MEASure Subsystem
Measure commands measure the output voltage or current. They trigger the acquisition of new data
before returning the reading. Measurements are performed by digitizing the instantaneous output
voltage or current for a specified measurement time, storing the results in a buffer, and calculating the
value for the specified measurement type.
MEASure[:SCALar]:CURRent[:DC]? (@<chanlist>)
MEASure[:SCALar]:VOLTage[:DC]? (@<chanlist>)
initiates and triggers a measurement, and returns the DC output voltage in amperes or volts.
Output current and voltage is measured simultaneously. You can use FETCh:CURRent? to return the
voltage data that was collected along with the current measurement and vice-versa.
Parameter Typical Return
(none) <DC value>
Returns the measured DC current on channel 1: MEAS:CURR? (@1)
Returns the measured DC voltage on channel 2: MEAS:VOLT? (@2)
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The MEASure query starts a new measurement immediately. It is not synchronized to any trigger
event. Use the INITiate, TRIGger, and FETCh sequence for synchronized measurements.
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The default measurement time interval is 1.7 milliseconds.
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