From 999f15d7a02a2c4a70e8a3f980c4983f2e3ef144 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: MAnoushe-NI <139955784+MAnoushe-NI@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2025 11:43:24 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Add Time Based example for scheduled acquisition

---
 .../nidaqmx - time tased synchronization.py   | 42 +++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 42 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 examples/nidaqmx - time tased synchronization.py

diff --git a/examples/nidaqmx - time tased synchronization.py b/examples/nidaqmx - time tased synchronization.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a102961bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/nidaqmx - time tased synchronization.py	
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+import nidaqmx
+import time
+from nidaqmx.constants import AcquisitionType
+from datetime import timedelta, datetime, timezone
+import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
+
+# Function to perform the measurement
+def perform_measurement():
+    with nidaqmx.Task() as task:
+        task.ai_channels.add_ai_voltage_chan("cDAQ9189-1DF40B6Mod8/ai0")
+        
+        # Configure finite sampling
+        num_samples = 10000
+        task.timing.cfg_samp_clk_timing(10000, sample_mode=AcquisitionType.FINITE, samps_per_chan=num_samples)
+        
+        # Calculate the start time (1 minute from now)
+        start_time = datetime.now(timezone.utc) + timedelta(minutes=1)
+        print(f"Scheduled start time: {start_time}")
+
+        # Configure the time start trigger
+        task.triggers.start_trigger.cfg_time_start_trig(start_time)
+
+        print("Starting the task...")
+        task.start()
+
+        print(nidaqmx.__version__)
+        # Wait until the scheduled start time
+        while datetime.now(timezone.utc) < start_time:
+            time.sleep(1)
+        
+        # Read data after the task starts
+        data = task.read(number_of_samples_per_channel=num_samples)
+
+        # Plot the data
+        plt.plot(data)
+        plt.title('Measurement Data')
+        plt.xlabel('Sample Number')
+        plt.ylabel('Voltage')
+        plt.show()
+
+# Perform the measurement
+perform_measurement()
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From b4316bb8364f1833a7837844714704c471cfc170 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: MAnoushe-NI <139955784+MAnoushe-NI@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2025 11:53:36 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Add Time Based example for scheduled acquisition

---
 examples/nidaqmx - time tased synchronization.py | 16 ++++------------
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/examples/nidaqmx - time tased synchronization.py b/examples/nidaqmx - time tased synchronization.py
index a102961bf..554dc729d 100644
--- a/examples/nidaqmx - time tased synchronization.py	
+++ b/examples/nidaqmx - time tased synchronization.py	
@@ -2,16 +2,15 @@
 import time
 from nidaqmx.constants import AcquisitionType
 from datetime import timedelta, datetime, timezone
-import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
 
 # Function to perform the measurement
 def perform_measurement():
     with nidaqmx.Task() as task:
-        task.ai_channels.add_ai_voltage_chan("cDAQ9189-1DF40B6Mod8/ai0")
+        task.ai_channels.add_ai_voltage_chan("Dev1/ai0")
         
         # Configure finite sampling
-        num_samples = 10000
-        task.timing.cfg_samp_clk_timing(10000, sample_mode=AcquisitionType.FINITE, samps_per_chan=num_samples)
+        num_samples = 1000
+        task.timing.cfg_samp_clk_timing(1000, sample_mode=AcquisitionType.FINITE, samps_per_chan=num_samples)
         
         # Calculate the start time (1 minute from now)
         start_time = datetime.now(timezone.utc) + timedelta(minutes=1)
@@ -23,7 +22,7 @@ def perform_measurement():
         print("Starting the task...")
         task.start()
 
-        print(nidaqmx.__version__)
+        print("Waiting for the scheduled start time...")
         # Wait until the scheduled start time
         while datetime.now(timezone.utc) < start_time:
             time.sleep(1)
@@ -31,12 +30,5 @@ def perform_measurement():
         # Read data after the task starts
         data = task.read(number_of_samples_per_channel=num_samples)
 
-        # Plot the data
-        plt.plot(data)
-        plt.title('Measurement Data')
-        plt.xlabel('Sample Number')
-        plt.ylabel('Voltage')
-        plt.show()
-
 # Perform the measurement
 perform_measurement()
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