Section 7: SCPI command reference
Model 2281S-20-6 DC Power Supply and Battery Simulator Reference Manual
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For example, for current measurements, if you expect a reading of approximately 50 mA, set
<range>
to
0.05
(or
50e-3)
to select the 100 mA range.
For concurrent measurements, range only applies to current measurement. For voltage
measurement, there is only one range.
Example
:SENS:CURR:RANG 0.01
Select the 10 mA range.
:SENS:CONC:RANG 1
Select the 1 A range.
:SENS:VOLT:RANG 32
Select the 32 V range.
Also see
:SENSe[n]:<function>:RANGe:AUTO
:SENSe[n]:<function>:RANGe:AUTO
This command determines if the range for measurements of the selected function is selected manually or
automatically.
Type
Affected by
Where saved
Default value
Command and query
Recall settings
Instrument reset
Power cycle
Saved setup
1 (ON)
Usage
:SENSe[n]:<function>:RANGe:AUTO <state>
:SENSe[n]:<function>:RANGe:AUTO?
[n]
Channel number: For single-channel instruments, the value is
1
<function>
The measurement function to which this setting applies:
Concurrent:
CONCurrent[:DC]
Current:
CURRent[:DC]
<state>
Set the measurement range manually:
OFF
or
0
Set the measurement range automatically:
ON
or
1
Details
This command determines how the range is selected.
When this command is set to off, you must set the range. If you do not set the range, the instrument
remains at the range that was last selected by autorange.
When this command is set to on, the instrument automatically goes to the most sensitive range to
perform the measurement.
If a range is manually selected through the front panel or a remote command, this command is
automatically set to off.