charting x axis in real time

[kastud]

I am having trouble with my VI. When I start my program I have to wait a second before the data is beginning to be collected so I am not sure when the data collection actually starts. For example, to make sure I get all of the data I collect for 5 seconds but I only want to collect the motion over 3 seconds. The x axis on the waveform graph seems to have a random values and intervals so I cannot relate each data point to the actual time lapsed. Is there any way to relate actual time to the x axis values so I know which data points correspond.  

Katie

[bburress]

Hey Katie,
    Are you using a National Instruments DAQ board for your data?  If so, the data is given a timestamp when it is read into the hardware.  Using those timestamps, you could see when the data was actually collected.  Why do you have to wait a second for data to begin collecting?  There are multiple ways to affect the x-axis of a chart by right-clicking on the chart and going to properties.  Is there an option under there that might help you out?