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Check Dynamic Upper Bound

Check that one signal is always greater than another signal

  • Check Dynamic Upper Bound block

Libraries:
Simulink / Model Verification
HDL Coder / Model Verification

Description

The Check Dynamic Upper Bound block checks if the a reference signal, max, is greater than the amplitude of an input signal, u, at each time step and executes an assertion after comparison. If max is greater than u, the assertion is true (1) and the block does nothing. If not, the block halts the simulation and returns an error message by default.

The input signals can be scalars, vectors, or matrices. Both input signals must be the same data type. The block compares the value of u to max differently depending on the signal.

  • When comparing scalars to vectors or matrices, the block compares the scalar signal to each element of the non-scalar signal.

  • When comparing a vector or matrix signal to another vector or matrix signal, the block checks the signals element-by-element.

  • For models with an input signal and bound that are both vectors or matrices, the input signal and bound must have the same dimensions.

Ports

Input

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Signal specifying the lower bound of the range that the block checks the input signal u amplitude. Signal data type and dimension must be the same as u.

Data Types: half | single | double | int8 | int16 | int32 | int64 | uint8 | uint16 | uint32 | uint64 | Boolean | fixed point | enumerated

Input signal checked against the lower bound specified by min.

Data Types: half | single | double | int8 | int16 | int32 | int64 | uint8 | uint16 | uint32 | uint64 | Boolean | fixed point | enumerated

Output

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Output signal that is true (1) if the assertion succeeds and false (0) if the assertion fails. If, in the Configuration Parameters window, in the Math and Data Types section, under Advanced parameters, you select Implement logic signals as Boolean data, then the output data type is Boolean. Otherwise, the data type of the signal is double.

Dependencies

To enable this output port, select the Output assertion signal parameter check box.

Data Types: double | Boolean

Parameters

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Clearing this parameter disables the block and causes the model to behave as if the block does not exist. To enable or disable all verification blocks, regardless of the setting of this option, go to the Configuration Parameters window, click Diagnostics > Data Validity, expand the Advanced parameters section, and set Model Verification block enabling to Enable all or Disable all.

Programmatic Use

Parameter: enabled
Type: string scalar or character vector
Values: "on" | "off"
Default: "on"

Specify a MATLAB® expression to evaluate when the assertion fails. Because the expression is evaluated in the MATLAB workspace, define all variables used in the expression in that workspace.

Dependencies

To enable this parameter, select the Enable assertion parameter.

Programmatic Use

Parameter: callback
Type: string scalar or character vector
Default: ""

Select this parameter to stop the simulation when the check fails. Clear this parameter to display a warning and continue the simulation.

Programmatic Use

Parameter: stopWhenAssertionFail
Type: string scalar or character vector
Values: "on" | "off"
Default: "on"

Select this parameter to enable the output port.

Programmatic Use

Parameter: export
Type: string scalar or character vector
Values: "on" | "off"
Default: "off"

Specify the style of the block icon. The graphic option displays a graphical representation of the assertion condition on the icon. The text option displays a mathematical expression that represents the assertion condition.

Programmatic Use

Parameter: icon
Type: string scalar or character vector
Values: "graphic" | "text"
Default: "graphic"

Block Characteristics

Data Types

Boolean | double | enumerated | fixed point | half | integer | single

Direct Feedthrough

no

Multidimensional Signals

yes

Variable-Size Signals

no

Zero-Crossing Detection

no

Extended Capabilities

PLC Code Generation
Generate Structured Text code using Simulink® PLC Coder™.

Fixed-Point Conversion
Design and simulate fixed-point systems using Fixed-Point Designer™.

Version History

Introduced before R2006a