Chapter 6
$aaSiCj
Name Read One Channel Counter (Frequency) Data
Description The command will return the input value from one of the
four channels of a specified module.
Syntax #aaSiCj(cr)
# 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 you want to interrogate.
Cj identifies the channel you want to read.
(cr) is the terminating character, carriage return (0Dh)
Response >(data) 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.
> is a delimiter character.
? delimiter character indicating the command was
invalid.
(data) is the input value in engineering units of the
interrogated module of the specified system. If the
numbers of (data) are ten, counter /frequency m ode is in
decimal format. If the numbers of (data) are eight
, counter/frequency mode is in hexadecimal format. If
(data) = “ ”, it means the channel is invalid.
(cr) is the terminating character, carriage return (0Dh)
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