# `Common.Message.Ping`
[🔗](https://github.com/fancydrones/xmavlink/blob/main/lib/common.ex#L2597)

# `t`

```elixir
@type t() :: %Common.Message.Ping{
  seq: XMAVLink.Types.uint32_t(),
  target_component: XMAVLink.Types.uint8_t(),
  target_system: XMAVLink.Types.uint8_t(),
  time_usec: XMAVLink.Types.uint64_t()
}
```

A ping message either requesting or responding to a ping. This allows to measure the system latencies, including serial port, radio modem and UDP connections. The ping microservice is documented at https://mavlink.io/en/services/ping.html

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