Chapter 6

$aaSiB

Name

Read Data Format

Description Returns the data format for a specified analog input

 

module in a specified system.

Syntax

$aaSiB

 

$ is a delimiter character.

 

aa (range 00-FF) represents the 2-character hexadecimal

 

address of the ADAM-5000 system you want to

 

interrogate.

 

Si identifies the I/O slot of the ADAM-5000 system

 

containing the ADAM-5017H / 5017UH module you

 

want to interrogate.

 

B represents the read data format command.

 

(cr) is the terminating character, carriage return (0Dh).

Response

!aaFFff(cr) if the command is valid.

 

?aa(cr) if an invalid operation was entered.

There is no response if the module detects a syntax error or communication error or if the specified address does not exist.

! delimiter character indicating a valid command was received.

? delimiter character indicating the command was invalid.

aa(range 00-FF) represents the 2-character hexadecimal

address of an ADAM-5000 system.

ffrepresents the 2-character hexadecimal code of the data format. 00 is for engineering unit format. 02 is for two’s complement format.

(cr) is the terminating character, carriage return (0Dh).

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