4.23. UNIT’S TAIP REFERENCE
4.23.7
(GC) Counters, Timers, Distancers
Qualifiers
:
Q
,
S
,
R
This message is used to configure and manipulate internal counters.
Each counter can be configured as a user-controlled counter, a timer,
or a distancer (counter updated by the traveled distance). For more
information refer to the
Operation
chapter. The message has the
following format:
AAB[C[DDDDD[EEEEE]]]
Chars
Item
Format
Value
Meaning
2
Counter
ID
AA
00-19
Specifies one of the counters that it is
associated with a counter signal
CAA
.
The counter signal becomes active
when the specified threshold value is
reached.
1
Command B
See
Counter’s
Com-
mands
table
A counter can be configured in one of
three modes using the Counter (C),
Timer (T), or Distancer (D) com-
mand. See the following table for the
possible values for this field.
1
Recycle
Flag
C
flag
Action performed when the counter
threshold is reached:
R:
Recycle counter (set to
zero)
C:
Continue counter
X:
Use existing or default
Recycle Flag
5
Value
DDDDD
seconds
Threshold counter increment when
used with the
I
command or set with
the
W
command.
5
Value
EEEEE
seconds
Data increment value for Counter
modes. For Timers, the counter value
is incremented by 1 for every Delta
elapsed seconds. For Distancers, the
counter value is incremented by 1 for
every Delta accumulated meters trav-
eled.
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