I've made a patch which removes that mode/range change delay while autoranging, but I can't test it without a meter. I'm now wondering if anybody would be willing to sell me their meter for testing purposes?
If you upload the firmware file then we can test it.
I'd get you a meter, but we only have two production units left here.
Sure, as long as I'm not responsible for any possible bodily harm as a result
And thanks for the note, I do understand you need to keep those. But I leave the country in a month and I'm worried I won't get a meter before then as I'm in the US group. I'd really like one to continue hacking on, it's been fun so far.
For the patch, I just made the autorange routine ignore the mode/range change delay if the last mode/range change was caused by autoranging. It might just oscillate wildly, who knows! If it does work, it could more than halve autorange time.