SETPR, SETPI, SETPB – Blocks for remote parameter setting

Block SymbolsLicensing group: STANDARD

Function Description
The SETPR, SETPI and SETPB blocks are used for setting the parameters of other blocks in the model remotely. The only difference among the three blocks is the type of parameter which they are setting. The SETPR block is used for setting real parameters, the SETPI block for integer parameters and the SETPB block for Boolean parameters.

The blocks operate in two modes, which are switched by the SETF parameter. For $SETF = off$ the remote parameter sc is set to the value of the input signal p (or ip, P) at the start and every time when the input changes. If the SETF parameter is set to on, then the blocks work in one-shot write mode. In that case the remote parameter is set only when rising edge (off $\to$ on) occurs at the SET input. Successful modification of the remote parameter is indicated by zero error output $E = off$ and the output y (or k, Y) is set to the value of the modified parameter. The error output is set to $E = on$ in case of write error.

The name of the remote parameter is determined by the string parameter sc (string connection), which has the form <block_path:parameter_name>. It is also possible to access individual items of array-type parameters (e.g. the tout parameter of the ATMT block). This can be achieved using the square brackets and item number, e.g. .ATMT:touts[2]. The items are numbered from zero, thus the string connection stated above refers to the third element of the array.

The path to the block whose parameter should be set can contain hierarchic levels separated by dots followed by the block name. The path can be either relative or absolute:

Relative – starts at the level where the SETPR block (or SETPI, SETPB) is located. The string has to be prefixed with ’.’ in this case. Examples of relative paths: ".GAIN:k", ".Motor1.Position:ycn".
Absolute – complete sequence of hierarchic levels down to the block. For referring to blocks located in the driver task (see the IOTASK block for details on configuration) the ’&’ followed by the driver’s name is used at the beginning of the absolute path. Examples of absolute paths: "task1.inputs.lin1:u2", "&EfaDrv.measurements.DER1:n".

The order and names of individual hierarchic levels are displayed in a tree structure in the REXYGEN Diagnostics program.

Inputs

p	Desired parameter value at the SETPR block input	Double (F64)
ip	Desired parameter value at the SETPI block input	Long (I32)
P	Desired parameter value at the SETPB block input	Bool
SET	Input for initiating one-shot parameter write (off $\to$ on)	Bool

Outputs

y	Parameter value (the SETPR block)	Double (F64)
k	Parameter value (the SETPI block)	Long (I32)
Y	Parameter value (the SETPB block)	Bool
E	Error flag	Bool
	off .. No error on ... An error occurred

Parameters

sc	String connection to the remote parameter respecting the above mentioned notation	String
SETF	Continuous or one-shot mode	Bool
	off .. Remote parameter is continuously updated on ... One-shot mode, the remote parameter is updated only when forced to by the SET input (rising edge)

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