Basic Blocks Palette (Block Diagram Editor)

The Basic Blocks palette contains the following functions:

icon

name

see also

Combo box to select the number of operator inputs

Addition

Arithmetic Operators

Subtraction

Multiplication

Division

Modulo

And

Logical Operators

Or

Not

Greater

Comparison Operators

Less

Less or Equal

Greater or Equal

Equal

Not Equal

Verify (see also Using the Verify Operator)

Redundant Data Storage

Abs (returns the absolute value of the input)

Input Operators

Max (returns the largest input)

Min (returns the smallest input)

Between (checks whether the input lies between the limiting values)

Negation (reverses the input sign)

Conversion Limit

Conversion Operator

Conversion WrapAround

Size X

Size Operators

Size Y

Assert

Assert Operator

Communication status

Communication Status Operator

MUX

Multiplex Operator

Case

Case Operator

If-Then

If...Then

If-Then-Else

If...Then...Else

While

While

Switch

Switch

Break (specifies immediate exit from a process/method)

Break Operator

String literal

Adding and Editing a Literal

True literal

False literal

0.0 literal

1.0 literal

Hierarchy

Adding a Hierarchy or Statement Block

Statement Block

Comment

Adding and Editing a Comment

Self (reference to the current object itself)

See also

Toolbar Basic Blocks