DSP Blockset

Discrete Impulse

Generate a discrete impulse

Library

DSP Sources

Description

The Discrete Impulse block generates an impulse (the value 1) at output sample D+1, where D is specified by the Delay parameter (D 0). All output samples preceding and following sample D+1 are zero.

When D is a length-N vector, the block generates an M-by-N matrix output representing N distinct channels, where frame size M is specified by the Samples per frame parameter. The impulse for the ith channel appears at sample D(i)+1. For M=1, the output is sample based; otherwise, the output is frame based.

The Sample time parameter value, T_s, specifies the output signal sample period. The resulting frame period is M*T_s.

Examples

Construct the model below.

Configure the Discrete Impulse block to generate a frame-based three-channel output of type double, with impulses at samples 1, 4, and 6 of channels 1, 2, and 3, respectively. Use a sample period of 0.25 and a frame size of 4. The corresponding settings should be as follows:

• Delay = [0 3 5]
• Sample time = 0.25
• Samples per frame = 4
• Output data type = double

Run the model and look at the output, yout. The first few samples of each channel are shown below.

• yout(1:10,:)
  ans =
       1     0     0
       0     0     0
       0     0     0
       0     1     0
       0     0     0
       0     0     1
       0     0     0
       0     0     0
       0     0     0
       0     0     0
  

The block generates an impulse at sample 1 of channel 1 (first column), at sample 4 of channel 2 (second column), and at sample 6 of channel 3 (third column).

Dialog Box

Delay

The number of zero-valued output samples, D, preceding the impulse. A length-N vector specifies an N-channel output. This parameter is not tunable.

Sample time

The sample period, T_s, of the output signal. The output frame period is M*T_s. This parameter is not tunable.

Samples per frame

The number of samples, M, in each output frame. This parameter is not tunable.

Show additional parameters

If selected, additional parameters specific to implementation of the block become visible as shown.

Allow overrides from DSP Fixed-Point Attributes blocks

If you select this parameter, and if the Output data type parameter is set to Fixed-point, fixed-point data types for this block may be set by DSP Fixed-Point Attributes blocks in your model. If this parameter is unselected, the data types are always set by the parameters in the block mask.

Output data type

Specify the output data type in one of the following ways:

• Choose one of the built-in data types from the drop-down list.
• Choose Fixed-point to specify the output data type and scaling in the Word length, Set fraction length in output to, and Fraction length parameters.
• Choose User-defined to specify the output data type and scaling in the User-defined data type, Set fraction length in output to, and Fraction length parameters.
• Choose Inherit via back propagation to set the output data type and scaling to match the next block downstream.

Word length

Specify the word length, in bits, of the fixed-point output data type. This parameter is only visible if Fixed-point is selected for the Output data type parameter.

User-defined data type

Specify any built-in or fixed-point data type. You can specify fixed-point data types using the sfix, ufix, sint, uint, sfrac, and ufrac functions from the Fixed-Point Blockset. This parameter is only visible if User-defined is selected for the Output data type parameter.

Set fraction length in output to

Specify the scaling of the fixed-point output by either of the following two methods:

• Choose Best precision to have the output scaling automatically set such that the output signal has the best possible precision.
• Choose User-defined to specify the output scaling in the Fraction length parameter.
  This parameter is only visible if Fixed-point or User-defined is selected for the Output data type parameter, and if the specified output data type is a fixed-point data type.

Fraction length

For fixed-point output data types, specify the number of fractional bits, or bits to the right of the binary point. This parameter is only visible if Fixed-point or User-defined is selected for the Output data type parameter, and if User-defined is selected for the Set fraction length in output to parameter.

Supported Data Types

• Double-precision floating point
• Single-precision floating point
• Fixed point
• 8-, 16-, and 32-bit signed integers
• 8-, 16-, and 32-bit unsigned integers

To learn how to convert your data types to the above data types in MATLAB and Simulink, see Supported Data Types and How to Convert to Them.

See Also

Data Type Conversion	Simulink
DSP Constant	DSP Blockset
Multiphase Clock	DSP Blockset
N-Sample Enable	DSP Blockset
Signal From Workspace	DSP Blockset
impz	Signal Processing Toolbox

Also see Creating Signals Using Signal Generator Blocks for how to use this and other blocks to generate signals.

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