Common Commands

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

Commands

Command	Description	Parameters
Test Communication	When executed, ACM will poll a known OPC item from the device and wait for the response to see if the communication is good.	None
Retrieve meter config during next history poll	Retrieves meter configuration data for all meters during the next history retrieval.	None
Retrieve History	Requests the retrieval of all enabled archive record types (for all enabled meters)	None
Reset Extended History Pointer	Clears the extended history retrieval position so retrieval starts at the oldest record. Provide the meter number in parameter one	Meter Number
Reset Audit Trail Pointer	Clears the audit trail retrieval position so retrieval starts at the oldest record.	None
Move Extended History Pointer Backward	Moves the saved extended history retrieval position by number of hours. Provide the meter number in parameter one, or leave blank for all meters. Enter the number of hours to move in parameter two.	Meter Number Record Count
Move Audit Trail Pointer Backward	Moves the saved audit trail retrieval position by number of records. Provide the meter number in parameter one, or leave blank for all meters. Enter the number of records to move in parameter one.	Record Count
Move Extended History Pointer Forward	Moves the saved extended history retrieval position forward by number of hours. Provide the meter number in parameter one, or leave blank for all meters. Enter the number of hours to move in parameter two.	Meter Number Record Count
Move Audit Trail Pointer Forward	Moves the saved audit trail retrieval position forward by number of records. Provide the meter number in parameter one, or leave blank for all meters. Enter the number of records to move in parameter one.	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

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