How can I make an enabled "to workspace" using just a variable-size signal?

Hello world!

I have a sequential signal processing model. It processes input biosignals in frames, and then outputs a series of outputs to the Matlab workspace.

One of these outputs is a variable-size signal created using a Matlab Function block.

I've been using enabled subsystems a lot because otherwise the various processing stages are performed even when there is no signal. I use the frames with the signal themselves as the enable signals. If they are non-zero: the processing block/stage is enabled.

Similarly, I wolud like to have an enabled 'To Workspace' subsystem so that only the meaningful outputs are passed to the workspace (and not a series of zeroes essentially). Normally this works fine. However, the enable doesnt like variable-size signals, so I cannot seem to output my variable-size signal with this enabled 'To Workspace' scheme. I have tried to get around this using "tricks" like compare-to-zero blocks, if statements, but these blocks also dont like variable-size signals.

Does anyone have any ideas or solutions?

Thanks,

Rafael

Answer 1

[Rafael Cordero]

In the end I just used a selector to force the variable-size signal into a fixed-size (of length equal to the original variable-size signal).

Kinda weird though, I had to say the input had a dimensionality of 2 (even though its only 1) for it to work.