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Implements a system model in state-space form. You define the system model by specifying the input, output, state, and direct transmission matrices. Details  Example

Dialog Box Options

Block Diagram Inputs

Block Diagram Outputs

Dialog Box Options

Parameter	Description
Execution Mode	Configures the function to be either a Direct or Indirect feedthrough function. Enable this control by selecting a parameter from the Parameters list and then selecting Terminal from the Parameter source pull-down list. If you select Configuration Dialog Box from the Parameter source pull-down list, LabVIEW disables this control and calculates the feedthrough behavior automatically. Refer to the Details section for a description of the parameters that determine the feedthrough behavior of this function.
Parameters	Lists all the parameters associated with this function. Select a parameter from this list to configure the parameter. When you select a parameter, the parameter and its associated Parameter source control appear in the Parameter Information section of the configuration dialog box.
Preview	Displays a graphical preview, if available, of the function output or configuration.
Parameter Information	Contains the parameters you can configure for this function. You must select a parameter from the Parameters list to make that parameter and its associated Parameter source control visible in the Parameter Information section of the configuration dialog box.
Parameter source	Specifies whether you configure this parameter using the Configuration Dialog Box or a Terminal on the simulation diagram. The default value is Configuration Dialog Box. If you select Terminal, LabVIEW displays an input for that parameter on the simulation diagram, and you can wire values to that input to configure this function programmatically. If you select Configuration Dialog Box, LabVIEW removes that input from the simulation diagram. You then must set the value for this parameter inside the configuration dialog box.
Load	Loads model information from a data file.
Save	Saves model information to a data file. This file is compatible with the LabVIEW Control Design Toolkit.
Copy	Copies the current model definition to the clipboard. From the clipboard, you can paste the model on the block diagram or into another configuration dialog box of the same model form.
Paste	Pastes model information from the clipboard to the configuration dialog box.
initial states	Specifies a vector of initial states for the system. This vector must be of length n, where n is the number of states.
State-Space	Specifies the state-space model. Model Dimensions—Use this section to specify the number of inputs, states, and outputs of the system model. Inputs—Specifies the number of model inputs. States—Specifies the number of model states. Outputs—Specifies the number of model outputs. A—Specifies the n × n state matrix of the given system. B—Specifies the n × m input matrix of the given system. C—Specifies the r × n output matrix of the given system. D—Specifies the r × m direct transmission matrix of the given system. where m is the number of inputs n is the number of states r is the number of outputs

Block Diagram Inputs

Parameter	Description
initial states	Specifies a vector of initial states for the system. This vector must be of length n, where n is the number of states.
input	Specifies the input to the system. input must be a vector of length m, where m is the number of inputs.
State-Space	Specifies a state-space model. This input accepts either a block diagram constant or a model you created using the LabVIEW Control Design Toolkit.

Block Diagram Outputs

Parameter	Description
output	Returns the current output of the system. This vector must be of length r, where r is the number of outputs.
states	Returns the set of current internal states of the system. This vector must be of length n, where n is the number of states.

State-Space Details

The following equations define the state-space system.

where	u is the input vector
	y is the output vector
	x is the state vector
	A, B, C, D are the state-space matrices. Refer to the State-Space parameter help for more information about these matrices.

Feedthrough Behavior

The value you specify for the D matrix of the State-Space parameter determines the feedthrough behavior of this function.

• If the D matrix is nonzero, all input/output pairs have direct feedthrough behavior.
• If the D matrix is zero, the following input/output pairs have indirect feedthrough behavior.
  • input — output
  • input — states
  All other input/output pairs have direct feedthrough behavior.

When you use the configuration dialog box to configure the D matrix, LabVIEW verifies that the feedthrough behavior is correct. For example, if you set the Execution Mode parameter to Indirect, and you set the D matrix to nonzero, LabVIEW changes the Execution Mode parameter to Direct.

If you specify the value of the D matrix programmatically by wiring a value to the parameter terminal, LabVIEW does not adjust the feedthrough behavior for you. You must ensure that you specify the proper feedthrough behavior for the value of the D matrix that you specify.

Example

Refer to the state space VI in the labview\examples\simulation\Getting Started\Continuous Linear directory for an example of using the State-Space VI.