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crossing

Detect rising or falling edge in data since last time step in Stateflow chart

Since R2021b

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Syntax

tf = crossing(expression)

Description

tf = crossing(expression) returns 1 (true) if:

  • The previous value of expression was positive and its current value is zero or negative.

  • The previous value of expression was zero and its current value is nonzero.

  • The previous value of expression was negative and its current value is zero or positive.

Otherwise, the operator returns 0 (false). If expression changes value from positive to zero to negative or from negative to zero to positive at three consecutive time steps, the operator detects a single edge when the value of expression becomes zero.

The argument expression:

  • Must be a scalar-valued expression

  • Can combine chart input data, constants, nontunable parameters, continuous-time local data, and state data from Simulink® based states

  • Can include addition, subtraction, and multiplication of scalar variables, elements of a matrix, fields in a structure, or any valid combination of structure fields and matrix elements

Index elements of a matrix by using numbers or expressions that evaluate to a constant integer.

example

Note

Edge detection is supported only in Stateflow® charts in Simulink models.

Examples

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Transition out of state if the value of the input data signal crosses a threshold of 2.5.

[crossing(signal-2.5)]

Stateflow chart that uses the crossing operator in a transition.

The edge is detected when the value of the expression signal-2.5 becomes zero or changes sign.

Tips

  • You cannot use the crossing operator inside a Simulink model that generates code using row-major array layout. For more information on row-major layout, see Select Array Layout for Matrices in Generated Code.

  • The crossing operator imitates the behavior of a Trigger (Simulink) block with Trigger Type set to either.

  • Edge detection for continuous-time local data and state data from Simulink based states is supported only in transition conditions.

  • In atomic subcharts, map all input data that you use in edge detection expressions to input data or nontunable parameters in the main chart. Mapping these input data to output data, local data, or tunable parameters can result in undefined behavior.

Version History

Introduced in R2021b

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