# Benchmark Start

## Overview

![The Benchmark Start Node.](https://926825830-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FKQhJdUBr7YQzfIwmpAZ9%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-3ab03e9c1141321f05caf04a7de2fdb55065cbb7%2Fbenchmarkstartupdatedimage.png?alt=media)

The **Benchmark Start** **Node** starts a timer with a name given in the **Attributes**.

[**Scope**](https://docs.incari.com/incari-studio/2022.1/overview#scopes): **Project**, **Scene**, **Function**, **Prefab**.

## Attributes

![The Benchmark Start Node Attributes.](https://926825830-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FKQhJdUBr7YQzfIwmpAZ9%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-675216aa035c9ff6ba582a1c4519298d6fc7e376%2Fbenchmarkstartattributes.png?alt=media)

| Attribute    | Type       | Description        |
| ------------ | ---------- | ------------------ |
| `Timer Name` | **String** | Name of the timer. |

## Inputs

| Input             | Type      | Description                                                           |
| ----------------- | --------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| *Pulse Input* (►) | **Pulse** | A standard **Input Pulse**, to trigger the execution of the **Node**. |

## Outputs

| Output             | Type      | Description                                                                                                                            |
| ------------------ | --------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| *Pulse Output* (►) | **Pulse** | A standard **Output Pulse**, to move onto the next **Node** along the **Logic Branch**, once this **Node** has finished its execution. |

## See Also

* [**Benchmark Get**](https://docs.incari.com/incari-studio/2022.1/toolbox/development/benchmark-get)
* [**Benchmark Stop**](https://docs.incari.com/incari-studio/2022.1/toolbox/development/benchmark-stop)