Working with Toolboxes

Toolbox libraries contain commonly used, but more complex, compound blocks for controls, delay approximation, dynamic systems, electrical, electromechanical, eDrives and systems, fixed point, hydraulics, logic, oil and gas, process, quaternion, signal generation, and thermal design.

Controls toolbox

Name	Description
Hysteresis	Hysteresis on/off controller model
LagFilter	Simple lag filter model
LeadFilter	Simple lead filter model
P	Proportional controller model
PI	Proportional integral controller model
PID	Proportional integral derivative model
RateFeedback	Rate feedback controller model
RateLimited	Rate limit controller

Delay Approximation toolbox

Name	Description
Pade1	First-order Pade approximation to a time delay
Pade2	Second-order Pade approximation to a time delay
Pade3	Third-order Pade approximation to a time delay
Pade4	Fourth-order Pade approximation to a time delay

Dynamic Systems toolbox

Name	Description
Antenna	Position control of flexible antenna
ReducedOrderBeam	Reduced order second state beam model
Reel	Wire speed control on a motor-controlled take-up reel

eDrives toolbox

The eDrives toolbox contains high-fidelity motor models, rotational and translational load blocks, brush and brushless PWM amplifiers, sensors, controllers, filters, and discrete integrators. This toolbox is available with the Altair Embed/eDrives add-on module.

Electric toolbox

Name	Description
PowerSupply	Two diode, full wave rectified, DC power supply with 60 Hz 110 V AC input

Electromechanical toolbox

Name	Description
2DCMotors	Two motors connected by a flexible belt; when the motor speeds are different, the slower motor acts as drag slowing the faster motor based on belt stiffness
ACDQMotor	3-phase AC motor model that utilizes DQ coordinate transformation for converting 3-phase to 2-phase
AnalogToDigital	Analog-to-digital converter model
Crane	Crane payload model
DCMotor	Armature-controlled DC motor model
DigitalToAnalog	Digital-to-analog converter model
Encoder	Encoder model with (amplitude) resolution defined by the Quantization Value
FourChanMultiplexer	4-channel multiplexer model
Hoist	One-mass nonlinear hoist way model
PWM	Pulse wave modulation model
Stepper	Stepper motor model suitable for both Variable Reluctance (VR) and Permanent Magnet (PM) types

Fixed point toolbox

Name	Description
3PhaseSin-variable freq	3-phase sin waveform
3PhaseSinSrc	3-phase sin waveform
Analog Devices 5324 DAC	Write a fractional data value to SPI for AD 5314/5324 format
cascadeable counter	Counter with overflow
Count Down	Counter down
Count Up	Counter up
Derivative32	Outputs Derivative of input
Detect Falling Edge	Produce pulse on falling edge
Detect Rising Edge	Produce pulse on rising edge
Get Fractional Part	Outputs fractional part of input
Integ16	16-bit integrator
Integ32	32-bit integrator
Median Filter	Median filter
Newton Raphson Inverse16	Newton Raphson inverse approximation
OneShot	Hold the value of 1 the first time it is triggered
PI16	16-bit PI controller
PI32	32-bit PI controller
PI32test	32-bit PI controller test
PID16	16-bit PID controller
PID16test	16-bit PID controller test
PID32	32-bit PID controller
Ramp16	16-bit periodic ramp
Ramp32	32-bit periodic ramp
ramp32-variable freq	32-bit variable frequency ramp
Rate Limiter	Rate of change per unit of time
Resettable Counter	Resettable counter
Resettable Max	Resettable maximum counter
Resettable One Shot	Hold the value of 1 the first time it is triggered. A pulse on the reset line will reset the output to 0, allowing another trigger to actuate it
shortToLong	Join two shorts to long
SpeedCalc32	32-bit speed calculator from quadrature encoder
Time of day	Day, hour, minute, second calculator
Toggle State on Pulse	Toggle state on pulse (Toggles from 0 to 1 when input is 1 and holds last value when input is 0)
triangle16	16-bit triangle wave generator
triangle32	32-bit triangle wave generator
VariableFrequencyRamp32	32-bit variable frequency ramp
Zero Cross	Point where sign of the function changes from negative to positive represented by the crossing of the x-axis

Hydraulic toolbox

Category	Name	Description
Actuator	HydraulicMotor	Hydraulic motor
Actuator	TwinChamberActuator	Twin chamber actuator
Example	CompleteSystem
MechanicalLoad	Linear	Linear load
MechanicalLoad	Rotational	Rotational load
MinorLoss	Bend	Fluid flow through a pipe bend
MinorLoss	SuddenContraction	Sudden contraction of fluid due to an exit from a large chamber into a pipe
MinorLoss	SuddenExpansion	Sudden expansion of fluid due to exit into a large chamber
Misc	MassWithLimits
Mics	Volume
Orifice		Flow through an orifice
Pipes	Conduit	Conduit
PowerLoss		Power loss and temperature rise in fluid
Pumps	PosDisPump	Downstream flow rate of positive displacement pump
Pumps	PressureCompPump	Upstream flow rate of pressure compensated pump
SplitMerg	1OrificeSplit	Split fluid stream into two with one orifice
SplitMerg	3WaySplit	Split fluid stream into three
SplitMerg	Merge	Merge two fluid streams
SplitMerg	Merge3Inlets	Merge three fluid streams into one with an orifice on the exit
SplitMerg	MergeAlgebraic	Join two streams algebraically without introducing a pressure state
SplitMerg	MergeAlgebraic3Inlets	Join three streams algebraically without introducing a pressure state
SplitMerg	PlenumMerge	Merge two fluid streams; the downstream boundary condition is flow rate
SplitMerg	PlenumMerge3Inlets	Merge three fluid streams; the downstream boundary condition is flow rate
SplitMerg	PressureTransients	Pressure transients in hydraulic conduits
SplitMerg	SplitWithOrifices	Split fluid stream into two; each exit has an orifice
Valves	RegulatingValve	Regulating valve model
Valves	ReliefValve	Relief valve model

Logic toolbox

Name	Description
LogicBlock	Blocks that are useful for logic and timing circuits
rsFlipFlop	RS flip flop
Shift Register	Clock unit delay; see also unitDelay (1Z) block

Oil and gas toolbox

Name	Description
gas pipeline flow	Weymouth gas flow estimator model
gas pipeline flow rates	Weymouth, Colebrook, and Reynolds gas flow rate estimator
gasValve
gasValveMKS
gasValveTest
testDelay

Process toolbox

Name	Description
ContinuousStir	Simple continuous stirred tank reactor model
Distillation	Binary distillation column
NonIsothermal

Quaternion operation toolbox

Name	Description
QuaternionOperations	Quaternion blocks that provide fundamental operations of hypercomplex numbers

Signal generation toolbox

Name	Description
3PhaseSinusoid	3-phase sinusoidal signal generator model
CallTime	Calendar time model
dt	dt model that calculates simulation update time in seconds

Thermal toolbox

Name	Description
HeatExchanger	Heat exchange model using Log Mean temperature difference

Tools toolbox

Name	Description
AvgValue	Average value estimator for a periodic signal
DigitalIntegrator: BackwardRectangular	Backwards rectangular digital integrator model
DigitalIntegrator: ForwardRectangular	Forward rectangular digital integrator model
DigitalIntegrator: Trapezoidal	Trapezoidal digital integrator model
Discrete1stOrderXfer	Discrete first order transfer function
DiscreteDerivative	Discrete derivative model
DiscreteDifference	Discrete difference model
Hysteresis	Hysteresis model
MagnitudePhase	Magnitude and phase calculation model
MaxValue	Maximum value of periodic waveform
Mean	Mean
MinValue	Minimum value of periodic waveform
Period	Period estimator model
PhaseDifference	Phase difference estimator model
PulseCounter	Counter model
RateLimitedRamp	Limit the rate of a ramp (or any input signal)
Repeating Down Count	Count down from a set value to 0 and resets
Resettable Counter	Resettable counter
RMS	Calculates Root Mean Square value of a signal
RT factor	Output real time factor
stdDev	Standard deviation
Sweep	Parameter sweep support block
TrimmedIntegrator	Trimmed integrator model
VectorAnalysis	Vector analysis model