Buildings.Utilities.Reports

Information

This package contains components models to report values to files.

Extends from Modelica.Icons.VariantsPackage (Icon for package containing variants).

Package Content

Name	Description
Printer	Model that prints values to a file
printRealArray	Print string to terminal or file
Examples	Collection of models that illustrate model use and test models

Buildings.Utilities.Reports.Printer

Information

This model prints to a file or the terminal at a fixed sample interval.

The parameter configuration controls the printing as follows:

Extends from Modelica.Blocks.Interfaces.DiscreteBlock (Base class of discrete control blocks).

Parameters

Type	Name	Default	Description
Time	samplePeriod		Sample period of component [s]
Time	startTime	0	First sample time instant [s]
String	header	""	Header to be printed
String	fileName	""	File name (empty string is the terminal)
Integer	nin	1	Number of inputs
Integer	configuration	1	Index for treating final report (see documentation)
Integer	minimumLength	1	Minimum length of result string
Integer	significantDigits	16	Number of significant digits

Connectors

Type	Name	Description
input RealInput	x[nin]	Value to be printed

Modelica definition

model Printer "Model that prints values to a file"
  extends Modelica.Blocks.Interfaces.DiscreteBlock;

  parameter String header="" "Header to be printed";
  parameter String fileName="" "File name (empty string is the terminal)";
  parameter Integer nin=1 "Number of inputs";
  parameter Integer configuration = 1 
    "Index for treating final report (see documentation)";
  parameter Integer minimumLength =  1 "Minimum length of result string";
  parameter Integer significantDigits = 16 "Number of significant digits";
  Modelica.Blocks.Interfaces.RealInput x[nin] "Value to be printed";

initial algorithm 
  if (fileName <> "") then
    Modelica.Utilities.Files.removeFile(fileName);
  end if;
  Modelica.Utilities.Streams.print(fileName=fileName, string=header);
equation 
  if configuration < 3 then
  when {sampleTrigger, initial()} then
      Buildings.Utilities.Reports.printRealArray(
                                      x=x, fileName=fileName,
                                      minimumLength=minimumLength,
                                      significantDigits=significantDigits);
  end when;
  end if;
  when terminal() then
    if configuration >= 2 then
       Buildings.Utilities.Reports.printRealArray(
                                      x=x, fileName=fileName,
                                      minimumLength=minimumLength,
                                      significantDigits=significantDigits);
   end if;
  end when;
end Printer;

Buildings.Utilities.Reports.printRealArray

Information

Function that prints a real array to an output file.

Extends from Modelica.Icons.Function (Icon for functions).

Inputs

Type	Name	Default	Description
Real	x[:]		Input to be printed
String	fileName	""	File where to print (empty string is the terminal)
Integer	minimumLength	1	Minimum width of result
Integer	significantDigits	6	Number of significant digits

Outputs

Type	Name	Description
String	outStr	String to be printed

Modelica definition

function printRealArray "Print string to terminal or file"
  extends Modelica.Icons.Function;
  input Real[:] x "Input to be printed";
  input String fileName="" "File where to print (empty string is the terminal)";
  input Integer minimumLength =  1 "Minimum width of result";
  input Integer significantDigits = 6 "Number of significant digits";
  output String outStr="" "String to be printed";
algorithm 
  for i in 1:size(x,1) loop
     outStr :=outStr + "  "
                     + String(x[i],
                              minimumLength=minimumLength,
                              significantDigits=significantDigits);
  end for;
  Modelica.Utilities.Streams.print(string=outStr, fileName=fileName);
end printRealArray;