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AT516/AT516L User's Guide
LEVEL
Level
Trigger
Mode
4.1.2
Range
[RANGE]
SCPI Command:
FUNCtion:RANGe {<range number>,min,max}
SCPI Command:
FUNCtion:RANGe:MODE {AUTO,HOLD,NOMinal}
Table 4‐1
Range Mode
Mode
Function overview
Advantage
Disadvantage
Auto
range
AT516 sets the optimum range
automatic.
You don’t need to
select range.
The measurement
time is longer due
to the ranging time
Hold
range
Measurement is performed
with a fixed range
No ranging time is
required
You need to select
a proper range
depending on the
value of the DUT.
Nominal
Range
AT516 sets the optimum range
depending on the nominal
value.
You don’t need to
select range. No
ranging time is
required
Table 4‐2
Effective measurement range of AT516
Range No.
Range
Measurement range
Up
Down
0 10m
Ω
0.0000m
Ω
~30.000m
Ω
30m
Ω
300m
3
30
300
3k
30k
Ω
300k
Ω
3M
Ω
29m
Ω
290m
2.9
29
290
2.9k
29k
Ω
290k
Ω
2.9M
Ω
1
100m
29.000m
Ω
~300.00m
Ω
2
1
290.00m
Ω
~3.0000
Ω
3
10
2.9000
Ω
~30.000
Ω
4
100
29.000
Ω
~300.00
Ω
5
1k
290.00
Ω
~3.0000k
Ω
6
10k
2.9000k
Ω
~30.000k
Ω
7 100k
Ω
29.000k
Ω
~300.00k
Ω
8 1M
Ω
290.00k
Ω
~3.0000M
Ω
9 10M
Ω
2.9000M
Ω
~20.000M
Ω