ACD – Archive compression using Delta criterion

Block SymbolLicensing group: STANDARD
PIC

Function Description
The ACD block is meant for storing compressed analog signals to archives using archive events.

The main idea is to store the input signal u only when it changes significantly. The interval between two samples is in the range tmin,tmax seconds (rounded to the nearest multiple of the sampling period). A constant input signal is stored every tmax seconds while rapidly changing signal is stored every tmin seconds.

When the execution of the block is started, the first input value is stored. This value will be referred to as u0 in the latter. The rules for storing the following samples are given by the delta and TR input signals.

For TR = off the condition |uu0| > delta is checked. If it holds and the last stored sample occurred more than tmin seconds ago, the value of input u is stored and u0=u is set. If the condition is fulfilled sooner than tmin seconds after the last stored value, the error output E is set to 1 and the first value following the tmin interval is stored. At that time the output E is set back to 0 and the whole procedure is repeated.

For TR = on the input signal values are compared to a signal with compensated trend. The condition for storing the signal is the same as in the previous case.

The following figure shows the archiving process for both cases: a) TR = off, b) TR = on. The stored samples are marked by the symbol ×.

PIC

Inputs

u

Signal to compress and store

Double (F64)

delta

Threshold for storing the signal   0.0  1e+10

Double (F64)

Outputs

y

The last value stored in the archive

Double (F64)

E

Error flag – indicates that a significant change in the input signal occurred sooner than the tmin interval passes

Bool

off ..

No error

on ...

An error occurred

Parameters

acls

Archive class determining the variable type to store  8

Byte (U8)

1 ....

Bool

2 ....

Byte (U8)

3 ....

Short (I16)

4 ....

Long (I32)

5 ....

Word (U16)

6 ....

DWord (U32)

7 ....

Float (F32)

8 ....

Double (F64)

–- ...

10 ...

Large (I64)

arc

List of archives to store the events. The format of the list is e.g. 1,3..5,8. The event will be stored in all listed archives (see the ARC block for details on archives numbering). Third-party programs (Simulink, OPC clients etc.) work with an integer number, which is a binary mask, i.e. 157 (binary 10011101) in the mentioned case.

Word (U16)

id

Identification code of the event in the archive. This identifier must be unique in the whole target device with the REXYGEN control system (i.e. in all archiving blocks). Disabled for id = 0.  1

Word (U16)

tmin

The shortest interval between two samples of the u input signal stored in the archive [s]   0.001  1000000.0 1.0

Double (F64)

tmax

The longest interval between two samples of the u input signal stored in the archive [s]   1.0  1000000.0 1000.0

Double (F64)

TR

Trend evaluation flag  on

Bool

off ..

The deviation of the input signal from the last stored value is evaluated

on ...

The deviation of the input signal from the last value’s trend is evaluated

Desc

Extended description of the event which is displayed by the diagnostic tools of the REXYGEN system  Value Description

String

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