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Enabled Component

The following example implements a component similar to a Simulink® enabled subsystem:

component EnabledComponent
    inputs
        enabled = 0; 	% control signal
        u = 0; 		% input signal
    end
    variables (Event=true)
        x = 0; 		% state to hold output if necessary
    end
    outputs
        y = 0; 		% output
    end
    parameters
        held = true; 	% set true for held or false for reset
        y_init = 0;
    end
    events
        when edge(held && ~(enabled>0))
            x = u;	% if necessary, hold input on falling edge
        end
    end
    equations
        if enabled > 0
            y == u;
        elseif held==true
            y == x;
        else 		% not enabled and not held
            y == y_init;
        end
    end
end

The component has two inputs: control signal enabled and data signal u.

The block operation depends on the value of the held parameter: if it is true, then the event variable x assumes the value of the input data signal u on the falling edge of the control signal.

As long as the control signal has a positive value, the output y matches the input data signal u. When the control signal is negative:

  • If held is true, the output port y outputs the most recent held value of the event variable.

  • If held is false, the output resets to the initial value, specified by the y_init parameter.

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