*******************************************************************************/
int LH5000_GetComState( unsigned char *pucComState )
{
   /* Timoutueberwachung */
   if (( time(NULL) - iTimeRx ) > iTimeoutValue ) {

      /* Timeout hat zugeschlagen */
      *pucComState = LH5000_TIMEOUT;
      return 0;
   }

   /* Kommunikationsstatus melden */
   *pucComState = ucLH5000_ComState;
   
   return 0;

}  /* eofn: LH5000_GetComState */