Chapter II
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Programming the range as a function of the measurement being made
Y
30H
500 mV
31H
5 V
32H
50 V
33H
500 V
34H
750V / 1000V
35H
36H
3AH auto range
5.4.2.2. Request instrument measurements or checks
Message: "3X" + CR (0DH)
5.4.2.2.1. Measurement request
The PC may ask the DMM for:
- the last measurement made ("30")
- the next measurement ("31")
- repetitive measurements ("33")
- MIN, MAX, AVG recorded values ("380", "381", "382")
The multimeter returns the result in the form of an ASCII message expressed in the
suitable unit (except for MIN, MAX, AVG).
Message received by the PC when requesting MIN, MAX or AVG :
The received message contains up to 11 characters : C1 to C10 + CR
C1 to C5 : indicates the value of the requested measurement in ASCII
C6 :
C7 :
C8 :
C9 & C10 :
C11 :
Benchtop multimeter
voltage
current
500 µA
5 mA
50 mA
500 mA
10 A
auto range
(C1 : low significant bit ; C5 : most significant bit)
indicates the number of the range in ASCII (refer to section
5.4.2.2.2., character 6). Furthermore, if the requested
measurement is negativ, 8 will be added in hexadecimal to the
range.
if C7 is > 8 (in ASCII), the requested measurement is
overpassed.
indicates the switch position during MIN, MAX, AVG mode
(refer to section 5.4.2.2.2, character 2).
indicates the type of measured function (refer to section
5.4.2.2.2., character 3).
CR
ohm
capacity
500 Ω
50 nF
500 nF
5 kΩ
5 µF
50 kΩ
50 µF
500 kΩ
5 MΩ
500 µF
5 mF
50 MΩ
50 mF
auto range
auto range
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