ICMP AT commands

The following commands list contains ICMP related AT commands.

ICMP echo request #XPING

The #XPING command sends an ICMP Echo Request, also known as Ping.

Set command

The set command allows you to send an ICMP Echo Request.

Syntax

#XPING=<url>,<length>,<timeout>[,<count>[,<interval>]]

  • The <url> parameter is a string. It represents the hostname or the IPv4 address of the target host.

  • The <length> parameter is an integer. It represents the length of the buffer size. Its maximum value is 548.

  • The <timeout> parameter is an integer. It represents the time to wait for each reply, in milliseconds.

  • The <count> parameter is an integer. It represents the number of echo requests to send. Its default value is 1.

  • The <interval> parameter is an integer. It represents the time to wait for sending the next echo request, in milliseconds. Its default value is 1000.

Response syntax

This is the response syntax when an echo reply is received:

#XPING: <response time>

The <response time> value is a float. It represents the elapsed time, in seconds, between the echo requests and the echo replies.

This is the response syntax when an echo reply is not received:

#XPING: "timeout"

Example

AT#XPING="5.189.130.26",45,5000,5,1000
#XPING: 0.386
#XPING: 0.341
#XPING: 0.353
#XPING: 0.313
#XPING: 0.313
#XPING: "average 0.341"
OK

Read command

The read command is not supported.

Test command

The test command is not supported.