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Table 9. CONFigure Command Summary 
Command Description 
CONFigure[:SCALar] 
 [:VOLTage] 
    [:DC [{range}[, {resolution}]]] 
    :AC [{range}[, {resolution}]] 
 :CURRent 
    [:DC[ {range}][, {resolution}]]] 
    :AC [{range}][, {resolution}]] 
  :RESistance [{range}[, {resolution}]] 
  :FRESistance [{range}[, {resolution}]] 
  :FREQuency [{range}[, {resolution}]] 
  :PERiod [{range}[, {resolution}]] 
  :CAPacitance [{range}[, {resolution}]] 
 :TEMPerature:FRTD [{<RTD Type>}] 
  :TEMPerature:RTD [{<RTD Type>}] 
 :CONTinuity 
  :DIODe [{low current}][, {high voltage}]] 
CONFigure? 
Subsystem to set Meter function 
  Path to set voltage function 
    Selects dc volts function  
    Selects ac volts function 
  Path to set current function 
    Selects dc current function 
    Selects ac current function 
  Selects resistance function 
  Selects 4-wire resistance function 
  Selects frequency function 
 Selects period function 
  Selects capacitance function 
  Selects 4-wire temperature function 
  Selects 2-wire temperature function 
  Selects continuity function 
  Selects diode function 
Retrieves present Meter configuration 
Table 10. IEEE 488.2 Common Command Summary 
Command Description 
*CLS 
*ESE <enable value> 
*ESE? 
*ESR? 
*IDN? 
*OPC 
*OPC? 
 
*PSC {0|1} 
*PSC? 
*RST 
*SRE <enable value> 
*SRE? 
*STB? 
*TST 
 
*TRG 
Clear status byte summary, and all event registers 
Enable bits in standard event register 
Retrieve standard event enable register 
Retrieve standard event register 
Retrieve meter’s identification string 
Set ‘Operation Complete” bit in Standard event reg. 
Returns “1” in output buffer after command 
execution. 
Power-on status clear 
Retrieve power-on status clear setting 
Reset Meter to its power-on state 
Enable bits in status byte register 
Retrieve bits in status byte register 
Retrieve the status byte summary register 
Perform self-test. Returns “0” if the test succeeds, 
“1” if the test fails. 
Trigger a measurement