Socket Connect - 0x42
Description
Use this frame to connect a socket to the given address and port.
For a UDP socket, this filters out any received responses that are not from the specified remote address and port.
Two frames occur in response:
- Socket Connect Response frame: Arrives immediately and confirms the request.
- Socket Status frame: Indicates if the connection was successful.
Format
The following table provides the contents of the frame. For details on frame structure, see API frame format.
| Field name | Field value | Data type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Frame type |
0x42 |
Byte |
|
|
Frame ID |
|
Byte |
A reference identifier used to match status responses. If set to 0, the device does not send a response. |
|
Socket ID |
|
Byte |
ID of the socket to connect. |
| Destination port | 16-bit big endian | ||
| Destination address type | Byte |
0: Indicates the destination address field is a binary IPv4 address in network byte order. 1: Indicates the destination address field is a string containing either a dotted quad value or a domain name to be resolved. |
|
| Destination address | Variable |
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