Creating a Time Delay Between 2 Waveforms

Hi,
Please bear with me while I explain what I’m trying to do :-) Basically, in the attached LabView file (“flow vis + trigger-m.vi”), I am generating 2 signals: a sinusoidal waveform (used to drive an actuator) and a square waveform (used as a TTL signal to trigger image capture on a CCD camera). Currently when I run the program using LabView 7, both signals are started simultaneously. I would like to introduce a time delay that can be manually specified in the VI, such that when the program is started (i.e. at time t0), the sinusoidal waveform also starts (i.e. at time t0) before the square waveform (i.e. at time t0 + delay time). In a practical sense, this means allowing the actuator to run for several seconds before capturing any images.
It sounds like it should be quite straightforward to do, but I’m not so sure how to progress. I have begun to modify the original VI (“flow vis + trigger-m_2.vi”, as attached), but would be much appreciative of any help or suggestions on how I can complete the VI to meet the above requirement.
Many thanks,
Mark
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flow vis + trigger-m.vi ‏939 KB
flow vis + trigger-m_2.vi ‏895 KB

Hi Mark,
I forgot that all analog waveforms generated needed to have the same number of samples in a single task. By introducing a delay into your square wave, I effectively added samples that waveform. So the same number of samples added to the square wave has to be added to your sine wave. I added code that extends the number of samples of your sine wave (# delay + square wave samples). Let me know if this works for you.
Regards
Way S.
NI UK Applications Engineer
Attachments:
flow vis + trigger-m70.vi ‏872 KB

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