RT Box Target Support Library Component Reference

This chapter lists the blocks of the PLECS RT Box Target Support Library.

Analog In

Output the measured voltage of an analog input channel

Analog Out

Set the output voltage of an analog output channel

CAN Pack

Generate a CAN message from input signals

CAN Receive

Receive CAN messages

CAN Transmit

Transmit CAN messages

CAN Unpack

Generate signals from a CAN message

Data Capture

Capture data to be transferred via XML-RPC

Digital In

Read a digital input

Digital Out

Set a digital output

Digital Out Override

Override a digital output used by another block

EnDat Sensor

EnDat Sensor

EtherCAT

Configure the EtherCAT interface of an RT Box

Incremental Encoder

Generate quadrature encoder signals on 3 digital outputs

Modbus Client

Configure a Modbus client interface of an RT Box

Modbus Server

Configure the Modbus server interface of an RT Box

Nanostep Out

Set a Nanostep DAC output from a Nanostep signal source

Powerstage Protection Unit

Provide safety features for PWM outputs

Programmable Value

Output values received via the XML-RPC interface

PWM Capture

Average a digital input over the period of a model step

PWM Out

Generate a PWM signal on a digital output

PWM Out (Variable)

Generate PWM signals with variable frequency and variable phase-shift

Quadrature Encoder Counter

Count edges generated by a quadrature encoder

Resolver In

Generate an exciter voltage and calculates the rotatation angle or speed from feedback signals

Resolver Out

Emulate a two-pole transmitter resolver by modulating the amplitude of an external exciter voltage

SFP In

Receive signals from another RT Box

SFP Out

Send signals to another RT Box

Sigma-Delta Modulator

Sigma-Delta Modulator

SPI Controller

Implement SPI controller communication via digital outputs/inputs.

SPI Peripheral

Implement SPI peripheral communication via digital outputs/inputs.

To File

Write signal values to a file

UDP Receive

Receive UDP packets and provide the data to the model

UDP Send

Send data to the network using UDP packets

Wall Clock

Output the current time and date