TriggeredSampler

block TriggeredSampler "Triggered sampling of continuous signals"
    extends Modelica.Blocks.Icons.DiscreteBlock;

    parameter Real y_start = 0 "initial value of output signal";
    Modelica.Blocks.Interfaces.RealInput u "Connector with a Real input signal"
        annotation (Placement(transformation(extent = {
            {-140, -20}, 
            {-100, 20}})));
    Modelica.Blocks.Interfaces.RealOutput y "Connector with a Real output signal"
        annotation (Placement(transformation(extent = {
            {100, -10}, 
            {120, 10}})));
    Modelica.Blocks.Interfaces.BooleanInput trigger annotation (Placement(transformation(
        origin = {0, -118},
        extent = {
            {-20, -20}, 
            {20, 20}},
        rotation = 90)));
initial equation
    y = y_start;
equation
    when trigger then 
        y = u;
    end when;

    annotation (
        Icon(
            coordinateSystem(
                preserveAspectRatio = true,
                extent = {
                    {-100, -100}, 
                    {100, 100}}),
            graphics = {
                Ellipse(
                    lineColor = {0, 0, 127},
                    fillColor = {255, 255, 255},
                    fillPattern = FillPattern.Solid,
                    extent = {
                        {25, -10}, 
                        {45, 10}}), 
                Line(
                    points = {
                        {-100, 0}, 
                        {-45, 0}},
                    color = {0, 0, 127}), 
                Line(
                    points = {
                        {45, 0}, 
                        {100, 0}},
                    color = {0, 0, 127}), 
                Line(
                    points = {
                        {0, -100}, 
                        {0, -26}},
                    color = {255, 0, 255}), 
                Line(
                    points = {
                        {-35, 0}, 
                        {28, -48}},
                    color = {0, 0, 127}), 
                Ellipse(
                    lineColor = {0, 0, 127},
                    fillColor = {255, 255, 255},
                    fillPattern = FillPattern.Solid,
                    extent = {
                        {-45, -10}, 
                        {-25, 10}})}),
        Diagram(
            coordinateSystem(
                preserveAspectRatio = true,
                extent = {
                    {-100, -100}, 
                    {100, 100}}),
            graphics = {
                Ellipse(
                    extent = {
                        {-25, -10}, 
                        {-45, 10}},
                    lineColor = {0, 0, 255},
                    fillColor = {255, 255, 255},
                    fillPattern = FillPattern.Solid), 
                Ellipse(
                    extent = {
                        {45, -10}, 
                        {25, 10}},
                    lineColor = {0, 0, 255},
                    fillColor = {255, 255, 255},
                    fillPattern = FillPattern.Solid), 
                Line(
                    points = {
                        {-100, 0}, 
                        {-45, 0}},
                    color = {0, 0, 255}), 
                Line(
                    points = {
                        {45, 0}, 
                        {100, 0}},
                    color = {0, 0, 255}), 
                Line(
                    points = {
                        {-35, 0}, 
                        {28, -48}},
                    color = {0, 0, 255}), 
                Line(
                    points = {
                        {0, -100}, 
                        {0, -26}},
                    color = {255, 0, 255})}),
        Documentation(info = "<html>\n<p>\nSamples the continuous input signal whenever the trigger input\nsignal is rising (i.e., trigger changes from <strong>false</strong> to\n<strong>true</strong>) and provides the sampled input signal as output.\nBefore the first sampling, the output signal is equal to\nthe initial value defined via parameter <strong>y0</strong>.\n</p>\n</html>"));
end TriggeredSampler;