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AC75 AT Command Set  
20.9 AT^SSCNT
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The effect of value 3 depends on the selected counter mode: 
If 
, parameter 
= 0 (Start-Stop counter mode), then
 type 3 stops the pulse counter and displays, as "
" URC, the
number of pulses counted until this time. 
If 
= 1 (Limit counter mode), then 
type 3 immediately stops the pulse counter without indicating the "
URC. This action has the same effect as the command 
=0,0. 
Measurement result of the pulse counter in Start-Stop mode, indicated within the "
" URC, if 
,
parameter 
=2 or 3. The value range of 
32
-1). 
0...4294967295
Number of pulses counted. 
Note
• Measurement accuracy: In Start-Stop mode, you can achieve 100% accuracy if you take care that pulse trans-
mission begins after the start command (
=0 or 1) has returned OK and ends before the stop com-
mand (
=3) is issued. 
20.9.1
Using the Pulse Counter in Start-Stop Counter Mode
<pulse>
(num)
at^sccnt=1,0
Open pulse counter and enable Start-Stop counter mode.
OK
at^sscnt=0
Reset and start pulse counter from 0.
OK
at^sscnt=2
Request value.
OK
^SSCNT: 0000003254
" URC indicates number of pulses counted. 
at^sscnt=2
Request value.
OK
^SSCNT: 0000010024
" URC indicates number of pulses counted. 
at^sscnt=2
Request value.
OK
^SSCNT: 0000015134
" URC indicates number of pulses counted. 
at^sscnt=3
Request value and stop pulse counter.
OK
^SSCNT: 0000021020
" URC indicates number of pulses counted until this time. 
at^sscnt=2
Request value.
OK
^SSCNT: 0000021020
" URC still indicates the count of the last run. 
at^sscnt=1
Restart pulse counter at the value of the last run.
OK
at^sscnt=2
Request value.
^SSCNT: 0000022123
" URC indicates number of pulses incremented from the last
run.