IEEE-488 Reference
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4.19
Sense subsystems
The Sense subsystems are used to configure and control the measurement functions (Sense 1)
and to read the digital input port (Sense 2). The commands for the Sense subsystems are sum-
marized in Table 4-12.
Table 4-12
SENSe command summary
Command Description Paragraph
[:SENSe[1]]
:ALTernate[1]
:SAVE
:RECall
:FUNCtion <name>
:FUNCtion?
:DATA
[:LATest]?
:FRESh?
Path to control an Alternate setup.
Save current setup as Alternate setup.
Return instrument to Alternate setup.
Select measurement function: ‘VOLTage:AC’, ‘VOLTage:DC’,
‘RESistance’, ‘FRESistance’, ‘CURRent:AC’, ‘CURRent:DC’ ,
‘FREQuency’, ‘TEMPerature’
Query function.
Path to select reading type:
Query the latest reading.
Query a fresh reading.
4.19.1
4.19.2
4.19.3
4.19.4
:CURRent:AC
:APERture <n>
:AUTO <b>
:AUTO ONCE
:AUTO?
:APERture?
:NPLCycles <n>
:AUTO <b>
:AUTO ONCE
:AUTO?
:NPLCycles?
:COUPling AC|DC
:COUPling?
:RANGe
[:UPPer] <n>
[:UPPer]?
:AUTO <b>
:AUTO ONCE
:ULIMit <n>
:ULIMit?
:LLIMit <n>
:LLIMit?
:AUTO?
:REFerence <n>
:STATe <b>
:STATe?
:ACQuire
:REFerence?
:DIGits <n>
:AUTO <b>
:AUTO ONCE
:AUTO?
:DIGits?
Path to configure AC current.
Specify integration rate in seconds (166.67e-6 to 200e-3).
Enable (1 or ON) or disable (0 or OFF) auto aperture.
Enable and then disable auto aperture.
Query auto aperture (0 or 1).
Query aperture (integration rate).
Specify integration rate (number of line cycles; 0.01 to 10).
Enable (1 or ON) or disable (0 or OFF) auto NPLC.
Enable and then disable auto NPLC
Query auto line cycle integration (0 or 1).
Query line cycle integration rate.
Specify input coupling.
Query input coupling.
Path to configure measurement range:
Select range (0 to +2.1).
Query range.
Enable (1 or ON) or disable (0 or OFF) auto range.
Set range based on present input signal.
Specify upper limit for auto range (0 to +2.1).
Query upper limit.
Specify lower limit for auto range (0 to +2.1).
Query lower limit.
Query auto range.
Specify reference (REL) value (-2.1 to +2.1).
Enable (1 or ON) or disable (0 or OFF) REL.
Query state of REL (0 or 1).
Use input signal as reference.
Query reference (REL) value.
Specify measurement resolution (4 to 9).
Enable (1 or ON) or disable (0 or OFF) auto resolution.
Enable and then disable auto resolution.
Query auto resolution (0 or 1).
Query resolution.
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4.19.9
4.19.10