NEW! Timer Session

[PrimaryKey]

WARNING! Before installing the newest version please remove the old version. Otherwise two versions might install side-by-side.

Overview

This tool allows users to easily create multiple timers for controlling the timing of their code, measuring or benchmarking.

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By Reference Example

Timer API

Calculator Helpers

Requirements

• LabVIEW 2016
• VI Package Manager 2016
• Extensible Session Framework https://forums.ni.com/t5/Reference-Design-Content/Extensible-Session-Framework-ESF-Library/ta-p/3522...

Created by Piotr Kruczkowski

[WG-]

And does it support overflow?

[PrimaryKey]

What do you mean by that? It does not handle overflow in any special way. The VIs are open so you can look inside how tey work.

[NJKirchner]

I think he's talking about the overflow that can happen on the ms counter VI, so that if you are subtracting a rolled over value from a non rolled over value, you'll end up w/ some huge delta between times.

However for @WG- I think he's thinking more typically about counters rather than timers that suffer primarily from this issue; timers are not free from this potential error however.

~N

[Mohamedbakr80]

Hi, I need to make a timer similar to elapsed time Express VI in my FPGA target.

[RuudWessels]

Very nice work!

Very elegant and simple, one request (i did modify mine but it would be nice to modify yours so i can use your package.

I have added the possibility to change the goal time upon reset.
very usefull for things that have incremental timing.

[PrimaryKey]

In this case you might just stop the old timer and create a new one. Would that be a solution? I understand that in some cases restart with new target would be good but it could be confusing.

[RuudWessels]

Well it would be a solution, but personally i would not find it the most elegant one,

Codewise it's calling more VI's, the above just gives it a bit more flexibility.

[PrimaryKey]

RuudWessels, i added the function you requested 🙂

[RuudWessels]

Thanks PrimaryKey, it's become a very usefull tool indeed!

[Blokk]

Nice! Question: why in the VIPM (2018 with LV2018) we only get the version 1.1.0.8? At this community doc, your latest version is 2.0.0.8...

Just this can cause confusions to people...

[PrimaryKey]

Thanks for letting me know. I will try to fix that as soon as possible.

[abvenk]

Hi Piotr,

Seems like there is something wrong with the package on VIPM. The version says it's compatible for LV>=2016, but the install aborts saying it is in 2017 and higher. Could you please fix that?

Thanks!

[leon1129]

what a good tools，THS！！1

[PrimaryKey]

Abvenk, you need to update your package manager 🙂 Thats it.

[DoctorAutomatic]

I can see the similarities with the Extensible Session Framework (ESF) and notice that ESF is even linked in the OP. However, is there a reason that the ability to acquire/communicate/destroy a timer session via a named handle (string) was omitted from the Timer but happens to be one of the big "features" touted for ESF?

also, what happens to a timer session that is being used in different places when the vi, which originally acquired the timer session, exits?