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Generates the point-by-point value of a step signal. Details  Example

Dialog Box Options

Block Diagram Inputs

Block Diagram Outputs

Dialog Box Options

Parameter	Description
Polymorphic instance	Specifies whether this function is Scalar or Vector. The default value is Scalar.
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.
initial value	Specifies the lower limit of the step signal. The default value is 0.
final value	Specifies the upper limit of the step signal. The default value is 1.
step time	Specifies the simulation time, in seconds, at which the signal value changes from the initial value to the final value. The default value is 1.

Block Diagram Inputs

Parameter	Description
initial value	Specifies the lower limit of the step signal. The default value is 0.
final value	Specifies the upper limit of the step signal. The default value is 1.
step time	Specifies the simulation time, in seconds, at which the signal value changes from the initial value to the final value. The default value is 1.

Block Diagram Outputs

Parameter	Description
output	Returns the output of this function.

Step Signal Details

The following equations define the step signal.

where t is the current simulation time and y is the output.

The current value of the signal depends on the current simulation time.

Feedthrough Behavior

All input/output pairs of this function have direct feedthrough behavior.

Example

Refer to the step VI in the labview\examples\simulation\Getting Started\Signal Generation directory for an example of using the Step Signal VI.