timeout in ms specifies the time, in milliseconds, that this endpoint waits to connect to the other endpoint. The default value is –1, which means this endpoint waits indefinitely. If the timeout expires before the endpoints connect, this function returns an error.

write buffer size is the size of the writer buffer in number of elements. The minimum size is one element.

writer name specifies the name of the endpoint. You can organize multiple endpoints by adding segments to this name. If you specify a name that already belongs to another endpoint on the same computer, LabVIEW creates the first endpoint that runs and returns an error on the second. If this endpoint resides on a computer that runs multiple applications that use network streams, you must assign an endpoint URL to this endpoint instead of a name.

reader url is where you specify the URL of the reader endpoint you want to connect to. If you do not wire this input, this endpoint will not attempt to connect with the reader endpoint. Instead, it will wait for a connection from the reader endpoint. Therefore, you either must wire this input or the writer url input on the Create Network Stream Reader Endpoint VI to create a valid network stream. Refer to the Connecting Network Stream Endpoints Together topic for more information about these options.

data type is the data type of the element or elements you want to write to the stream. This data type must match the data type input of the Create Network Stream Reader Endpoint function.

error in describes error conditions that occur before this node runs. This input provides standard error in functionality.

element allocation mode specifies whether buffer memory is allocated when the endpoint is created. The default mode is allocate as needed. Specifying an allocation mode only affects the transfer of non-scalar data types.

writer endpoint returns the reference to the writer endpoint.

error out contains error information. This output provides standard error out functionality.