Python command: TCP

Use the TCP commands in Python to connect to another device using the TCP/IP protocol. This command uses an indexer to allow multiple connections, see Python command: SQL. It has no default connection
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Syntax

Example

Description/Remarks

tcp[x].connect(hostname, port)

tcp[0].connect("192.168.4.4", 70)

Connect to the target host (URL or IP address) on the specified port. Returns True or False.

Note: You must use the IPv4 address of the TCP server for hostname (not the PC name, "localhost", or "127.0.0.1").

tcp[x].disconnect()

tcp[0].disconnect()

Disconnect from the host.

tcp[x].receive(timeout)

tcp[0].receive(500)

Listens for a message from the host given some timeout period. 0 is indefinite. Returns a string. The timeout is measured in milliseconds.

tcp[x].transmit(message)

tcp[0].transmit("my message")

Transmit a message to the connected host. Returns True if successfully transmitted.

tcp[x].transmitreceive(message, timeout)

tcp[0].transmitreceive("my message", 500)

Transmits a message, then awaits a reply given some timeout. Returns a string. The timeout is measured in milliseconds.