MarkVIe Vibration Block Explanation

Okay.

WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO TRY TO UNDERSTAND THE BLOCK? (It's an algorithmic block, by the way.)

HAVE YOU RIGHT-CLICKED ON THE BLOCK AND CLICKED ON 'ITEM HELP' OR 'BLOCK HELP'? IF SO, WHAT DID YOU SEE?

If 'Item Help' or 'Block Help' are greyed out, then there's no help for the block, which means it's probably a macro created with lots of primitive elements (compares; logic; multiplication; addition; division; subtraction; etc.).

GE is getting away from documenting blocks in the way they did it for more than 20 years. They are creating more functions using macros, which makes documentation AND understanding them difficult--but not impossible.

In the "tree view" (or whatever they call it) on the left side of the ToolboxST window you can right-click on the macro and open it and see all the various elements used to construct it and all of the "passed parameters" into and out of the block. They will all be exposed in the main function block window on the right.

It's not easy, but it's not impossible, either.

When you write for help, it really, Really, REALLY helps if you will tell us what you've done to try to troubleshoot or understand the problem or the question, and what the results were.

Sometimes hovering over signal names will show the "longname" description of the signal which might give a clue to its purpose. BUT, beware--sometimes there's no longname description, and sometimes the longname description is just plain wrong. But, that's all there is to work with sometimes.
 
Okay.

WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO TRY TO UNDERSTAND THE BLOCK? (It's an algorithmic block, by the way.)

HAVE YOU RIGHT-CLICKED ON THE BLOCK AND CLICKED ON 'ITEM HELP' OR 'BLOCK HELP'? IF SO, WHAT DID YOU SEE?

If 'Item Help' or 'Block Help' are greyed out, then there's no help for the block, which means it's probably a macro created with lots of primitive elements (compares; logic; multiplication; addition; division; subtraction; etc.).

GE is getting away from documenting blocks in the way they did it for more than 20 years. They are creating more functions using macros, which makes documentation AND understanding them difficult--but not impossible.

In the "tree view" (or whatever they call it) on the left side of the ToolboxST window you can right-click on the macro and open it and see all the various elements used to construct it and all of the "passed parameters" into and out of the block. They will all be exposed in the main function block window on the right.

It's not easy, but it's not impossible, either.

When you write for help, it really, Really, REALLY helps if you will tell us what you've done to try to troubleshoot or understand the problem or the question, and what the results were.

Sometimes hovering over signal names will show the "longname" description of the signal which might give a clue to its purpose. BUT, beware--sometimes there's no longname description, and sometimes the longname description is just plain wrong. But, that's all there is to work with sometimes.
Thanks a lot sir for your response
"HAVE YOU RIGHT-CLICKED ON THE BLOCK AND CLICKED ON 'ITEM HELP' OR 'BLOCK HELP'? IF SO, WHAT DID YOU SEE?"
Yes i have tried with right click but there is no help available for the block.
"In the "tree view" (or whatever they call it) on the left side of the ToolboxST window you can right-click on the macro and open it and see all the various elements used to construct it and all of the "passed parameters" into and out of the block. They will all be exposed in the main function block window on the right."
Yes I have checked on left side of toolboxST but this block is password protected. its from SIL protection.

If there is a file i could get a bit help regarding such block it would be great help.
 
Many OEMs protect their code with such passwords in the name of intellectual property for general public.
Usually their support may have access, check with them. If you are trying to trouble shoot, then you may trend all the pins and see if it helps.
 
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