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Temperature Measurement Commands
See "Temperature Measurement Configuration" on page 71 in Chapter 3.
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The meter stores the last settings used for temperature measurements
in non-volatile memory and uses these values as the default for future
measurements. You can, therefore, make temperature measurements
without having to set the transducer type or reference each time.
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A range setting is not meaningful for temperature measurements.
The range parameter is included in the commands to allow you to set
the resolution. For temperature measurements, set the range to 1.
Other numbers can be entered and are ignored. The range is reported
as 1 in response to a query.
MEASure:TEMPerature?
{TC | DEF},{B | E | J | K | N | R | S | T | DEF}[, 1, {< resolution> | MIN | MAX | DEF}]
{THER | DEF},DEF[, 1, {< resolution> | MIN | MAX | DEF}]
{FRTD | DEF},{85 | 91 | DEF}[, 1, {< resolution> | MIN | MAX | DEF}]
These commands preset and configure the meter for temperature
measurements using the specified probe type and resolution. The reading
is sent to the output buffer. Set the measurement probe type in the first
parameter, either TC (thermocouple), THER (Thermistor), or FRTD
(four-wire RTD). The DEF (default) option sets the last probe type used.
Set the thermocouple or RTD type in the second parameter. Set to DEF
for thermistors. The optional parameter,
1 , is a place holder to allow you
to set the resolution.
CONFigure:TEMPerature
{TC | DEF},{B | E | J | K | N | R | S | T | DEF}[, 1, {< resolution> | MIN | MAX | DEF}]
{THER | DEF},DEF[, 1, {< resolution> | MIN | MAX | DEF}]
{FRTD | DEF},{85 | 91 | DEF}[, 1, {< resolution> | MIN | MAX | DEF}]
These commands preset and configure the meter for temperature
measurements using the specified probe type and resolution. This
command
does not initiate the measurement. Set the measurement probe
type in the first parameter, either TC (thermocouple), THER
(Thermistor), or FRTD (four-wire RTD). The DEF (default) option sets
the last probe type used. Set the thermocouple type in the second
parameter. Set to DEF for thermistors. The optional parameter,
1 , is a
place holder to allow you to set the resolution.
Chapter 4 Remote Interface Reference
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