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Scicos block structure of a scilab computational function
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Description
A Scicos computational function of type 5 can be realized by the use of a Scilab function. That function does not really differs from all other scilab function : one can use all functions and instructions of the scilab language inside that function to do the computation.
Such a function must be written in a file with extension .sci, must be loaded inside scilab by the common loading scilab function (, , , ,...) and must have two right hand side arguments and one left hand side argument, as the following syntax:
When the simulator is calling such a computational function, it build a scilab structure (in the previous example this is the named rhs/lhs arguments) from his own internal C representation of a block structure (see for more details about the C structure of scicos blocks).
That scilab structure is a scilab typed list variable that have the following fields :
Each fields are then accessible inside the scilab computational function by the use of :
Inputs/outputs
- block.nin : a scalar that gives the number of regular input ports. This is a read only data. 
- block.insz : a vector of size , that gives the dimensions and types of the regular input ports. - : are the first dimensions. 
- : are the second dimensions. 
- : are the type of data (C coding). 
 - This is a read only data. 
- block.inptr : a list of size that enclosed typed matrices for regular input ports. Each element correspond to only one regular input port. Then i-th matrix of the block.inptr list will have the dimensions [ , ] and the type . - The data type that can be provided by regular input ports are : - 1: matrix of real numbers, 
- 2: matrix of complex numbers, 
- 3: matrix of int32 numbers, 
- 4: matrix of int16 numbers, 
- 5: matrix of int8 numbers, 
- 6: matrix of uint32 numbers, 
- 7: matrix of uint16 numbers, 
- 8: matrix of uint8 numbers. 
 - This is a read only data. 
- block.nout : a scalar that gives the number of regular output ports. This is a read only data. 
- block.outsz : a vector of size , that gives the dimensions and types of the regular output ports. - : are the first dimensions. 
- : are the second dimensions. 
- : are the type of data (C coding). 
 - This is a read only data. 
- block.outptr : a list of size that enclosed typed matrices for regular output ports. Each element correspond to only one regular output port. Then i-th matrix of the block.outptr list will have the dimensions [ , ] and the type . - The data type that can be provided by regular output ports are : - 1: matrix of real numbers, 
- 2: matrix of complex numbers, 
- 3: matrix of int32 numbers, 
- 4: matrix of int16 numbers, 
- 5: matrix of int8 numbers, 
- 6: matrix of uint32 numbers, 
- 7: matrix of uint16 numbers, 
- 8: matrix of uint8 numbers. 
 - Values of regular output ports will be saved in theCstructure of the block only for =6 and =1. 
Events
- block.nevprt : a scalar given the event input port number (binary coding) which have activated the block. This is a read only data. 
- block.nevout : a scalar given the number of output event port of the block. This is a read only data. 
- block.evout : a vector of size corresponding to the register of output event. Values of output event register will be saved in theC structure of the block only for =3. 
Arguments
- block.nrpar : a scalar given the number of real parameters. This is a read only data. 
- block.rpar : a vector of size corresponding to the real parameter register. This is a read only data. 
- block.nipar : a scalar given the number of integer parameters. This is a read only data. 
- block.ipar : a vector of size corresponding to the integer parameter register. This is a read only data. 
- block.nopar : a scalar given the number of object parameters. This is a read only data. 
- block.oparsz : a matrix of size , that respectively gives the first and the second dimension of object parameters. This is a read only data. 
- block.opartyp : a vector of size given the C coding type of data. This is a read only data. 
- block.opar : a list of size given the values of object parameters. Each element of can be either a typed matrix or a list. Only matrix that encloses numbers of type real, complex, int32, int16, int8, uint32, uint16 and uint8 are allowed, all other types of scilab data will be enclosed in a sub-list. This is a read only data. 
States
- block.nz : a scalar given the number of discrete state for the block. This is a read only data. 
- block.z : a vector of size corresponding to the discrete state register. Values of discrete state register will be saved in theC structure of the block only for =4, =6, =2 and =5. 
- block.noz : a scalar that gives the number of discrete object state. This is a read only data. 
- block.ozsz : a matrix of size , that respectively gives the first and the second dimension of discrete object state. This is a read only data. 
- block.oztyp : a vector of size given the C coding type of data. 
- block.oz : a list of size given the values of discrete object states. Each element of can be either a typed matrix or a list. Only matrix that encloses numbers of type real, complex, int32, int16, int8, uint32, uint16 and uint8 are allowed, all other types of scilab data will be enclosed in a sub-list. Values of discrete object state will be saved in theC structure of the block only for =4, =6, =2 and =5. 
- block.nx : a scalar given the number of continuous state for the block. This is a read only data. 
- block.x : a vector of size given the value of the continuous state register. Values of the continuous state register will be saved in theC structure of the block only for =4, =6 and =2. 
- block.xd : a vector of size given the value of the derivative continuous state register. Values of the derivative continuous state register will be saved in theC structure of the block only for =4, =6, =0 and =2. 
- block.res : a vector of size corresponding to the Differential Algebraic Equation (DAE) residual. Values of that register will be saved in theC structure of the block only for =0, and =10. 
Zero crossing surfaces and modes
- block.ng : a scalar given the number of zero crossing surfaces for the block. This is a read only data. 
- block.g : a vector of size corresponding to the zero crossing register. Values of that register will be saved in theC structure of the block only for =9. 
- block.nmode : a scalar given the number of mode for the block. This is a read only data. 
- block.mode : a vector of size that corresponds to the mode register. Values of that register will be saved in theC structure of the block only for =9, with =1. 
Miscellaneous
- block.type : a scalar given the type of the block. This is a read only data. 
- block.label : a string given the label of the block. This is a read only data. 
- block.uid : a string given the uid of the block. This is a read only data. 
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