3) milliseconds by using an F1 - F4 special function command instead of changing function with the equivalent SCPI [SENSe:] function command. You can save approximately five (5) milliseconds by using an R1 - R7 special range command instead of changing the range with the equivalent SCPI [SENSe:] range command.

Special Commands and Their Equivalent [SENSe:] Command

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Speed

Special

 

 

 

 

Advantage

Command

Equivalent [SENSe:] SCPI command

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

F1

[SENSe:]FUNC "VOLT[:DC]"

 

 

approximate

 

 

 

 

 

F2

[SENSe:]FUNC "CURR[:DC]"

 

 

3 mS advan-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

tage with spe-

F3

[SENSe:]FUNC "RES"

 

 

cial command

 

 

 

 

 

F4

[SENSe:]FUNC "FRES"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The special range command affects the currently configured function.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R1

[SENSe:]VOLT[:DC]:RANG 0.1

 

 

 

 

[SENSe:]CURR[:DC]:RANG 0.01

 

 

approximate

 

[SENSe:]RES:RANG 100

 

 

5 mS advan-

 

[SENSe:]FRES:RANG 100

 

 

tage with spe-

 

 

 

 

 

R2

[SENSe:]VOLT[:DC]:RANG 1

 

 

cial command

 

 

 

[SENSe:]CURR[:DC]:RANG 0.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[SENSe:]RES:RANG 1000

 

 

 

 

[SENSe:]FRES:RANG 1000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R3

[SENSe:]VOLT[:DC]:RANG 10

 

 

 

 

[SENSe:]CURR[:DC]:RANG 1

 

 

 

 

[SENSe:]RES:RANG 10000

 

 

 

 

[SENSe:]FRES:RANG 10000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R4

[SENSe:]VOLT[:DC]:RANG 100

 

 

 

 

[SENSe:]CURR[:DC]:RANG 3

 

 

 

 

[SENSe:]RES:RANG 1E5

 

 

 

 

[SENSe:]FRES:RANG 1E5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R5

[SENSe:]VOLT[:DC]:RANG 300

 

 

 

 

CURR[:DC]

DOES NOT APPLY

 

 

 

 

[SENSe:]RES:RANG 1E6

 

 

 

 

[SENSe:]FRES:RANG 1E6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R6

VOLT[:DC]

DOES NOT APPLY

 

 

 

 

CURR[:DC]

DOES NOT APPLY

 

 

 

 

[SENSe:]RES:RANG 10E6

 

 

 

 

[SENSe:]FRES:RANG 10E6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R7

VOLT[:DC]

DOES NOT APPLY

 

 

 

 

CURR[:DC]

DOES NOT APPLY

 

 

 

 

[SENSe:]RES:RANG 100E6

 

 

 

 

[SENSe:]FRES:RANG 100E6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

194 Measurement Speed and Accuracy Trade-offs

Appendix C