Logarithm (log), C.3.14 logarithm (log) – 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

signed only*

T_DONE

T_VALUE

T_PREVAL

Numeric

The input value.

OUT

Output
Value

req

signed only*

The result of calculating the
absolute value of the input value.

* Any Input, Output, or Memory tag labeled as “signed. For more information, see “

Defining Input,

Output, Memory tags

” on page 114

.

C.3.14 Logarithm (LOG)

When used in a Ladder Diagram, the LOG block finds the base-10 logarithm 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 logarithm of the Input
Value (IN) is calculated and the result is placed in the Output Value (OUT).

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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