Description
RS232RS232SENDWAITFOR
RS232SendWaitfor.exe is a Serial Communication Utility that sends any string over the serial port and waits for a response for the specified number of milliseconds. It returns an error code denoting success or failure. The returned error code may be queried by a command (batch) file or from an application that spawns the utility.
Example Usage:
RS232SendWaitfor -b9600 COM1 2000 “AT\r” “OK\r”
The above example can be used to detect a modem on a COM port. The example in the command file in the product documentation below shows how the error level can be queried to see if it was successful or not.
Specifications:
- Compatible with Windows 7,Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2003, Windows 2000, Windows NT
- Compatible with any COM port including USB/Serial adapters, Bluetooth/Serial Adapters, Ethernet/Serial Adapters as long as the export the COM interface
- Can be a command/batch file
- Can be spawned from any application
- Returns error code that may be queried.
Possible Usage:
- Query for the presence of a mode.
- Query for the presence of equipment
- Send commands to equipments like lathes and other CNC machines.
- Many, many, many more.
