Procedure for using the NetworkReader step

The following provides a basic methodology for using the NetworkReader step:

1. Specify the Connection name. Note that the connection must be successfully established before information can be received. For more information on how to establish a connection, refer to the Procedure for using the NetworkConnection step section earlier in this chapter. To ensure that the connection is valid, use a condition linked to the status of a NetworkConnection step with its Operation input set to Verify.

2. To create a time period after which the project will stop listening and move on to the next step, enable Wait for reception, and enter a Timeout period, in msec.

3. To use the received data in your project, you can link the step's value to the NetworkReader.ReceivedData output.

To test your project, you can use the Matrox Network Client utility to send a message to your runtime platform.