Rotational Port
Purpose
Add rotational flange to subsystem
Library
Mechanical / Rotational / Components
Description
Rotational ports are used to establish rotational mechanical connections between a schematic and the subschematic of a Subsystem. If you copy a Rotational Port block into the schematic of a subsystem, a terminal will be created on the subsystem block. The name of the port block will appear as the terminal label. If you choose to hide the block name by unselecting the show name option in the block menu, the terminal label will also disappear.
A terminal can be moved around the edges of the subsystem by dragging it with the middle mouse button. Alternatively, use the left mouse button while holding the Shift key.
Rotational Ports in a Top-Level Schematic
In PLECS Blockset, if a Rotational Port is placed in a top-level schematic, the PLECS Circuit block in the Simulink model will show a corresponding rotational terminal, which may be connected with other rotational terminals of the same or a different PLECS Circuit block. The Rotational Port is also assigned a unique physical port number. Together with the parameter Location on circuit block the port number determines the position of the rotational terminal of the PLECS Circuit block.
For compatibility reasons you can also place an Rotational Port in a top-level schematic in PLECS Standalone. However, since there is no parent system to connect to, such a port will act like an isolated node.
Parameters
- Port number
If a Rotational Port is placed in a top-level schematic in PLECS Blockset, this parameter determines the position, at which the corresponding terminal appears on the PLECS Circuit block.
- Location on circuit block
If a Rotational Port is placed in a top-level schematic in PLECS Blockset, this parameter specifies the side of the PLECS Circuit block on which the corresponding terminal appears. By convention,
leftrefers to the side on which input terminals are shown, andrightrefers to the side on which output terminals are shown.