Chapter 6

 

 

$aaSiB

$aaSiB

Name

Read Data Format

Description

Returns the data format for a specified analog input

 

module in a specified system.

Syntax

$aaSiB

 

$ is a delimiter character.

 

aa (range 00-FF) represents the 2-character hexadecimal

 

address of the ADAM-5000 system you want to

 

interrogate.

 

Si identifies the I/O slot of the ADAM-5000 system

 

containing the ADAM-5017 H module you want to

 

interrogate.

 

B represents the read data format command.

 

(cr) is the terminating character, carriage return (0Dh).

Response

!aaFFff(cr) if the command is valid.

 

?aa(cr) if an invalid operation was entered.

 

There is no response if the module detects a syntax error

 

or communication error or if the specified address does

 

not exist.

 

! delimiter character indicating a valid command was

 

received.

 

? delimiter character indicating the command was

 

invalid.

 

aa (range 00-FF) represents the 2-character hexadecimal

 

address of an ADAM-5000 system.

 

ff represents the 2-character hexadecimal code of the

 

data format. 00 is for engineering unit format. 02 is for

 

two’s complement format.

 

(cr) is the terminating character, carriage return (0Dh).

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