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Digital I/O and Relay Output

Counter/Frequency Command Set


7-44 ADAM 4000 Series User’s Manual

$AA3N

Name

Read Maximum Counter Value command

Description

Read the maximum value of counter 0 or counter 1 for a
specified counter/frequency module.

Syntax

$AA3N(cr)

$

is a delimiter character.

AA

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

address that you will access to.

3

is the Read Maximum Counter Value command.

N

determines the counter for which the maximum counter

value is to be set.
N = 0 represents counter 0
N = 1 represents counter 1

(cr)

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

Response

!AA(data)(cr)

if the command is valid.

?AA(cr)

if an invalid operation was entered.

There is no response if the module detects a syntax or
communication error, or even if the specified address does
not exist.

!

is a delimiter character which indicates a valid command.

?

is a delimiter character which indicates an invalid

command. AA (range 00-FF) represents the 2-character
hexadecimal address of the module.

(data)

is the maximum counter value which consists of

eight hexadecimal digitals.

(cr)

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

Example command:

$2430(cr)

response: !240000ffff(cr)

The command requests the counter/frequency module at
address 24 for the maximum number of counter 0. The
module replies the maximum count number of channel 0
with 65535 (0000ffff)

4080, 4080D