Input Actions

Input actions specify a port, network socket, or file from which to receive data or, in the case of the Wait for File action, monitor for the existence of a file.

Action

Description

Read from Network Socket

Reads from a network socket for incoming data.

Read from Serial Port

Reads from a serial port for incoming data.

Read File

Monitors a specified folder for a defined file type, reads the data that is contained in that file, and then saves the data to a variable.

Wait for File

Monitors a specified folder for a defined file type. When the file is detected, the action finishes and allows subsequent actions to run.