Patent ID: 8397205

Claim:
A non-transitory memory medium configured for creating a graphical program, the non-transitory memory medium storing program instructions executable to: arrange a plurality of nodes in a block diagram of a graphical program on a display in response to user input; interconnect the plurality of nodes in response to user input, wherein the plurality of interconnected nodes visually indicates functionality of the graphical program, wherein the plurality of interconnected nodes comprise a plurality of wires connecting the nodes, wherein the plurality of wires indicate data flow between the nodes in the block diagram; and display timing information in the block diagram with the plurality of interconnected nodes, wherein displaying the timing information in the block diagram comprises: displaying a first numerical time value in the block diagram indicating timing of execution of a first node at a first point in time with respect to execution of a second node at a second point in time during execution of the graphical program, wherein the first numerical time value indicates a time interval between the execution of the first node and the execution of the second node; and displaying a first wire in the block diagram between the first node and the second node in response to user input, wherein the first wire configures the graphical program according to the first numerical time value, thereby configuring the timing of the execution of the first node at the first point in time with respect to the execution of the second node at the second point in time during the execution of the graphical program.