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ADAM 4100 Series User’s Manual
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$AA5N
Name Read Counter Start/Stop Status
Description Requests the counter/frequency module to indicate whether
counter 0 or counter 1 is active.
Syntax $AA5N(cr)
$ is a delimiter character.
AA (range 00-FF) represents the 2-character hexadecimal
address which is to be accessed.
N determines which counter is active.
N = 0 represents counter 0
N = 1 represents counter 1
(cr) is the terminating character, carriage return (0Dh)
Response !AAS(cr) if the command is valid.
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 indicating that the command was
valid.
AA (range 00-FF) represents the 2-character hexadecimal
address of a counter input module.
S represents the counter status.
S = 0 indicates counting
S = 1 indicates not counting
(cr) is the terminating character, carriage return (0Dh).
Example command: $0650(cr)
response: !061(cr)
The command requests the counter/frequency module at
address 06 to return the status of counter 0. The addressed
module replies that counter 0 is counting