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XACT — Communication Test

Forces the device to generate a test event and transmit it to a specified Destination Address. Used to verify communication with a remote host without waiting for a real event to occur.

Format​

  • Set: >SXACT{D}{EE}<
FieldDescription
DDestination Address. Range 0–9. The event is sent to all Destination Points defined in this DA.
EEEvent code. Range 00–99. Identifies the generated test event.
note

There is no query form. The command only generates an event — it returns >RXACT{D}{EE}<.

Extended Information​

The generated report includes the extended tags configured for group A with XAEF. If group A has no tags configured, the report contains only the standard event fields.

For example, configure altitude, battery level, and satellites in view:

>SXAEFA;AL;BL;SV<

The XACT report then appends those values before the device ID:

>REV051609558974+3593956+1393569901305212;AL=1250.5;BL=3850;SV=9;ID=[IMEI]<

See Extended Tags for the available tags and their values.

Examples​

Generate event code 05 to Destination Address 0:

>SXACT005<

All Destination Points in DA 0 will receive a report like:

>REV051609558974+3593956+1393569901305212;ID=[IMEI]<
  • DA — Defines Destination Addresses.

Defaults and Limits​

  • Destination index is constrained by implementation (0 to SOCKETS_MAX_QTY-1).
  • Event code is constrained by implementation (0 to MAX_EVENT_QTY-1).
  • No persistent defaults (action-only command).