Difference Between the DAQmx Wait Until Done VI and Daqmx Is Task Done VI

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• DAQmx Wait Until Done.vi blocks execution until the generation or acquisition is complete.
  • For finite operations, the VI completes only when the final sample is generated or acquired or an error occurs.
  • For continuous operations, the VI will never complete and will return an error when the timeout value is reached.

In general, this VI is used with finite generation tasks, as shown below, to keep the program from stopping or clearing the task until all samples have been generated.

• DAQmx Is Task Done.vi indicates whether a task has completed execution. This VI will only return the current status of the task at the moment it is called, and therefore must be polled to find when the task is complete. A task is complete based upon the same criteria as above. This function is often used for continuous generation tasks, as shown below, to poll the status of the task for error-checking purposes. Another advantage of using this function is that it is non-blocking and allows for other code to execute within the loop.

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