High Resolution Relative Seconds VI

Owning Palette: Timing VIs and Functions

Requires: Base Development System

Returns the relative current time in seconds. Use the difference between two successive values to measure the elapsed time between the calls. Use this VI to measure time spans with much higher resolution than you can obtain from the Tick Count (ms) function. The time resolution of this VI may vary with different operating systems and CPU types.

Note  The operating system clock this VI uses is not tied to any absolute time reference and may drift over time when compared to absolute time sources. Avoid using this VI across long periods of time.

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relative seconds returns the value of the second timer in seconds.