Unit Delay With Preview Resettable - Output signal and signal delayed by one sample period, with external reset

Library

Additional Math & Discrete / Additional Discrete

Description

The Unit Delay With Preview Resettable block supports calculations that have feedback and depend on the current input. The block can reset its state based on a reset signal R.

The block has two input ports: one for the input signal u and one for the external reset signal R.

When the reset signal R is false, the first port outputs the signal and the second port outputs the signal delayed by one sample period.

When the reset signal R is true, the block resets the current state to the initial condition given by the Initial condition parameter. The first output signal is forced to equal the initial condition. The second output signal is not affected until one time step later.

This reset action is vectorized and supports scalar expansion.

Having two outputs is useful for implementing recursive calculations where the result includes the most recent inputs. The second output can feed back into calculations of the block's inputs without causing an algebraic loop. Meanwhile, the first output shows the most up-to-date calculations.

You specify the time between samples with the Sample time parameter. A setting of -1 means that the block inherits the Sample time.

Data Type Support

The Unit Delay With Preview Resettable block accepts signals of the following data types:

Floating point
Built-in integer
Fixed point
Boolean
Enumerated

The outputs have the same data type as the input u. For enumerated signals, the Initial condition must be of the same enumerated type as the input u.

For more information, see Data Types Supported by Simulink in the Simulink documentation.

Parameters and Dialog Box

Initial condition: Specify the initial output of the simulation.
Sample time: Specify the time interval between samples. To inherit the sample time, set this parameter to -1. See How to Specify the Sample Time in the online documentation for more information.

Characteristics

Direct Feedthrough	Yes, to first output port No, to second output port
Sample Time	Specified in the Sample time parameter
Scalar Expansion	Yes
Zero-Crossing Detection	No