Arc tangent (atan), C.3.12 arc tangent (atan) – Nematron Pointe Controller User Manual

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Appendix C: Ladder Diagram Block Reference

Pointe Controller User Guide

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Configuration Reference

The parameters of this block are described in the following table:

Param

Name

Config

Var Type

Description

EN

Enable

no

-

The state of the rung (off/on)
received from the left.

ENO

Enable
Out

no

-

The state of the rung (off/on)
passed to the right.

IN

Input
Value

req

real only*

Numeric

The input value. If a Numeric value
is entered, it must be real /
floating.

OUT

Output
Value

req

real only*

The result of calculating the arc
cosine of the input value, expressed
in radians.

* Any 32-bit Real (F) Input, Output, or Memory tag. For more information, see “

Defining Input,

Output, Memory tags

” on page 114

.

C.3.12 Arc Tangent (ATAN)

When used in a Ladder Diagram, the ATAN block finds the arc tangent of an
input and sends the result to output.

Select the

tool (from the

Math Blocks

toolbar) and click on a ladder rung to

insert the following block:

Once the block is inserted, you can double-click on it to

configure

it.

Functional Description

This block always passes the Enable input state (EN) through to the Enable Out
output state (ENO) without change; when EN becomes on, ENO is turned on, and
when EN becomes off, ENO is turned off.

When EN becomes on, the block function is executed: the arc tangent of the
Input Value (IN) is calculated and the result is placed in the Output Value (OUT).
The result is expressed in radians.

The block function is executed every time the ladder is

scanned

, so long as EN

remains on. If EN becomes off, then OUT remains at its last calculated value until
EN becomes on and the block function is executed again.

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