Component: Simulation External Input (Runtime Tools): Difference between revisions

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Author	Matrix TSL
Version	1.1
Category	Runtime Tools

Simulation External Input component

A simulation only component designed to allow a single digital pin to be toggled at a set frequency. Allows things like switch presses or external square waves to be used with the simulation.

Component Source Code

Please click here to download the component source project: FC_Comp_Source_Sim_External_Input.fcfx

Please click here to view the component source code (Beta): FC_Comp_Source_Sim_External_Input.fcfx

Detailed description

No detailed description exists yet for this component

Examples

No additional examples

Macro reference

Control_Pulse

	Control_Pulse
Controls if the toggle input is enabled or disabled allowing you to stop and start the waveform.
- BYTE	State
0=Disabled, 1=Enabled
- VOID	Return

Get_Pulse_Count

	Get_Pulse_Count
Reads the number of pulses remaining in the current run. The Pulse Count property needs to have an initial value > 0 to switch on the pulse counting mode.
- ULONG	Return

Set_Frequency

	Set_Frequency
Allows the frequency to be changed on the fly
- FLOAT	Frequency

- VOID	Return

Set_Mark

	Set_Mark
Overrides the component property setting allowing for a variable frequency input or adjustable Mark timings.
- UINT	Delay
Delay between transitiions in milliseconds.
- VOID	Return

Set_Pulse_Count

	Set_Pulse_Count
Overrides the number of pulses. The Pulse Count property needs to have an initial value > 0 to switch on the pulse counting mode.
- ULONG	PulseCount
Number of pulses to output
- VOID	Return

Set_Space

	Set_Space
Overrides the component property setting allowing for a variable frequency input or adjustable Space timings.
- UINT	Delay
Delay between transitiions in milliseconds.
- VOID	Return

Property reference

	Properties
	Pin
Pin to toggle - connected to the external waveform on the target hardware.
	Startup Mode
Controls if the pulses start when the simulation is started or when the simulation Control_Pulse macro is called.
	Mode

	Frequency (Hz)
Frequency to try and acheive.
	Period Delay (ms)
Delay in milliseconds for a whole period of 0 and 1.
	Mark Delay (ms)
Delay in milliseconds to wait to toggle the pin. Note that Windows can only acheive timings of 10ms or more.
	Space Delay (ms)

	Pulse Count
Number of pulses to output. 0 = Run forever. > 0 = Output the selected number of pulses

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 ==Simulation External Input component==
 A simulation only component designed to allow a single digital pin to be toggled at a set frequency. Allows things like switch presses or external square waves to be used with the simulation.
+==Component Source Code==
+Please click here to download the component source project: [https://www.flowcode.co.uk/wiki/componentsource/FC_Comp_Source_Sim_External_Input.fcfx FC_Comp_Source_Sim_External_Input.fcfx]
+Please click here to view the component source code (Beta): [https://www.flowcode.co.uk/FlowchartView/?wfile=componentsource/FC_Comp_Source_Sim_External_Input.fcfx FC_Comp_Source_Sim_External_Input.fcfx]
 ==Detailed description==
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 ==Examples==
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-==Downloadable macro reference==
-{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
+==Macro reference==
+===Control_Pulse===
+{| class="mtx-class-macrotable wikitable"
 |-
-| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
+| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
-| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''Control_Pulse'''
+| width="90%" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | '''Control_Pulse'''
 |-
 | colspan="2" | Controls if the toggle input is enabled or disabled allowing you to stop and start the waveform.&nbsp;
@@ Line 57: / Line 106: @@
-{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
+===Get_Pulse_Count===
+{| class="mtx-class-macrotable wikitable"
 |-
-| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
+| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
-| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''Get_Pulse_Count'''
+| width="90%" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | '''Get_Pulse_Count'''
 |-
 | colspan="2" | Reads the number of pulses remaining in the current run. The Pulse Count property needs to have an initial value > 0 to switch on the pulse counting mode.&nbsp;
@@ Line 70: / Line 120: @@
-{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
+===Set_Frequency===
+{| class="mtx-class-macrotable wikitable"
 |-
-| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
+| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
-| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''Set_Space'''
+| width="90%" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | '''Set_Frequency'''
 |-
-| colspan="2" | Overrides the component property setting allowing for a variable frequency input or adjustable Space timings.&nbsp;
+| colspan="2" | Allows the frequency to be changed on the fly&nbsp;
 |-
 |-
-| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u16-icon.png]] - UINT
+| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-f32-icon.png]] - FLOAT
-| width="90%" | Delay
+| width="90%" | Frequency
 |-
-| colspan="2" | Delay between transitiions in milliseconds.&nbsp;
+| colspan="2" | &nbsp;
 |-
 | width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
@@ Line 88: / Line 139: @@
-{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
+===Set_Mark===
+{| class="mtx-class-macrotable wikitable"
 |-
-| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
+| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
-| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''Set_Pulse_Count'''
+| width="90%" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | '''Set_Mark'''
 |-
-| colspan="2" | Overrides the number of pulses. The Pulse Count property needs to have an initial value > 0 to switch on the pulse counting mode.&nbsp;
+| colspan="2" | Overrides the component property setting allowing for a variable frequency input or adjustable Mark timings.&nbsp;
 |-
 |-
-| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u32-icon.png]] - ULONG
+| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u16-icon.png]] - UINT
-| width="90%" | PulseCount
+| width="90%" | Delay
 |-
-| colspan="2" | Number of pulses to output&nbsp;
+| colspan="2" | Delay between transitiions in milliseconds.&nbsp;
 |-
 | width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
@@ Line 106: / Line 158: @@
-{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
+===Set_Pulse_Count===
+{| class="mtx-class-macrotable wikitable"
 |-
-| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
+| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
-| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''Set_Frequency'''
+| width="90%" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | '''Set_Pulse_Count'''
 |-
-| colspan="2" | Allows the frequency to be changed on the fly&nbsp;
+| colspan="2" | Overrides the number of pulses. The Pulse Count property needs to have an initial value > 0 to switch on the pulse counting mode.&nbsp;
 |-
 |-
-| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-f32-icon.png]] - FLOAT
+| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u32-icon.png]] - ULONG
-| width="90%" | Frequency
+| width="90%" | PulseCount
 |-
-| colspan="2" | &nbsp;
+| colspan="2" | Number of pulses to output&nbsp;
 |-
 | width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
@@ Line 124: / Line 177: @@
-{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
+===Set_Space===
+{| class="mtx-class-macrotable wikitable"
 |-
-| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
+| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
-| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''Set_Mark'''
+| width="90%" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | '''Set_Space'''
 |-
-| colspan="2" | Overrides the component property setting allowing for a variable frequency input or adjustable Mark timings.&nbsp;
+| colspan="2" | Overrides the component property setting allowing for a variable frequency input or adjustable Space timings.&nbsp;
 |-
 |-
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 | width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
 |}
 ==Property reference==
-{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
+{| class="mtx-class-macrotable wikitable"
 |-
-| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" | [[File:Fc9-prop-icon.png]]
+| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | [[File:Fc9-prop-icon.png]]
-| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''Properties'''
+| width="90%" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | '''Properties'''
 |-
 |-
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 |-
 | colspan="2" | Number of pulses to output. 0 = Run forever. > 0 = Output the selected number of pulses&nbsp;
-|-
-| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" | [[File:Fc9-conn-icon.png]]
-| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''Connections'''
-|-
-|-
-| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" | [[File:Fc9-conn-icon.png]]
-| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''Simulations'''
-|-
 |}

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