User manual
Chapter 6 
Planning Your Application Program 
ADAM-5080 Counter/Frequency Command Set 
Command Syntax  Command Name  Description 
$aaT  Read Module Name 
Returns the module 
name from a specified 
ADAM-5000 system. 
$aaF 
Read Firmware 
Version 
Returns the firmware 
version code from a 
specified ADAM-5000 
system
$aaSiArrff  Set Configuration 
Set slot index and 
Counter mode 
$aaSiB  Read Configuration 
The command requests 
the Configuration of slot
#aaSi  Read All Channel 
Counter (Frequency) 
Data 
Returns the input value of 
all channels for the 
specified input module 
for a specified system in 
engineering unit only.
#aaSiCj 
Read One Channel 
Counter (Frequency) 
Data 
The command will return 
the input value from one 
of the four channels of a 
specified module. 
$aaSiØ(data)  Set Digital filter Scale 
Set the filter seconds to 
start to measure the input 
signal.
$aaSiØ 
Read Digital filter 
scale 
Read the filter seconds 
to start to measure the 
input signal
$aaSiCj5s 
Set Counter 
Start/Stop 
Request the addressed 
counter/frequency 
module to start or 
stop the counting. 
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