Time Delay Express VI
Owning Palette: Execution Control Express VIs and Structures
Installed With: Base Package
Inserts a time delay into the calling VI.
| Dialog Box Options |
| Block Diagram Inputs |
| Block Diagram Outputs |
 Place on the block diagram |
Find on the Functions palette |
Dialog Box Options
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| Time delay (seconds) | Specifies how many seconds to delay running the calling VI. The default is 1.000. |
Block Diagram Inputs
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| Delay Time (s) | Specifies how many seconds to wait. The value you wire to this input overrides the value you set in the configuration dialog box. |
| error in (no error) | Describes error conditions that occur before this VI or function runs. |
Block Diagram Outputs
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| error out | Contains error information. If error in indicates that an error occurred before this VI or function ran, error out contains the same error information. Otherwise, it describes the error status that this VI or function produces. Right-click the error out front panel indicator and select Explain Error from the shortcut menu for more information about the error. |
This Express VI operates similarly to the following VIs and functions:
Wait (ms)
Wait Until Next ms Multiple
Example
Refer to the Express Comparison VI in the labview\examples\express directory for an example of using the Time Delay VI.
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