fixpt_look1_func_plot

Plot fixed-point approximation function for lookup table

Syntax

fixpt_look1_func_plot(xdata,ydata,'func',... xmin,xmax,xdt,xscale,ydt,yscale,rndmeth) errworst = fixpt_look1_func_plot(xdata,ydata,'func',... xmin,xmax,xdt,xscale,ydt,yscale,rndmeth)

Description

fixpt_look1_func_plot(xdata,ydata,'func',... xmin,xmax,xdt,xscale,ydt,yscale,rndmeth) plots a lookup table approximation function and the error from the ideal function.

errworst = fixpt_look1_func_plot(xdata,ydata,'func',... xmin,xmax,xdt,xscale,ydt,yscale,rndmeth) plots a lookup table approximation function and the error from the ideal function. The output errworst is the maximum absolute error.

You can use fixpt_look1_func_approx to generate xdata and ydata, the breakpoints and table data for the lookup table, respectively. fixpt_look1_func_approx applies the ideal function to the breakpoints in xdata to produce ydata. While this method is the easiest way to generate ydata, you can choose other values for ydata as input for fixpt_look1_func_plot. Choosing different values for ydata can, in some cases, produce a lookup table with a smaller maximum absolute error.

Input Arguments

xdata

Vector of breakpoints for the lookup table.

ydata

Vector of values from applying the ideal function to the breakpoints.

func

Function of x for which to approximate breakpoints. Enclose this expression in single quotes, for example, 'sin(2*pi*x)'.

xmin

Minimum value of x.

xmax

Maximum value of x.

xdt

Data type of x.

xscale

Scaling for the x values.

ydt

Data type of y.

yscale

Scaling for the y values.

rndmeth

Rounding mode supported by fixed-point Simulink^® blocks:

`'Ceiling'`	Round to the nearest representable number in the direction of positive infinity.
`'Floor'` (default)	Round to the nearest representable number in the direction of negative infinity.
`'Nearest'`	Round to the nearest representable number.
`'Toward Zero'`	Round to the nearest representable number in the direction of zero.

Examples

Plot a fixed-point approximation of the sine function using data points generated by fixpt_look1_func_approx:

func = 'sin(2*pi*x)';
% Define the range over which to optimize breakpoints
xmin = 0;
xmax = 0.25;
% Define the data type and scaling for the inputs
xdt = ufix(16);
xscale = 2^-16;
% Define the data type and scaling for the outputs
ydt = sfix(16);
yscale = 2^-14;
% Specify the rounding method
rndmeth = 'Floor';
% Define the maximum acceptable error
errmax = 2^-10;
% Choose even, power-of-2 spacing for breakpoints
spacing = 'pow2';
% Generate data points for the lookup table
[xdata,ydata,errworst]=fixpt_look1_func_approx(func,...
 xmin,xmax,xdt,xscale,ydt,yscale,rndmeth,errmax,[],spacing);
% Plot the sine function (ideal and fixed-point) & errors
fixpt_look1_func_plot(xdata,ydata,func,xmin,xmax,...
 xdt,xscale,ydt,yscale,rndmeth);

fixpt_look1_func_plot plots the fixed-point sine function, using generated data points, and plots the error between the ideal function and the fixed-point function. The maximum absolute error and the number of points required appear on the plot. The error drops to zero at a breakpoint, but increases between breakpoints due to curvature differences between the ideal function and the line drawn between breakpoints.

The lookup table requires 33 points to achieve a maximum absolute error of 2^-11.3922.

Version History

Introduced before R2006a