ptolemy.actor.lib
Class Sampler

java.lang.Object
  extended by ptolemy.kernel.util.NamedObj
      extended by ptolemy.kernel.InstantiableNamedObj
          extended by ptolemy.kernel.Entity
              extended by ptolemy.kernel.ComponentEntity
                  extended by ptolemy.actor.AtomicActor
                      extended by ptolemy.actor.TypedAtomicActor
                          extended by ptolemy.actor.lib.Transformer
                              extended by ptolemy.actor.lib.Sampler
All Implemented Interfaces:
java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Cloneable, Actor, Executable, FiringsRecordable, Initializable, TypedActor, Changeable, Debuggable, DebugListener, Derivable, Instantiable, ModelErrorHandler, MoMLExportable, Moveable, Nameable

public class Sampler
extends Transformer

This actor generates discrete events by sampling the input signal whenever the trigger input is present. This sampler will send to the output whatever input occurs at a sample time; if the input is absent, the output will be absent.

This actor has multiport inputs and outputs. Signals in each input channel are sampled and produced to corresponding output channel. When there are multiple inputs, the first non-absent input from each channel is read, and the output is produced at the first microstep after the last of the inputs became non-absent.

Since:
Ptolemy II 8.0
Version:
$Id: Sampler.java 59167 2010-09-21 17:08:02Z cxh $
Author:
Edward A. Lee
See Also:
Serialized Form
Accepted Rating:
Red (cxh)
Proposed Rating:
Yellow (eal)

Nested Class Summary
 
Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class ptolemy.kernel.Entity
Entity.ContainedObjectsIterator
 
Field Summary
 TypedIOPort trigger
          The trigger port, which has undeclared type.
 
Fields inherited from class ptolemy.actor.lib.Transformer
input, output
 
Fields inherited from class ptolemy.actor.AtomicActor
_actorFiringListeners, _initializables, _notifyingActorFiring, _stopRequested
 
Fields inherited from class ptolemy.kernel.util.NamedObj
_changeListeners, _changeLock, _changeRequests, _debugging, _debugListeners, _elementName, _isPersistent, _verbose, _workspace, ATTRIBUTES, CLASSNAME, COMPLETE, CONTENTS, DEEP, FULLNAME, LINKS
 
Fields inherited from interface ptolemy.actor.Executable
COMPLETED, NOT_READY, STOP_ITERATING
 
Constructor Summary
Sampler(CompositeEntity container, java.lang.String name)
          Construct an actor in the specified container with the specified name.
 
Method Summary
 java.lang.Object clone(Workspace workspace)
          Clone this actor into the specified workspace.
 void fire()
          Generate an output if the current time is one of the sampling times.
 
Methods inherited from class ptolemy.actor.TypedAtomicActor
_addPort, _fireAt, _fireAt, attributeTypeChanged, clone, newPort, typeConstraintList, typeConstraints
 
Methods inherited from class ptolemy.actor.AtomicActor
_actorFiring, _actorFiring, addActorFiringListener, addInitializable, connectionsChanged, createReceivers, declareDelayDependency, getCausalityInterface, getDirector, getExecutiveDirector, getManager, initialize, inputPortList, isFireFunctional, isStrict, iterate, newReceiver, outputPortList, postfire, prefire, preinitialize, pruneDependencies, recordFiring, removeActorFiringListener, removeDependency, removeInitializable, setContainer, stop, stopFire, terminate, wrapup
 
Methods inherited from class ptolemy.kernel.ComponentEntity
_adjustDeferrals, _checkContainer, _getContainedObject, _propagateExistence, getContainer, instantiate, isAtomic, isOpaque, moveDown, moveToFirst, moveToIndex, moveToLast, moveUp, propagateExistence, setName
 
Methods inherited from class ptolemy.kernel.Entity
_description, _exportMoMLContents, _removePort, _validateSettables, connectedPortList, connectedPorts, containedObjectsIterator, getAttribute, getPort, getPorts, linkedRelationList, linkedRelations, portList, removeAllPorts, setClassDefinition, uniqueName
 
Methods inherited from class ptolemy.kernel.InstantiableNamedObj
_setParent, exportMoML, getChildren, getElementName, getParent, getPrototypeList, isClassDefinition, isWithinClassDefinition
 
Methods inherited from class ptolemy.kernel.util.NamedObj
_addAttribute, _adjustOverride, _attachText, _cloneFixAttributeFields, _debug, _debug, _debug, _debug, _debug, _getIndentPrefix, _isMoMLSuppressed, _markContentsDerived, _propagateValue, _recordDecoratedAttributes, _removeAttribute, _splitName, _stripNumericSuffix, addChangeListener, addDebugListener, attributeChanged, attributeList, attributeList, deepContains, depthInHierarchy, description, description, event, executeChangeRequests, exportMoML, exportMoML, exportMoML, exportMoML, exportMoMLPlain, getAttribute, getAttributes, getChangeListeners, getClassName, getDecoratorAttribute, getDecoratorAttributes, getDerivedLevel, getDerivedList, getDisplayName, getFullName, getModelErrorHandler, getName, getName, getSource, handleModelError, isDeferringChangeRequests, isOverridden, isPersistent, lazyContainedObjectsIterator, message, propagateValue, propagateValues, removeChangeListener, removeDebugListener, requestChange, setClassName, setDeferringChangeRequests, setDerivedLevel, setDisplayName, setModelErrorHandler, setPersistent, setSource, sortContainedObjects, toplevel, toString, validateSettables, workspace
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait
 
Methods inherited from interface ptolemy.actor.Actor
createReceivers, getCausalityInterface, getDirector, getExecutiveDirector, getManager, inputPortList, newReceiver, outputPortList
 
Methods inherited from interface ptolemy.actor.Executable
isFireFunctional, isStrict, iterate, postfire, prefire, stop, stopFire, terminate
 
Methods inherited from interface ptolemy.actor.Initializable
addInitializable, initialize, preinitialize, removeInitializable, wrapup
 
Methods inherited from interface ptolemy.kernel.util.Nameable
description, getContainer, getDisplayName, getFullName, getName, getName, setName
 
Methods inherited from interface ptolemy.kernel.util.Derivable
getDerivedLevel, getDerivedList, propagateValue
 

Field Detail

trigger

public TypedIOPort trigger
The trigger port, which has undeclared type. If this port receives a token, then the most recent token from the input port will be emitted on the output port.

Constructor Detail

Sampler

public Sampler(CompositeEntity container,
               java.lang.String name)
        throws IllegalActionException,
               NameDuplicationException
Construct an actor in the specified container with the specified name. The name must be unique within the container or an exception is thrown. The container argument must not be null, or a NullPointerException will be thrown. The actor can be either dynamic, or not. It must be set at the construction time and can't be changed thereafter. A dynamic actor will produce a token at its initialization phase.

Parameters:
container - The container of this actor.
name - The actor's name
Throws:
IllegalActionException - If the entity cannot be contained by the proposed container.
NameDuplicationException - If name coincides with an entity already in the container.
Method Detail

clone

public java.lang.Object clone(Workspace workspace)
                       throws java.lang.CloneNotSupportedException
Clone this actor into the specified workspace. The new actor is not added to the directory of that workspace (you must do this yourself if you want it there). The result is a new actor with the same ports as the original, but no connections and no container. A container must be set before much can be done with this actor.

Overrides:
clone in class AtomicActor
Parameters:
workspace - The workspace for the cloned object.
Returns:
A new ComponentEntity.
Throws:
java.lang.CloneNotSupportedException - If cloned ports cannot have as their container the cloned entity (this should not occur), or if one of the attributes cannot be cloned.
See Also:
NamedObj.exportMoML(Writer, int, String), NamedObj.setDeferringChangeRequests(boolean)

fire

public void fire()
          throws IllegalActionException
Generate an output if the current time is one of the sampling times. The value of the event is the value of the input signal at the current time.

Specified by:
fire in interface Executable
Overrides:
fire in class AtomicActor
Throws:
IllegalActionException - If the transfer of tokens failed.