Thx Chris, it’s ok for me to check the isConnected flag.
> On 12.08.2021, at 09:37, Christofer Dutz <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Hi Andreas,
>
> We introduced a "ping" method into the API of the PlcConnection ... however I
> think we never implemented that in any of the protocols.
>
> However I think we really should come up with dummy operations for each
> protocol which we can use to test the connection ... I mean ... even asking
> for a resource that doesn't exist and the PLC politely tells us so, it a good
> check.
>
> Chris
>
> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: Andreas Vogler <[email protected]>
> Gesendet: Donnerstag, 12. August 2021 09:31
> An: [email protected]
> Betreff: Re: ModBus observe connection state...
>
> Never mind, seems that I can periodically check the isConnected flag…
>
>> On 12.08.2021, at 08:21, Andreas Vogler <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> How can I check the state of a connection? Especially if it is lost.
>>
>> I have a ModBus connection and when I turn off the ModBus server I do not
>> get any error.
>>
>> I have found the orTimeout option at the response object…
>>
>> But I want somehow detect if a connection is lost, so that I can do a
>> reconnect…
>>
>> Hope someone can give me an advice how this is typically done with Plc4x.
>>
>> Regard,
>> Andreas
>
