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# Benchmark Start

## Overview

![The Benchmark Start Node.](/files/thVg6MbeXaMisMsWVPhZ)

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

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

## Attributes

![The Benchmark Start Node Attributes.](/files/evqqOaVNAgY4bFoTS67k)

| 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**](/incari-studio/2022.1/toolbox/development/benchmark-get.md)
* [**Benchmark Stop**](/incari-studio/2022.1/toolbox/development/benchmark-stop.md)