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12/07/2023 2:15 pm
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Hi,
I want to get the time value during the simulation when the specific condition occurs.
For example, I have a controller and when the control signal reaches zero, I want to print the latest time value of the simulation.
I can get simulation time dependent values from the online plotter, but I can't get the same values from the printer(Type65c) block.
I need them as text files formatted by the printer(Type65c). Because I will use them in the MOBO optimization tool.
Here is the conditions I have used:
A = GT(CONTROL,20)
B = LT(CONTROL,44)
C = EQL(COLD_FLOW,0)
D = EQL(HOT_FLOW,TOTAL_FLOW)
X = AND(AND(AND(A,B),C),D)
STOP_COND = GTWARN(X,0,2) (I stop simulation with error when the condition triggers, it may be unnecessary)
LITRAJ = TIME*TOTAL_FLOW (This is my main goal, I can see the calculated values from plotter, but not from printer)
B = LT(CONTROL,44)
C = EQL(COLD_FLOW,0)
D = EQL(HOT_FLOW,TOTAL_FLOW)
X = AND(AND(AND(A,B),C),D)
STOP_COND = GTWARN(X,0,2) (I stop simulation with error when the condition triggers, it may be unnecessary)
LITRAJ = TIME*TOTAL_FLOW (This is my main goal, I can see the calculated values from plotter, but not from printer)
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12/07/2023 2:18 pm
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Mehmet,
There is a "triggered printer" component in the TESS Utility library. It is nearly identical to the Type25 printer except that it takes an additional input and only writes to the output file when that additional input is greater than zero.
kind regards,
David
