Patent ID: 8359567

Claim:
A method, comprising: displaying a first node in a graphical program on a display of a computer system; displaying a second node in the graphical program on the display of the computer system; displaying at least one data flow wire coupling the first node and the second node, wherein the at least one data flow wire indicates flow of data between the first node and the second node; displaying a timing wire connecting the first node and the second node in the graphical program on the display of the computer system; receiving user input selecting the timing wire to configure timing information for the timing wire, wherein the timing wire configures the graphical program to execute the first node and the second node according to a timing relationship based on the timing information, wherein the timing wire visually indicates the timing relationship between the first node and the second node; and executing the graphical program on the computer system, wherein said executing the graphical program comprises using the timing information to satisfy the timing relationship between the first node and the second node.