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Stop counter loop waiting on timeout

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I would like to use the Counter - Read Pulse Width (On Demand) example to measure RPM of a motor. Is there to stop the while loop if an infinite wait time (-1) is set on the 'DAQmx Read' timeout and there are no pulses detected by the DAQ card? As coded currently, the stop button will not kill the loop until a pulse is detected.  New to Labview. Thank you for your help. 

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Accepted by topic author tharptor

Might have answered my own question here. With the timeout set to 1 I get the behavior I was hoping for. Settings I used in the past caused immediate timeout but I think I was using the 'Counter - .... continuous' example rather than the on-demand version. 

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