Common Commands

See Device Object Common Commands for commands that are common to all device types.

Commands

Command	Description	Parameters
Test Communication	ACM will poll a known OPC item from the device and wait for the response to see if the communication is good.	None
Retrieve History	Requests the retrieval of history records (for all enabled meters).	None
Retrieve Trend	Requests the retrieval of trend records (for all enabled trends).	None
Retrieve Log Period	Requests the retrieval of log period records (for all enabled meters).	None
Retrieve Daily	Requests the retrieval of daily records (for all enabled meters).	None
Retrieve Event	Requests the retrieval of event records (for all enabled meters).	None
Adhoc Log Period Retrieval	Requests the retrieval of log period records for all enabled meters without changing the history position information.	None
Adhoc Daily Retrieval	Requests the retrieval of daily records for all enabled meters without changing the history position information.	None
Adhoc Event Retrieval	Requests the retrieval of event records for all enabled meters without changing the history position information.	None
Retrieve meter config during next history poll	Retrieves meter configuration data for all meters during the next history retrieval.	Meter Number
Reset History (LogPeriod/Daily/Event) Pointer	Clears the history (LogPeriod/Daily/Event) retrieval position so retrieval starts at the oldest record. Provide the meter number in parameter one, or leave blank for all meters.	Meter Number
Reset Log Period Pointer	Clears the Log Period retrieval position so retrieval starts at the oldest record. Provide the meter number in parameter one, or leave blank for all meters.	Meter Number
Reset Daily Pointer	Clears the Daily retrieval position so retrieval starts at the oldest record. Provide the meter number in parameter one, or leave blank for all meters.	Meter Number
Reset Event Pointer	Clears the Event retrieval position so retrieval starts at the oldest record. Provide the meter number in parameter one, or leave blank for all meters.	Meter Number
Reset Trend Pointer	Clears the trend retrieval position so retrieval starts at the oldest record. Provide the trend number.	Trend Number
Set Log Period Pointer	Sets the log period history retrieval position to a specified date and time. Provide the meter number in parameter one, or leave blank for all meters. Provide the record position date/time for parameter two.	Meter Number Record Position Date/Time
Set Daily Pointer	Sets the daily history retrieval position to a specified date and time. Provide the meter number in parameter one, or leave blank for all meters. Provide the record position date/time for parameter two.	Meter Number Record Position Date/Time
Set Trend Pointer	Sets the trend history retrieval position to a specified date and time. Provide the trend number in parameter one, or leave blank for all trends. Provide the record position date/time for parameter two.	Trend Number Record Position Date/Time
Move Event	Moves the saved history retrieval position backwards to an older number. Provide the meter number in parameter one, or leave blank for all meters. Enter the number of records to move.	Meter Number Record Count
Skip Event Records	Moves the saved history retrieval position forward. Provide the meter number in parameter one, or leave blank for all meters. Enter the number of records to move.	Meter Number Record Count
Time Sync	Causes a comparison of the date and time in the device to the host date and time. Once compared, the configured rules of the selected time sync object will be applied - including time zone and daylight saving options.	None
Re-load Extra Data File	Re-loads the external ABB file containing extra data field descriptions.	None

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