User`s guide

10 Examples of GUIDE GUIs
Other Uses for Timers in GUIs
In addition to acquiring or processing data at regular intervals, you can use
timers to implement other time-based procedures in a G UI:
• Time-limit extended computations
• Time-out pending connections
• Start and stop simulations
• Poll sets of devices
• Administer tests
For more information about programming timers in GUIs, see “Control
Program Execution Using T imer Objects” on page 14-11. For details about
timer properties, methods, and events, see “Using a MATLA B Timer Object”
and the
timer reference page.
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