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ADAM-4050

This is the most basic Digital Input / Output ADAM series module. ( also the cheapest* )

http://support.advantech.com.tw/support/DownloadSRDetail_New.aspx?SR_ID=1%2BGE%2B715&Doc_Source=Download

Download the manual "ADAM-4000_manual_V20.pdf" from the above link. 

( This manual is for the entire 4000 series modules. ADAM-4050 starts on page 74 )

ADAM has 8 Outputs and 7 Inputs.

I have attached 8 LED and 7 DIP Switches ( BEST for testing ). 

ADAM 4050 module w/ 8 LED & 7 DIP Switch

Circuit?

Very simple. ( It's in manual pg.75 )

I set INIT* pin to GND because I didn't want to confuse 485 Address. This sets Address = 0, Speed = 9600 bps, and Checksum = disabled. ( manual pg.19 )

Circuit w/ Switch and LED

RS-485 Protocol

For ADAM-4050 command set refer to manual pg.130.

The ones that we actually use are:

• Digital Data In (pg.241) that begins with '$' and
• Digital Data Out (pg.243) that begins with '#'

The Confusing Question...

Is this protocol only using visible ASCII ( 0x20 - 0x7f )? or is Binary also being used?

Except for the line termination Cr ( 0x0d ), only Visible ASCII are used.

Digital Data Out

#AABB( data )( cr )

  except for ( cr ), #AABB( data ) is string

• AA is address for 485
  AA = "00" because we have set INIT* as GND
• BB is channel address
  If "00", it writes to all 8 channels at the same time.
  ( data ) ranges from "00" to "FF"
  lsb is DO 0, and msb is DO 7.
  ( eg. If you want to turn ON DO 7 and DO 5 and rest OFF, the ( data ) will be "A0" )
  
  If "10" - "17", it writes to each channel.
  "10" will turn ON DO 0, ... , "17" will turn ON DO 7
  In this case ( data ) is either "00" or "01".

It says as response we receive ">( cr )"; however we are not going to care about this for now.

Digital Data In

$AA6( cr )

• AA is address for 485
• 6 is Digital Data in Command

Response: !( dataOutput )( dataInput )00( cr )

• ( dataOutput ) Loop back from output.
  2 character string. If we get "A0", it means that DO 7 and DO 5 is ON and rest are OFF.
• ( dataInput )
  2 character string. This value is what we want.
• "00"
  We don't know what this is for, so let's not worry about this.