Advanced:Wait Mode
- Updated2025-07-28
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Specifies how DAQmx Write waits for space to become available in the buffer.
Remarks
The following table lists the characteristics of this property.
| Short Name | WaitMode |
| Data type | ![]() |
| Permissions | Read/Write |
| Resettable | True |
| Settable While Task Is Running | device-specific |
| Available in Run-Time Engine | True |
| Poll | 12524 | Repeatedly check for available buffer space as fast as possible. This mode allows for the highest sampling rates at the expense of CPU efficiency. |
| Yield | 12525 | Repeatedly check for available buffer space, but yield control to other threads after each check. This mode offers a balance between sampling rate and CPU efficiency. |
| Sleep | 12547 |
Check for available buffer space once per the amount of time specified in
SleepTime
.
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