NAKeel,
you are very astute. I have recently changed what the NI 9221 is docked into. I switched from a compact DAQ chassis to a USB single module port.
However, I did switch the source in my VI.
never the less, I did got back into MAX and reset the device and restarted the whole system. Lo and behold it now works.
thanks for your help very much.
I also must thank CoqRouge for suggesting a single loop and pointing out how the read operations affect timing.
A. Lopez