Digital I/O and Relay Output

Counter/Frequency Command Set

7.2Counter/Frequency Module Command

7.2.1Configuration, Counter Input and Display Command Set

Command

Description

I/O Module

Syntax

 

 

%AANNTTCCFF

Sets the address, input mode, baud rate, checksum

4080,

 

status and/or frequency gate time for a specified

4080D

 

counter/frequency module

 

$AA2

Requests the return of the configuration data from the

4080,

 

counter/frequency module

4080D

$AAF

Requests the counter/frequency module to return the

4080,

 

version code of its firmware

4080D

$AAM

Requests the counter/frequency module to return its

4080,

 

name

4080D

$AABS

Set the input signal mode of the specified

4080,

 

counter/frequency module to either non-isolated

4080D

 

(TTL) or photo-isolated.

 

$AAB

Read the input mode of the specified

4080,

 

counter/frequency module.

4080D

#AAN

Instructs the addressed counter/ frequency module to

4080,

 

read the counter or frequency value of counter 0 or

4080D

 

counter 1 and return the acquired data.

 

$AA8V

Select whether LED will display data from the

4080D

 

counter/frequency module directly or from the host

 

 

computer.

 

$AA8

Read the LED Data Origin status which determines

4080D

 

whether LED will display data from the counter/

 

 

frequency module directly or from the host computer

 

$AA9(data)

The host computer sends data to the addressed

4080D

 

module to display on its LED. This command is valid

 

 

only after selectting to display host computer data

 

 

($AA8V)

 

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Advantech ADAM 4000 user manual Counter/Frequency Module Command, Configuration, Counter Input and Display Command Set

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