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dsp.Delay

Delay input signal by fixed samples

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Description

The dsp.Delay System object™ delays the input by a specified number of samples along each channel (column) of the input. You can specify the initial output of the object through the InitialConditions property. To reset the delay, enable the ResetCondition through the ResetInputPort.

To delay the input:

  1. Create the dsp.Delay object and set its properties.

  2. Call the object with arguments, as if it were a function.

To learn more about how System objects work, see What Are System Objects?

Creation

Syntax

delay = dsp.Delay
delay = dsp.Delay(Name,Value)
delay = dsp.Delay(len,Name,Value)

Description

delay = dsp.Delay creates a System object that delays the input by 1 sample.

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delay = dsp.Delay(Name,Value) creates a delay System object with each specified property set to the specified value. Enclose each property name in single quotes.

Example: delay = dsp.Delay('InitialConditionsPerChannel',true);

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delay = dsp.Delay(len,Name,Value) creates a delay System object, delay, with the Length property set to len, and other specified properties set to the specified values. Enclose each property name in single quotes.

Example: delay = dsp.Delay(10,'ResetInputPort',true,'ResetCondition','Rising edge');

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Properties

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Unless otherwise indicated, properties are nontunable, which means you cannot change their values after calling the object. Objects lock when you call them, and the release function unlocks them.

If a property is tunable, you can change its value at any time.

For more information on changing property values, see System Design in MATLAB Using System Objects.

Amount of delay in samples to apply to the input signal, specified as one of the following:

  • Scalar positive integer –– The object applies equal delay to all the channels.

  • Vector of positive integers –– The length of the vector must equal the number of input channels (columns). The object delays each channel by the amount specified by the respective element in the delay vector.

Enable different initial conditions per channel, specified as either:

  • false –– The object applies the same initial conditions for all channels.

  • true –– The object applies different initial conditions for each channel.

The value of this property must be the same as the value you choose for the InitialConditionsPerSample property. This value determines the size of the initial conditions array. For more details, see the InitialConditions property.

Different initial conditions per sample, specified as either:

  • false –– The object applies the same initial conditions for all samples.

  • true –– The object applies different initial conditions for each sample.

The value of this property must be the same as the value you choose for the InitialConditionsPerChannel property. This value determines the size of the initial conditions array. For more details, see the InitialConditions property.

Initial output of System object, specified as a scalar, vector, or a matrix. The dimensions of the initial condition matrix must be (Length property value)-by-(number of input channels).

If the input is an M-by-N matrix, the dimensions of the InitialConditions property value must be as follows:

InputConditionsPerChannelInputConditionsPerSampleInitialConditions
falsefalsescalar
truetrueLength-by-N matrix

Enable the reset condition so that you can pass the reset control input to the object, specified as either:

  • false –– The object does not reset the delay states.

  • true –– You must pass a reset control input to the object by using the ResetCondition property. The object resets the delay states based on the values of the ResetCondition property and the reset control that is input to the object.

Event that triggers the reset of the delay, specified as one of the following. The object resets the delay whenever a reset event is detected in its reset input.

  • 'Non-zero' –– Triggers a reset operation at each sample, when the reset input is not zero.

  • 'Rising edge' –– Triggers a reset operation when the reset input does one of the following:

    • Rises from a negative value to either a positive value or zero.

    • Rises from zero to a positive value, where the rise is not a continuation of a rise from a negative value to zero.

  • 'Falling edge' –– Triggers a reset operation when the reset input does one of the following:

    • Falls from a positive value to a negative value or zero.

    • Falls from zero to a negative value, where the fall is not a continuation of a fall from a positive value to zero.

  • 'Either edge' –– Triggers a reset operation when the reset input is a rising edge or a falling edge.

Dependencies

This property applies only when you set the ResetInputPort property to true.

Usage

Syntax

delayOut = delay(dataInput)
delayOut = delay(dataInput,resetInput)

Description

delayOut = delay(dataInput) adds delay to the data input and returns the delayed output. Each column of the input is treated as an independent channel.

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delayOut = delay(dataInput,resetInput) adds delay to the data input and selectively resets the state of the System object based on the value of the reset input and the value of the ResetCondition property.

To pass the reset input, set ResetInputPort property to true.

delay = dsp.Delay('ResetInputPort',true);
...
delayOut = delay(dataInput,resetInput);

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Input Arguments

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Data input that is delayed by the object, specified as a vector or a matrix.

Example: [1;2;3;4;5]

Data Types: single | double | int8 | int16 | int32 | int64 | uint8 | uint16 | uint32 | uint64 | logical | fi
Complex Number Support: Yes

Reset input, specified as a scalar.

Example: 2

Data Types: single | double | int8 | int16 | int32 | uint8 | uint16 | uint32 | logical

Output Arguments

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Delayed output, returned as a vector or matrix. The size and data type of the output match the size and data type of the data input.

Example: [0;0;1;2;3]

Data Types: single | double | int8 | int16 | int32 | int64 | uint8 | uint16 | uint32 | uint64 | logical | fi
Complex Number Support: Yes

Object Functions

To use an object function, specify the System object as the first input argument. For example, to release system resources of a System object named obj, use this syntax:

release(obj)

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costEstimate cost of implementing filter System object
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outputDelayDetermine output delay of single-rate or multirate filter
stepRun System object algorithm
releaseRelease resources and allow changes to System object property values and input characteristics
resetReset internal states of System object

Examples

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Delay input by four samples by using the dsp.Delay System object™. By default, the initial conditions are 0.

delay = dsp.Delay(4);
input = [(1:10)' (11:20)'];
delayOut = delay(input) %#ok
delayOut = 10×2

     0     0
     0     0
     0     0
     0     0
     1    11
     2    12
     3    13
     4    14
     5    15
     6    16


release(delay);

Specify initial conditions for each channel and for each sample. The InitialConditions property must be a (Length)-by-(NumChannels) matrix.

delay.InitialConditionsPerChannel = true;
delay.InitialConditionsPerSample = true;
delay.InitialConditions = [(0.1:0.1:0.4)' (0.5:0.1:0.8)'];
delayOut = delay(input) %#ok
delayOut = 10×2

    0.1000    0.5000
    0.2000    0.6000
    0.3000    0.7000
    0.4000    0.8000
    1.0000   11.0000
    2.0000   12.0000
    3.0000   13.0000
    4.0000   14.0000
    5.0000   15.0000
    6.0000   16.0000


release(delay);

Reset the delay by setting the reset event to 'Rising edge'. In this mode, a reset event occurs when the reset input:

  • Rises from a negative value to 0.

  • Rises from a negative value to a positive value.

  • Rises form 0 to a positive value, where the rise is not a continuation from a negative value to 0.

Pass an initial reset input of 0.

delay.ResetInputPort = true;
delay.ResetCondition = 'Rising edge';
delayOut = delay(input,0) %#ok
delayOut = 10×2

    0.1000    0.5000
    0.2000    0.6000
    0.3000    0.7000
    0.4000    0.8000
    1.0000   11.0000
    2.0000   12.0000
    3.0000   13.0000
    4.0000   14.0000
    5.0000   15.0000
    6.0000   16.0000

Continue to run the delay. The delay samples now contain the rest of the input vector.

delayOut = delay(input,0) %#ok
delayOut = 10×2

     7    17
     8    18
     9    19
    10    20
     1    11
     2    12
     3    13
     4    14
     5    15
     6    16

Change the reset input to 2, indicating a rising edge. 

delayOut = delay(input,2)
delayOut = 10×2

    0.1000    0.5000
    0.2000    0.6000
    0.3000    0.7000
    0.4000    0.8000
    1.0000   11.0000
    2.0000   12.0000
    3.0000   13.0000
    4.0000   14.0000
    5.0000   15.0000
    6.0000   16.0000

The delay values are reset to the initial conditions.

Extended Capabilities

Version History

Introduced in R2012a

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