User manual
Planning Your Application Program 
Chapter 6 
Response !aa(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 ad- dress 
does not exist. 
! delimiter character indicating a valid command was 
received. 
? delimiter character indicating the command was in- 
valid. 
aa (range 00-FF) represents the 2-character hexadeci- 
mal address of an ADAM-5000/TCP system. 
(cr) is the terminating character, carriage return (0Dh) 
Example  command: $01S3A0000(cr) 
response: !01(cr) 
The analog input module in slot 3 of the ADAM- 
5000/TCP system at address 01h is configured to an 
input range ±15mV, engineering units data format, and 
integration time 50ms (60Hz). The response indicates 
that the command has been received. 
Note:  An analog input module requires a maximum of 7 seconds to 
perform auto calibration and ranging after it is reconfigured. 
During this time span, the module cannot be addressed to per- 
form any other actions. 
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