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Table 12. Measurement Configuration Command Summary (cont.) 
Command
[1]
 Description 
  :RANGe {<range>|MINimum|MAXimum} 
    :AUTO {OFF|ON} 
    :AUTO? 
  :RANGe? [MINimum|MAXimum] 
  :RESolution {<resolution>|MINimum|MAXimum} 
  :RESolution? [MINimum|MAXimum} 
 FRESistance 
  :FILTer 
    :STATe {OFF|ON} 
    :STATe? 
    :DIGItal 
      [:STATe]{OFF|ON} 
      [:STATe]? 
  :NPLCycles {0.02|0.2|1|10|100| 
        MINimum|MAXimum} 
  :NPLCycles? [MINimum|MAXimum] 
  :RANGe {<range>|MINimum|MAXimum} 
    :AUTO {OFF|ON}  
    :AUTO? 
  :RANGe? [MINimum|MAXimum] 
  :RESolution {<resolution>|MINimum|MAXimum} 
  :RESolution? [MINimum|MAXimum} 
 FREQuency 
  :APERture {0.01|0.1|1|MINimum|MAXimum}  
  :APERture? [MINimum|MAXimum] 
  :VOLTage 
    :RANGe {<range>|MINimum|MAXimum} 
      :AUTO {OFF|ON} 
      :AUTO? 
    :RANGe? [MINimum|MAXimum] 
 PERiod 
  :APERture {0.01|0.1|1|MINimum|MAXimum}  
  :APERture? [MINimum|MAXimum]  
  :VOLTage 
    :RANGe {<range>|MINimum|MAXimum} 
      :AUTO {OFF|ON} 
      :AUTO? 
    :RANGe? [MINimum|MAXimum] 
 CAPacitance 
  :RANGe {<range>|MINimum|MAXimum}    
    :AUTO {OFF|ON} 
    :AUTO? 
  :RANGe? [MINimum|MAXimum] 
  :RESolution {<resolution>|MINimum|MAXimum} 
  :RESolution? [MINimum|MAXimum} 
 TEMPerature 
  :RTD 
      :ALPHa <alpha value> 
    :ALPHa?  
    :NPLCycles {0.02|0.2|1|10|100| 
        MINimum|MAXimum} 
    Set resistance measurement range 
    Disable/enable Autoranging 
      Retrieve present autorange setting 
    Retrieve the present range setting 
    Set resolution for resistance measurement 
    Retrieve resistance measurement resolution 
  Path to 4–wire resistance measurement range 
    Path to abalog filter 
      Set analog filter off or on 
      Retrieve the present analog filter setting 
      Path to digital filter 
        Activates or deactivates digital filter 
        Retrieve the present digital filter setting 
    Set integration time for selected function 
 
    Retrieve integration time for selected function 
    Set resistance measurement range 
   Disable/enable Autoranging  
      Retrieve present autorange setting 
    Retrieve the present range setting 
    Set resolution for resistance measurement 
    Retrieve resistance measurement resolution 
  Path to frequency measurement range 
    Set aperture time for frequency function 
    Retrieve aperture time for frequency function 
    Path to frequency range configuration 
      Set frequency measurement range 
      Disable/enable Autoranging 
        Retrieve present autorange setting 
      Retrieve the present range setting 
  Path to period measurement range 
    Set aperture time for period function 
    Retrieve aperture time for period function 
    Path to period range configuration 
    Set period measurement range 
    Disable/enable Autoranging 
      Retrieve present autorange setting 
    Retrieve the present range setting 
Path to capacitance measurement range 
    Set capacitance measurement range 
    Disable/enable Autoranging 
      Retrieve present autorange setting 
    Retrieve the present range setting 
    Set resolution for capacitance measurement 
    Retrieve capacitance measurement resolution 
Path to temperature measurement 
  Path to 2-wire temperature measurement 
    Set RTD alpha parameter 
    Retrieve the present RTD alpha parameter 
    Set integration time for selected function