Count the Number of Times in Each Stage

[Curious George]

Hi-

I have a process that goes through several different stages during its operation, e.g. 'Stage 1', 'Stage 2', 'Off' etc.  I'd like to determine a count or frequency that my process is in each of these stages.  What is the best way to do this?

[Lindsey.Wilcox]

Hi Curious George-

This can be accomplished using the Histogram tool.  Follow these steps to perform the analysis:

1. Create a capsule for each stage in the process.  This can be done using the .toCapsules() function in Formula.

This function creates a new capsule for every value change in the Compressor Stage signal.

 

2. Use Histogram to count the number of times in each stage.

Please let me know if you have any additional questions.

 

Lindsey

 

 

 

Edited December 27, 2018 by Lindsey.Wilcox

[Lindsey.Wilcox]

Update as of R21.0.41:

As of the release of R21.0.41, the .toCapsules() operator has changed.  As of this version, the operator may be used to create a condition that contains a capsule for every valid sample in an input signal (regardless of whether the value has changed).

To create a condition that contains a capsule for every value change in an input signal (as done in the previous post), the toCondition() operator must be used.