Rockwell Automation 1336T Function Block Prog. Manual, Series A/B - Manual (Page 76)

Function Block Library 4–14
1336 FORCE — 5.9 August 1995
Example 2 — Rate = 16383 Units-per-Second (UPS)
– 16383 "
DERIV Out "
– 32767 "
+ 16383 "
Ramp Input Rate = + 16383 UPS "
0 "
In the example above, the rate limit input to the derivative function is set to allow a
16383 UPS change of output. A constant rate-of-change to the input, yields a constant output
level of
±
16383, with the output sign changing with the input slope.
DERIV
(continued)