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5.8.4 Send Control Command Task
The Send Control Command task is used to send a string of data to an external device for purposes of
controlling the device or causing it to take some action. The data string can be sent as pure text or as
binary information. This is a send-data-only task; any information returned by the device is ignored.
When creating a new Send Control Command task, the dialog is initially displayed similar to the
example shown here, with its default property settings.
Send Control Command Properties
Items with a check mark in the REQ column require user entry, while unchecked items have default
values which can optionally be changed.
The user-friendly name of the task. See Common Properties for
more information.
The characters, including optional control codes, that are to be
sent to the external device.
If this property is checked, the data sent will be exactly as
displayed in the Command String field. Control codes are
represented as "<xxx>" in the Command String field, if inserted,
and are normally interpreted to their binary value (Decimal 0..31)
when the command string is sent. As an example, if the "ACK"
value (Decimal 6) needs to be sent, it is represented in the
Command String as "<ACK>" and at send time, the decimal byte
value 6 is sent. If this property is checked, what will be sent
instead is "<ACK>" as plain text, which is 5 bytes, ie, the displayed
text of the Command String with no interpretation.
When this property is checked (the default), a Carriage Return
(Decimal 13, Hex 0D) is appended to the Command String when
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