Main Content

Zero Crossing

Count number of times signal crosses zero in single time step

  • Zero Crossing block

Libraries:
DSP System Toolbox / Signal Operations

Description

The Zero Crossing block concludes that a signal in a given channel has passed through zero if it meets any of the following criteria, where xi is the current value of the signal, xi−1 is the previous value, and so on:

  • xi < 0 and xi−1 > 0

  • xi > 0 and xi−1 < 0

  • For a positive integer L, xi < 0, xi−1 = 0, and xiL−1 > 0, where 0lL.

  • For a positive integer L, xi > 0, xi−1 = 0, and xiL−1 < 0, where 0lL.

For the first value of the input signal, xi−1 and xi−2 are zero. The block outputs the number of times the signal crosses zero in a single time step at the Cnt port.

Ports

Input

expand all

The input signal specified as a real-valued vector or matrix.

Data Types: single | double | int8 | int16 | int32 | uint8 | uint16 | uint32 | fixed point

Output

expand all

The block outputs the number of zero crossings in the data input as one of these:

  • Scalar –– When the data input is a column vector, the block outputs a scalar value representing the number of zero crossings in the data input.

  • Row vector –– When the data input is a matrix, the block outputs a row vector with each element in the row vector representing the number of zero crossings in the corresponding column of the data input.

Data Types: uint32

Parameters

expand all

Specify how the block should process the input.

  • Columns as channels (frame based) — When you select this option, the block treats each column of the input as a separate channel.

  • Elements as channels (sample based) — When you select this option, the block treats each element of the input as a separate channel.

Block Characteristics

Data Types

double | fixed point | integer | single

Direct Feedthrough

no

Multidimensional Signals

no

Variable-Size Signals

no

Zero-Crossing Detection

no

Extended Capabilities

C/C++ Code Generation
Generate C and C++ code using Simulink® Coder™.

Version History

Introduced before R2006a

See Also

(Simulink)