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Signal Outport

Purpose

Add signal output connector to subsystem

Library

System

Description

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Outports are used to feed signals from subschematic to the parent schematic. In the PLECS Blockset, outports are also used to feed signals from a PLECS circuit back to Simulink. If you copy an output block into a schematic an output terminal will be created on the corresponding subsystem block. The name of the output block will appear as the terminal label. If you choose to hide the block name by unselecting the show button in the dialog box the terminal name will also disappear.

Output Blocks in a Top-Level Circuit

If an output block is placed in a top-level circuit a unique output port number is assigned to the block. In the PLECS Blockset, this port number determines the position of the corresponding output terminal of the PLECS Circuit block in the Simulink model.

Output Blocks in a Subsystem

If placed in a subschematic the outputs are not identified by numbers since terminals on subsystem blocks can be freely positioned. Which terminal corresponds to which output block can only be seen from the block name. In order to move a terminal with the mouse around the edges of a subsystem hold down the Shift key while dragging the terminal with the left mouse button or use the middle mouse button.

Parameters

Width
The width of the output signal. The default auto means that the width is inherited from connected blocks.
Port number
The terminal number of the output block. This parameter appears only if the block is placed in a top-level circuit.