Series 2280 Precision Measurement DC Power Supplies Reference Manual Section 7: SCPI command reference077085501 / February 2015 7-59When you select a fixed range, an overrange condition can occur.When you set a value for the measurement range, the measurement autorange setting isautomatically disabled for the measurement function.When you read this setting, you see the measurement range that the instrument is presently using. Ifyou change the range while the output is off, the instrument does not update the hardware settings,but if you read the range setting, the return is the setting that will be used when the output is turnedon. If you set a range while the output is on, the new setting takes effect immediately. When youassign a specific value to this command, the instrument is set on a fixed range that is large enough tomeasure the assigned value. The instrument selects the best range for measuring a value of.For example, for current measurements, if you expect a reading of approximately 50 mA, set to 0.05 (or 50e-3) to select the 100 mA range.For concurrent measurements, range only applies to current measurement. For voltagemeasurement, there is only one range.Example:SENS:CURR:RANG 0.01 Select the 10 mA range.:SENS:CONC:RANG 1 Select the 1 A range.:SENS:VOLT:RANG 32 Select the 32V range.Also see:SENSe[n]::RANGe:AUTO (on page 7-59):SENSe[n]::RANGe:AUTOThis command determines if the range for measurements of the selected function is selected manually orautomatically.Type Affected by Where saved Default valueCommand and query Recall settingsInstrument resetPower cycleSaved setup 1 (ON)Usage:SENSe[n]::RANGe:AUTO :SENSe[n]::RANGe:AUTO?[n] Channel number: For single-channel instruments, the value is 1. The measurement function to which this setting applies: Concurrent: CONCurrent[:DC] Current: CURRent[:DC] Set the measurement range manually: 0 or OFFSet the measurement range automatically: 1 or ON
