User manual

Chapter 6
Planning Your Application Program
$aaSiCj1
Name 20 mA Calibration
Description Directs the specified channel to store parameters fol-
lowing a calibration for 20 mA output
Syntax $aaSiCj1(cr)
$ is a delimiter character.
aa (range 00-FF) represents the 2-character hexadeci-
mal address of the ADAM-5000/TCP system. SiCj
identifies the I/O slot i (i : 0 to 7) and the channel j (j :
0 to 3) of the module you want to calibrate.
1 is the 20 mA calibration command.
(cr) is the terminating character, carriage return (0Dh)
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)
Note: Before issuing the 20 mA Calibration command, the analog out-
put module should be trimmed to the correct value using the
Trim Calibration command. Either a mA meter or a resistor and
voltmeter should be connected to the module’s output.
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