Source code for pySimBlocks.gui.blocks.sources.chirp
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from pySimBlocks.gui.blocks.block_meta import BlockMeta
from pySimBlocks.gui.blocks.parameter_meta import ParameterMeta
from pySimBlocks.gui.blocks.port_meta import PortMeta
[docs]
class ChirpMeta(BlockMeta):
"""Describe the GUI metadata of the chirp source block."""
def __init__(self):
"""Initialize chirp-source block metadata.
Args:
None.
Raises:
None.
"""
self.name = "Chirp"
self.category = "sources"
self.type = "chirp"
self.summary = "Multi-dimensional chirp signal source (linear or logarithmic)."
self.description = (
"Generates a frequency-sweep (chirp) signal.\n\n"
"Linear mode:\n"
"$$\n"
"\\phi_i(t) = 2\\pi\\left(f_{0,i}\\tau + "
"\\tfrac{1}{2}k_i\\tau^2\\right) + \\varphi_i\n"
"$$\n"
"with:\n"
"$$\n"
"k_i = \\frac{f_{1,i} - f_{0,i}}{T_i}\n"
"$$\n\n"
"Logarithmic mode:\n"
"$$\n"
"\\phi_i(t) = "
"\\frac{2\\pi f_{0,i} T_i}{\\ln(f_{1,i}/f_{0,i})}"
"\\left[\\left(\\frac{f_{1,i}}{f_{0,i}}\\right)^{\\tau/T_i} - 1\\right]"
" + \\varphi_i\n"
"$$\n\n"
"Output:\n"
"$$\n"
"y_i(t) = A_i \\sin(\\phi_i(t)) + o_i\n"
"$$\n\n"
"with:\n"
"$$\n"
"\\tau = \\max(0, t - t_{0,i})\n"
"$$\n"
)
self.parameters = [
ParameterMeta(
name="amplitude",
type="scalar | vector | matrix",
required=True,
autofill=True,
default=[[1.0]],
description="Chirp amplitude."
),
ParameterMeta(
name="f0",
type="scalar | vector | matrix",
required=True,
autofill=True,
default=[[1.0]],
description="Start frequency in Hertz."
),
ParameterMeta(
name="f1",
type="scalar | vector | matrix",
required=True,
autofill=True,
default=[[10.0]],
description="End frequency in Hertz."
),
ParameterMeta(
name="duration",
type="scalar | vector | matrix",
required=True,
autofill=True,
default=[[5.0]],
description="Frequency sweep duration in seconds."
),
ParameterMeta(
name="mode",
type="enum",
required=True,
autofill=True,
default="linear",
enum=["linear", "log"],
description="Sweep mode: 'linear' or 'log'."
),
ParameterMeta(
name="start_time",
type="scalar | vector | matrix",
description="Time at which the chirp starts."
),
ParameterMeta(
name="phase",
type="scalar | vector | matrix",
description="Initial phase in radians."
),
ParameterMeta(
name="offset",
type="scalar | vector | matrix",
description="Constant offset added to the signal."
),
ParameterMeta(
name="sample_time",
type="float",
description="Block execution period."
)
]
self.outputs = [
PortMeta(
name="out",
display_as="out",
shape=["n", "m"],
description="Chirp output signal."
)
]