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2.
From the attached serial device, send an 
fc ‘[TargetUserStationName]’ ‘[servername]’ 
command to the host user station followed by a carriage return character 
[0x0D]
. This will 
force the target user station to connect to the specified target device.
-or-
From the attached serial device, send an 
fcc ‘[TargetUserStationName]’ ‘[servername]’ 
command to the host user station followed by a carriage return character 
[0x0D]
. This will 
force the target user station to connect to the specified target device. In addition, the user 
station will send a numeric confirmation code indicating the outcome of the command. See 
Table 3.6 for code definitions.
To force a user station to break a connection:
1.
Make sure that the serial device is configured appropriately. See Serial parameters on page 67 
for more information.
2.
From the attached serial device, send an 
fd ‘[TargetUserStationName]’ 
command to the host 
user station followed by a carriage return character 
[0x0D]
. This will force the target user 
station to disconnect from the target device.
-or-
From the attached serial device, send an 
fdc ‘[TargetUserStationName]’ 
command to the host 
user station followed by a carriage return character 
[0x0D]
. This will force the target user 
station to disconnect from the specified target device. In addition, the user station will send a 
numeric confirmation code indicating the outcome of the command. See Table 3.7 for 
code definitions.
Confirmation codes
If you use the fcc or fdc commands, you will receive a numeric confirmation code indicating the 
outcome of the command. See Table 3.6 and Table 3.7 for confirmation codes and 
corresponding definitions.
Table 3.6: Force Connect Confirmation Codes
Code
Definition
0
The command was valid. The target device was found and the user has connection 
rights to that target device.
1
Invalid syntax. The command was not entered correctly.
2
The specified target device was not found.
3
The user does not have connection rights to the specified target device.
4
An invalid command was entered.
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