SimTime Waveform Function

Simulation VI and Function

SimTime Waveform Function

Owning Palette: Graph Utilities Functions

Installed With: Control Design and Simulation Module

Plots a value versus the simulation time on a waveform chart.

When you place this function on a simulation diagram, LabVIEW automatically wires a waveform chart indicator to the function.

Details  

Dialog Box Options
Block Diagram Inputs
Block Diagram Outputs
 Place on the block diagram  Find on the Functions palette

Dialog Box Options

ParameterDescription
Polymorphic instanceSpecifies whether this function is Scalar or Vector. The default value is Scalar.
PreviewDisplays a graphical preview, if available, of the function output or configuration.

Block Diagram Inputs

ParameterDescription
ValueSpecifies the value to add to the plot for the current time step.

Block Diagram Outputs

ParameterDescription
Waveform ChartDraws a waveform consisting of a time-value pair on the waveform chart during the current time step.

SimTime Waveform Details

Use this function in place of a LabVIEW waveform chart to plot simulation data correctly. The SimTime Waveform updates only on major time steps of the simulation.