Chapter 4

ADAM-4018 Command Table

Command Syntax

Command Name

Command Description

Page No.

%AANNTTCCFF

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 Version

Return the firmware version code

5-12

 

 

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 all

5-14

 

from all Channels

channels of the specified analog

 

 

 

module

 

#AAN

Read Analog Input

Return the input value from

5-16

 

from Channel N

channels number N of the

 

 

 

specified analog input module

 

$AA5VV

Enable/disable

Enables/disables multiplexing

5-17

 

Channels for

simultaneously for seperate

 

 

Multiplexing

channels of the specified input

 

 

 

module

 

$AA6

Read Channel

Ask the specified input module to

5-18

 

Status

return the status of all eight

 

 

 

channels

 

$AA0

Span Calibration

Calibrate the analog input module

5-19

 

 

to correct for gain errors

 

$AA1

Offset Calibration

Calibrate the analog input module

5-20

 

 

to correct for offset errors

 

$AA3

CJC Status

Returns the value of the CJC

5-25

 

 

sensor for a specified analog input

 

 

 

module

 

$AA9SNNNN

CJC Offset

Calibrates the CJC sensor for

5-26

 

Calibration

offset errors

 

Chapter 4 Command Set 4-17

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ADAM 4000 specifications

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