# TCP Send

## Overview

![The TCP Send Node.](https://1553081948-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FU990HLHWA30dTfELtDUK%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-dd4af11a17c825eb23deb92ed49d0ced3665aa9e%2Ftcpsendnode20241.png?alt=media)

**TCP Send** takes a `Message` and passes it through the currently established **TCP** connection to the endpoint.

Note that if a connection has not been established, a new one will be attempted to be made before sending the `Message`. However, because of the nature of **TCP**, the `Message` will not send if no connection was made prior to execution.

**TCP Communication** in **Incari** is available as a plugin and is enabled as default. However, in the case that it is disabled in the **Plugins Editor**, it will not appear in the **Project Settings** and **TCP Send** will not show up in the [**Toolbox**](https://docs.incari.com/incari-studio/toolbox/overview). Please refer to the [**Plugins Editor**](https://docs.incari.com/incari-studio/modules/plugins/communication/tcpconnectionsmanager) to find out more information.

[**Scope**](https://docs.incari.com/incari-studio/overview#scopes): **Project**, **Scene**.

## Attributes

![The TCP Send Node Attributes.](https://1553081948-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FU990HLHWA30dTfELtDUK%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-b50ab616e10d4e81a5ab6567eccad9da7e72b8fa%2Ftcpsendatts.png?alt=media)

| Attribute       | Type          | Description                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| --------------- | ------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `Is Binary`     | **Bool**      | Can be toggled on or off depending on if the `Message` body is binary or not.                                                                                                                |
| `Configuration` | **Drop-Down** | The desired *TCP* server, which refers back to the selections made under *TCP* in the [**Project Settings**](https://docs.incari.com/incari-studio/modules/project-settings/tcp-connection). |

## Inputs

| Input             | Type       | Description                                                           |
| ----------------- | ---------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| *Pulse Input* (►) | **Pulse**  | A standard **Input Pulse**, to trigger the execution of the **Node**. |
| `Message`         | **String** | The `Message` to be sent to the endpoint.                             |

## Outputs

| Output             | Type      | Description                                                                                                                            |
| ------------------ | --------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| *Pulse Output* (►) | **Pulse** | A standard **Output Pulse**, to move onto the next **Node** along the **Logic Branch**, once this **Node** has finished its execution. |

## See Also

* [**TCP Guideline**](https://docs.incari.com/incari-studio/toolbox/communication/tcp)