def METHOD_NAME(self, axis=None):
    """return the current position in microns"""
    if axis is not None:
        return self.select_axis(self.METHOD_NAME(), axis)
    else:
        pos = self.parsed_query('P',r"%f,%f,%f")
        if self.use_si_units:
            pos = np.array(pos)/1e6
        return np.array(pos) * self.resolution