Generates filter coefficients for the Butterworth Filter Express VI. Use this VI in a host VI.

Note Large changes to inputs during run time cause invalid states and instability in the Butterworth Filter Express VI. Change the inputs gradually or reset the filter after changing the inputs.


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Dialog Box Options

Option Description
Filter Specifications Contains the following options:
  • Type—Specifies whether the filter type is Lowpass or Highpass.
  • Cutoff frequency (Hz)—Specifies the cutoff frequency of the filter. The allowable frequency range depends on the Expected sample rate you specify. The normalized cutoff frequency (Cutoff frequency/Expected sample rate) must be less than 0.5, which corresponds to the Nyquist frequency.
  • Expected sample rate (S/s)—Specifies the sample rate, in samples per second, of the input signal. This Express VI uses the rate you specify to calculate the normalized cutoff frequency, which is Cutoff frequency/Expected sample rate.
    Caution The actual sample rate is specified elsewhere in the FPGA application. If the sample rate changes, you must change the Expected sample rate in this VI. Otherwise, this VI might not behave as expected.
  • Order—Specifies the filter order. You can select 1 (first-order), 2 (second-order), or 4 (fourth-order).
Implementation Contains the following options:
  • Number of channels—Specifies the number of channels to process. The number of channels must match the number of channels specified in the configuration dialog box for corresponding filter Express VI.
  • FPGA clock rate (MHz)—Specifies the clock rate at which the compilation tools compile the FPGA VI.
Filter Response Displays the actual magnitude response of the filter.

Inputs/Outputs

  • cdbl.png cutoff frequency (Hz) —

    Specifies the cutoff frequency of the filter in hertz. The default is 1000 Hz.

  • cdbl.png sample rate (S/s) —

    Specifies the sampling rate of the signal in samples per second. The default is 50000 S/s.

  • cerrcodeclst.png error in (no error) —

    error in describes error conditions that occur before this node runs. This input provides standard error in functionality.

  • channel index —

    Specifies the index of the channel for the scaled coefficients configuration. This parameter is available only if the Number of channels option is greater than 1.

  • ierrcodeclst.png error out —

    error out contains error information. This output provides standard error out functionality.

  • i1di32.png scaled coefficients —

    Returns single-channel filter coefficients to load at run time. Scaled coefficients is a fixed-size array of 32-bit signed integers. The size of the array depends on the order you specify. You can select 1 (the array contains two elements), 2 (the array contains three elements), or 4 (the array contains six elements).

    The filter coefficients must correspond to the filter type and order you specify using the Type and Order options in the Butterworth Filter Express VI. You cannot change the order or type of the filter at run time.

  • configuration —

    Returns the scaled coefficients to load at run time for the channel index you specify using the channel index element of this cluster. This parameter is available only when you configure the VI such that Number of channels is greater than one.