Socket Client

Group: IO > Network

Reads and writes data to/from a socket which connects to a server.

Parameters

Protocol type

• Description: Which network protocol to connect to server with
• Automation reference: SocketType
• Type: enumeration

Identifier	Value	Description
TCP	TCP
UDP	UDP

Server address

• Description: Hostname or IP of server
• Automation reference: Host
• Type: string

Server port

• Description: Port to connect to
• Automation reference: Port
• Type: integer

Receive buffer size

• Description: Number of bytes to read from the server.
• Automation reference: ReceiveBufferSize
• Enablement: SocketType == TCP
• Type: integer

Enable no-delay

• Description: Disables Nagle's algorithm
• Automation reference: NoDelay
• Enablement: SocketType == TCP
• Type: boolean

Auto reconnect

• Description: Automatically reconnects connection if the server doesn't respond or the connection is broken
• Automation reference: AutoReconnect
• Enablement: SocketType == TCP
• Type: boolean

Connection timeout

• Description: Time to wait for a server to respond
• Automation reference: ConnectTimeout
• Unit: s
• Enablement: SocketType == TCP
• Type: real

Measurements

Connected

• Description: True if a connection is established
• Automation reference: Connected
• Type: boolean