Digital I/O and Relay Output

Counter/Frequency Command Set

7.2.2 Counter Setup Command Set

Command

Command Name

Description

I/O Module

Syntax

 

 

 

$AAAG

Set Gate Mode

Requests the specified counter/

4080, 4080D

 

 

frequency module to set its gate

 

 

 

mode to either high, low or

 

 

 

disabled

 

$AAA

Read Gate Mode

Requests the specified counter/

4080, 4080D

 

 

frequency module to return the

 

 

 

status of its gate mode

 

$AA3N(data)

Set Maximum

Sets the maximum value of

4080, 4080D

 

Counter Value

counter 0 or counter 1 for the

 

 

 

specified counter/frequency

 

 

 

module

 

$AA3N

Read Maximum

Reads the maximum value of

4080, 4080D

 

Counter Value

counter 0 or counter 1 of the

 

 

 

specified counte/ frequency

 

 

 

module

 

$AA5NS

Start/Stop Counter

The command orders the specified

4080, 4080D

 

 

counter/frequency module to start

 

 

 

or stop counting

 

$AA5N

Read Counter

The addressed counter frequency

4080, 4080D

 

Start/Stop Status

module returns its status indicating

 

 

 

whether counting is enabled or

 

 

 

diabled

 

$AA6N

Clear Counter

The command clears the counter 0

4080, 4080D

 

 

or counter 1 of the specified

 

 

 

counter module

 

$AA7N

Read Overflow Flag

The addressed module returns the

4080, 4080D

 

 

status of the overflow flag of

 

 

 

counter 0 or counter 1

 

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Advantech ADAM 4000 user manual Counter Setup Command Set

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