SysSockPing (FUN)

FUNCTION SysSockPing : RTS_IEC_RESULT

Check the availability of the communication partner with a ping request.

InOut:

Scope	Name	Type	Comment
Return	SysSockPing	RTS_IEC_RESULT	Runtime system error code (see CmpErrors.library): ERR_OK: Partner available ERR_TIMEOUT: Partner cannot be reached, or 0 ms as timeout provided All other results: Ping could not be sent because of other errors, so we don’t know, if the partner is available.
Input	szIPAddress	REFERENCE TO STRING	IP address of the communication partner as string
	ulTimeout	UDINT	Timeout in milliseconds to wait until reply. Must be greater than 0. On VxWorks this value (greater than 0) is ignored, as the OS configuration is relevant regarding the timeout.
	pulReplyTime	POINTER TO UDINT	Pointer to get average reply time of the ping request in milliseconds