Command Set

ADAM-4016 Command Table

Command Syntax

Command Name

Command Description

Page No.

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Configuration

Set the address, input range, baud

5-4

 

 

rate, data format, checksum status

 

 

 

and/or integration time for the

 

 

 

specified analog input module

 

$AA2

Configuration Status

Return the configuration

5-10

 

 

parameters for the specified

 

 

 

analog input module

 

$AAF

Read Firmware

Return the firmware version code

5-12

 

Version

from the specified analog input

 

 

 

module

 

$AAM

Read Module Name

Return the module name from the

5-13

 

 

specified analog input module

 

#AA

Read Analog Input

Return the input value from the

5-14

 

 

specified analog input module in

 

 

 

the currently configured data

 

 

 

format

 

$AA0

Span Calibration

Calibrate an analog input module

5-19

 

 

to correct for gain errors

 

$AA1

Offset Calibration

Calibrate an analog input module

5-20

 

 

to correct for offset errors

 

#**

Synchronized

Orders all analog input modules to

5-21

 

Sampling

sample their input values and store

 

 

 

them in special registers

 

$AA4

Read Synchronized

Returns the value that was stored

5-22

 

Data

in the specified module's register

 

 

 

after the #** command

 

$AA6

Get Excitation

Returns either last value sent to

5-65

 

Voltage Output Value

specified module by $AA7

 

 

 

command, or start-up output

 

 

 

voltage

 

$AA7

Excitation Voltage

Direct output excitation voltage

5-66

 

Output

data to a specified module

 

$AAS

Start-up Voltage

Stores a default value in a

5-67

 

Output Configuration

specified module. The output value

 

 

 

will take effect upon atartup.

 

$AAE

Trim Calibration

Trims specified module a number

5-69

 

 

of units up or down

 

$AAA

Zero Calibration

Tells the module to store

5-70

 

 

paramenters for zero calibration

 

$AAB

Span Calibration

Tells the module to store

5-71

 

 

parameters for span calibration

 

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