Section 6
Parameter Settings
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6.4.10 DG: Query the Run-time Counter
Command
Parameter
DG
Command
Syntax
SET Sensor:
N/A
QUERY Sensor:
$<listenerID>,DG?T*<checksum><cr><lf>
$aa,DG?T*hh<cr><lf>
Sensor output:
$<talkerID>,DG=<counter>*<checksum><cr><lf>
$aa,DG=xxxxxx*hh<cr><lf>
Parameters
<counter>
000000 to
999999
Holds the number of hours that the anemometer has been in
operation during its lifetime.
Examples
Example 1
Query the Run-Time Counter.
Message
Comment
$01,DG?T*//<cr><lf>
Query Run-Time Counter
$WI,DG=012897*CF<cr><lf>
Sensor response
(12897 hours = 1 year, 5
months, 21 days and 9 hours)
Description
Use the DG command to query the number of operational hours that the anemometer has
been in use. The Run-Time Counter is incremented on completion of each full hour that the
anemometer has been in use.
