National Instruments Xmath Interactive Control Design Module ICDM - Manual (Page 6)

Contents
Xmath Interactive Control Design Module vi ni.com
Graphically Manipulating Poles and Zeros..................................................... 2-13
Editing Poles and Zeros .................................................................... 2-13
Editing Poles and Zeros Graphically .............................................................. 2-14
Complex Poles and Zeros ................................................................. 2-14
Isolated Real Poles and Zeros........................................................... 2-14
Nonisolated Real Poles and Zeros and Almost Real Pairs ............... 2-14
Adding/Deleting Poles and Zeros..................................................... 2-15
Adding/Deleting Pole-Zero Pairs ..................................................... 2-15
Chapter 3
ICDM Main Window
Window Anatomy ......................................................................................................... 3-1
Communicating with Xmath ........................................................................... 3-2
Most Common Usage ....................................................................... 3-3
Default Plants ................................................................................... 3-3
Saving and Restoring an ICDM Session .......................................... 3-3
Reading Another Plant into ICDM ................................................... 3-3
Reading a Controller from Xmath into ICDM ................................. 3-4
Writing the Plant Back to Xmath ..................................................... 3-4
Writing the Alternate Plant back to Xmath ...................................... 3-4
Writing a Controller on the History List to Xmath .......................... 3-4
ICDM Plots ..................................................................................................... 3-5
Selecting Plots................................................................................................. 3-5
Ranges of Plots ................................................................................. 3-6
Plot Magnify Windows..................................................................... 3-7
Selecting a Synthesis or History Window ..................................................................... 3-9
Edit Menu ...................................................................................................................... 3-9
Chapter 4
PID Synthesis
Window Anatomy ......................................................................................................... 4-1
PID Controller Terms .................................................................................................... 4-1
Toggling Controller Terms On and Off .......................................................... 4-2
Opening the PID Synthesis Window .............................................................. 4-4
Manipulating the Controller Parameters ....................................................................... 4-4
Time Versus Frequency Parameters ............................................................... 4-5
Ranges of Sliders and Plots............................................................................. 4-5
Controller Term Normalizations ..................................................................... 4-5
Integral Term Normalization ............................................................ 4-5
Derivative Term Normalization........................................................ 4-6
Rolloff Term Normalization ............................................................. 4-6