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Multimeter Command Reference
:CURRent:AC?
MEASure:CURRent:AC? [<
range
>|MIN|MAX|DEF|AUTO
[,<
resolution
>|MIN|MAX|DEF]
]
selects the AC current function and allows you to
specify the measurement range and resolution (see range versus resolution table at
start of chapter).
Parameters
Comments
•
To select a standard measurement range, specify
range
as the input signal's
maximum expected current. The multimeter then selects the correct range that
will accept the input.
•
The
AUTO
or
DEFault
option for the
range
parameter enables autorange.
•
The
MIN
and
MAX
parameters select the minimum or maximum values for
range
and
resolution
:
For
range
:
MIN
= 1A;
MAX
= 3A
For
resolution
: see Table 3-5 on page 71 for resolution choices.
•
To select autorange, specify
DEF
for
range
or do not specify a value for the
parameter. In the autorange mode, the multimeter samples the input signal
before each measurement and selects the appropriate range.
•
To specify a
MIN
or
MAX
resolution while autoranging, you must specify the
AUTO
or
DEFault
parameter for the range parameter as
MEAS:CURR:AC? DEF
(you cannot omit the
range
parameter). This prevents
the
MIN
or
MAX
resolution from being interpreted as a range setting and the
resulting command becomes
MEAS:CURR:AC? DEF,MIN
or
MEAS:CURR:AC? DEF,MAX
(or use
AUTO
in place of
DEF
).
•
Related Commands:
FETCh?
,
INITiate
,
READ?
Example
Making AC Current Measurements
MEAS:CURR:AC? 1,MAX
Function: AC Current; range selected: 1A;
MAX resolution: 1.0E-04 A.
Parameter Name
Parameter Type
Range of Values
Default Units
<
range
>
numeric
1A|3A|
MIN|MAX|DEF|AUTO
A
<
resolution
>
numeric
resolution|
| MIN | MAX | DEF
A
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