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Appendix B ADAM-6200 ASCII Commands
$aaCjAhU
Name Set Alarm Limit
Description Sets the High/Low alarm limit value for the specified input channel of a
specified ADAM-6200 module.
Syntax $aaCjAhU(data)(cr)
$ is a delimiter character.
aa (range 00-FF) represents the 2-character hexadecimal slave
address of an ADAM-6200 module.(Always 01)
Cj identifies the desired analog input channel j (j : 0 to 7).
AhU is the Set Alarm Limit command.
h indicates alarm type (H = High alarm, L = Low alarm)
(data) represents the desired alarm limit setting.
The format is always in engineering units.
(cr) represents terminating character, carriage return (0Dh)
Response !aa(cr) if the command was valid
?aa(cr) if an invalid operation was entered.
There is no response if the system detects a syntax error or communi-
cation error or if the address does not exist.
! delimiter indicating a valid command was received.
aa represents the 2-character hexadecimal slave address of the corre-
sponding ADAM-6200 module.
(cr) represents terminating character, carriage return (0Dh)
Example The high alarm limit of the channel 1 in the specific module at address
01h is been set +80. The system confirms the command has been
received.
ASCII Command: $01C1AHU+080.00(cr)
Response:!01(cr)
Note! An analog input module requires a maximum of 2 seconds after it
receives a Set Alarm Limit command to let the settings take effect.
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