Can I run a fast timed loop?

It appears that a timed loop cannot run faster than 100 hz. In other words, the "period" input for a timed loop cannot be less than 10. Is this true? I am using the Elapsed Time VI to measure time increments. The time increments output from this VI are at least 0.01 secs regardless of how fast I attempt to run the time loop. Perhaps the limitation lies in the Elapsed Time VI, not in the Timed Loop. Should I try a different approach to measuring the delta time between iterations of a time loop? TIA.
-jlivermore

Here's the simple way to measure loop timing:
Actually, what else is running in your loop (e.g. property nodes, DAQ, etc.)? Can you show us your code? What is your LabVIEW version?
Message Edited by altenbach on 09-29-2008 11:22 AM
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