Chapter 4

ADAM-4069 Command Table

Command Syntax

Command Name

Command Description

Page

 

 

 

No.

%AANNTTCCFF

Configuration

Sets address, baud rate, and/or

7-4

 

 

checksum status, to a digital I/O

 

 

 

module

 

$AA6

Digital Data In

Returns the values of the digital

7-6

 

 

I/O channels of the addressed

 

 

 

module

 

#AABB(data)

Digital Data Out

Writes specified values to either

7-8

 

 

a single channel or all channels

 

 

 

simultaneously

 

$AA2

Configuration

Returns the configuration

7-14

 

Status

parameters of a specified digital

 

 

 

I/O module

 

$AA5

Reset Status

Indicates whether a specified

7-16

 

 

digital I/O module was reset

 

 

 

after the last time the $AA5

 

 

 

command was issued

 

$AAF

Read Firmware

Return the firmware version

7-18

 

Version

code from the specified digital

 

 

 

I/O module

 

$AAM

Read Module Name

Return the module name from

7-19

 

 

the specified digital I/O module

 

$AAX0TTTTDDDD

Write Safty Value

Force the DO channels to safety

7-21

 

 

status when communication is

 

 

 

time-out and over pre-defined

 

 

 

period.

 

$AAX1

Read Safty Value

Read the time-out setting and

7-22

 

 

pre-defined safety status of DO

 

 

 

channels.

 

$AAP

Read low power

The command requests the

7-25

 

status

module at address AA to return

 

 

 

the low power status of module

 

$AAS

Set low power

The command requests the

7-26

 

status

module at address AA to set and

 

 

 

return the low power mode of

 

 

 

module

 

$AAXnnnn

Watchdog Timer

Set communication WDT cycle

7-27

 

Setting

time from 0000 ~ 9999 (unit: 0.1

 

 

 

second. if value is 0000, the

 

 

 

communication WDT function

 

 

 

will be disable)

 

$AAY

Read Watchdog

Read the cycle time setting of

7-28

 

Timer Setting

communication WDT

 

Chapter 4 Command Set 4-35

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Advantech ADAM 4000 user manual ADAM-4069 Command Table, $Aap

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