master:bin_delay parametersPSCAD Binary Delay

Every parameter of the PSCAD Binary Delay (master:bin_delay): 5 names, with the unit, the default and the meaning PSCAD gives each one. Copy a name into parameters().

What master:bin_delay is

Binary Delay (Timed ON/OFF Logic Transition), a component of PSCAD's Master Library, filed under control blocks.

Definition
master:bin_delay
PSCAD name
Binary Delay
Category
Control blocks
Parameters
5, in 1 group; 2 carry a unit
Read from
PSCAD 5.0.0, 2026-11-07

Read and write master:bin_delay in Python

import mhi.pscad

pscad = mhi.pscad.connect()              # the PSCAD that is open; launch() starts one
project = pscad.project("my_case")       # a case loaded in the workspace

for comp in project.find_all("master:bin_delay"):   # the exact definition, namespace first
    params = comp.parameters()           # every parameter, as PSCAD holds it
    print(str(params["T"]))              # ON Delay Time, in s

comp = project.find_all("master:bin_delay")[0]
comp.parameters(T="2 [s]")               # a value that carries a unit is written with it
  • A parameter is named exactly as in the table, letter case included: parameters() gives every one of them in a dictionary, and a name the component does not have is refused.
  • A value that carries a unit comes back as a number whose unit is only in its text, so read it as text first (str(...)) or the unit is lost. PSCAD keeps a written unit as it is given: "2500 [mohm]" stays in mohm.
  • A Choice is read and written as its symbol (the capitals in "Written as"), not as the words PSCAD shows in the dialog.
  • find_all() takes the exact definition only. A wildcard or a bare name without master: comes back empty; the Builder's px_find walks the pages for those.

The Builder's runtime does the same with the unit handled for you: px_get(comp, "T") and px_set(...), which also records the old value so the case is put back at the end. Getting started shows them.

Configuration

ParameterUnitDefaultDescription
INITSTChoice·LOWInitial StateSet the initial state to Low, High or input at t=0Written as LOW (Low), HIGH (High), SAME_AS_INITIAL_INPUT (Same as initial input)
INTRChoice·DISABLEDInterpolation CompatibilitySelect Enabled or DisabledWritten as DISABLED (Disabled), ENABLED (Enabled)
NameText··Name for IdentificationEnter a name for identification
TReals1.0ON Delay TimeAt least 0
ToffReals0.0OFF Delay TimeAt least 0

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