Analysis of the time efficiency assessment in the virtual measurement systems

The paper presents the analysis of the time measurement methods in the virtual instrumentation. Problem of the software operations time efficiency assessment is presented. Different methods and functions of the time measurement in the integrated programming environments are discussed. Experiments using the exemplary virtual instrument are conducted to reveal the advantages and disadvantages of the particular methods of the time measurement. Both general purpose and real-time operating systems are considered and analyzed. Conclusions contain the analysis of the possible approaches to the time-efficient instrument design and future prospects and applications of the presented methods.