HYSTERESIS

Two-threshold on/off switch with independent on- and off-delays and a declared fail state.

Validated application blockProcess ControlIEC 61131-3v1.0.0

When to use it

Use HYSTERESIS when a boolean has to be derived from an analog value — a level switch calling a pump, a pressure switch starting a compressor, a temperature switch enabling a stage — and the analog value will sit near the threshold for long periods.

Interface

The published port signature. This is the whole of what the block exposes to your program — the implementation body is not shown here and ships with the download.

Inputs

PortTypeUnit
INREALeng. units
HIREALeng. units
LOREALeng. units
ON_DLYTIME—
OFF_DLYTIME—
IN_OKBOOL—
FAIL_QBOOL—

Outputs

PortType
QBOOL
IN_BANDBOOL
VALIDBOOL
ALM_CFG_ERRBOOL

Validation evidence

Tests
9
Simulated scans
270
Simulator
v0.1.0

Complete IEC 61131-3 implementation with a published test suite that runs on the vplant simulator. The counts above are that suite, executed on this build.

  • Conforms to IEC 61131-3

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