
Chapter 7 – PING Services
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Chapter 7 – PING Services
Parameters Definitions
#PINGDELAY PING Delay Time
Definition: This command sets the waiting delay, in seconds, before an echo request is considered as a no reply.
It is also the delay between two echo requests (if PINGNUM > 1).
Values: From 1 to 255 inclusive. Default value is 1.
Syntax: Set Value: AT#PINGDELAY=<Value>
Get Value: AT#PINGDELAY? or AT#VPING, AT#VALL
#PINGNUM Number of PING Requests
Definition: This command sets the number of PING echo requests to issue to PINGREMOTE.
Values: From 1 to 255 inclusive.
Default value is 4.
Syntax: Set Value: AT#PINGNUM=<Value>
Get Value: AT#PINGNUM? or AT#VPING, AT#VALL
#PINGREMOTE IP Address of PING Request
Definition: Sets the IP address or alphanumeric ASCII text string, up to 120 characters long if DNS is available.
Values: 32-bit number is dotted-decimal notation (i.e., xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx) or
Alphanumeric ASCII text string up to 120 characters if DNS is integrated.
There is no default value for this parameter.
Syntax: Set Value: AT#PINGREMOTE=<Value>
Get Value: AT#PINGREMOTE? or AT#VPING, AT#VALL
#PING Start PING Request
Definition: Once an IP link is established, and if no other TCP/IP stack resource is active, this command sent by
the attached host directs the TCP/IP stack to start PING requests.
Values: Read parameters:
PINGDELAY
PINGNUM
PINGREMOTE
Syntax: AT#PING
Command Possible Responses
AT#PING
"wavecom.com" is alive : time = 900 ms
"wavecom.com" is alive : time = 900 ms
"wavecom.com" is alive : time = 800 ms
"wavecom.com" is alive : time = 800 ms
"wavecom.com" is alive : time = 1000 ms
NO answer from "wavecom.com"
"wavecom.com" is alive : time = 900 ms
"wavecom.com" is alive : time = 800 ms
"wavecom.com" is alive : time = 900 ms
"wavecom.com" is alive : time = 900 ms
OK
Note: TCP/IP stack sends PINGNUM = 10 requests
AT#PING #CME ERROR: 38027
Note: The address of the remote has not been resolved by the DNS servers. The
TCP/IP stack is not able to reach the primary and secondary DNS servers or a
wrong remote address has been filled in.
AT#PING #CME ERROR: <value>
Note: An error has occurred during the PING requests.
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