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1.129 PING (ASCII)
SF-3050 Sapphire SF-3040
This command is used to query a port. It provides a convenient method for an external device to
determine if it is properly connected to the Sapphire unit. This command causes a response,
which includes the [PING] mnemonic followed by the current port number, to be sent out
through the current port or the specified port.
Command: [PING] {port}
Parameter Definition
port
Keyword that identifies the data port to send a response to (see Table 72 for keyword
mnemonics).
Default: If no port is specified, the port number defaults to the port where the ping
command was issued.
Examples: [PING] Issue through port 3
[PING] 3 Response defaulted to current serial port
[PING] 1 Issue through port 1
[PING] 1 Response output through port 1
[PING] 1 Issue through port 3
[OK] PING Response output through port 3
[PING] 1 Response output through port 1
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