Output argument not assigned?

Recieve the Error Message When Executing this code, Why is this happening?

Output argument "PID_Performance" (and possibly others) not assigned a value in the execution with "getPerformancePlots" function.

Error in test (line 2)

[PID_Performance,Grill_Status,Component_Performance]=getPerformancePlots(P,I,D,u,grill_state,Temp_F,Auger_RPM,Auger_PWM,Fan_PWM,glowplug_status);

function[PID_Performance,Grill_Status,Component_Performance]=getPerformancePlots(P,I,D,u,grill_state, Temp_F, Auger_RPM, Auger_PWM, Fan_PWM,glowplug_status)
PID_Performance=figure('Name','PID Performance','WindowState','normal','Visible','on');
hold on;
yyaxis left
ylim([-2 2])
xlabel('Time (s)');
ylabel('PID Value');
yticks('auto');
plot(P,'Color', [.13 .13 .13],'LineStyle','-');
plot(I,'Color',[0.9290 0.6940 0.1250],'LineStyle','-');
plot(D,'Color',[0 0.4480 0.7410],'LineStyle','-');
plot(u,'r','LineStyle','-');

yyaxis right;
plot(Temp_F,'Color','#E0932C','LineWidth',1);
if numel(grill_state)>20000
    xticks('auto');
elseif numel(grill_state)<5000
    xticks(0:500:numel(grill_state));
else
    xticks(0:1000:numel(grill_state));
end

ylabel('Temperature (F)');
grid on;
legend('P','I','D','u','Temp F','Location','southoutside','Orientation', 'horizontal');
hold off;
%% Create Grill Status Plot
Grill_Status=figure('Name','Grill Status','WindowState','normal','Visible','on');
grid on;
plot(glowplug_status,'Color','#D95319');
hold on;
plot(grill_state,'LineStyle','--','Color','#77AC30');
xlabel('Time (s)');
yticks(0:1:5)
if numel(grill_state)>20000
    xticks(0:2000:numel(grill_state));
elseif numel(grill_state)>10000
    xticks(0:1000:numel(grill_state));
else
    xticks(0:500:numel(grill_state))
end
legend('Glowplug Status',"Grill State",'Location','southoutside','Orientation','horizontal')
%% Create Component Performance Plot
Component_Performance=figure('Name','Component Performance','WindowState','normal','Visible','on');
grid on;
xlabel('Time (s)');
if numel(grill_state)>20000
    xticks("auto");
else
    xticks(0:1000:numel(grill_state));
end
yyaxis right;
plot(Temp_F,'Color','#E0932C','LineWidth',1,"DisplayName","Probe Temp F");
hold on;
ylabel('Temperature (F)')
yyaxis left;
yticks(0:50:max(Auger_RPM.*100));
ylabel('PWM/RPM');
plot(Auger_PWM,'LineStyle','-','Color','#FAA533',"DisplayName","Auger PWM");
plot(Auger_RPM.*100,'LineStyle','-','Color','#21ABDE',"DisplayName","Auger RPM");
plot(Fan_PWM,'LineStyle','-','Color','#94918D',"DisplayName","Fan PWM");
legend('Location','southoutside','Orientation','horizontal')
end

>>

[Nicholas Kavouris]

I believe the output argument is clearly assigned in the second line of code

[Torsten]

How do you call the function ?

[Nicholas Kavouris]

[grill_state, SetTempC, SetTempF, Temp_F,Temp_C, Auger_RPM, Auger_PWM, Fan_PWM, Fan_RPM,P,I,D,u,glowplug_status]=ExtractDatafromtxt(file);
[PID_Performance,Grill_Status,Component_Performance]=getPerformancePlots(P,I,D,u,grill_state,Temp_F,Auger_RPM,Auger_PWM,Fan_PWM,glowplug_status);

here is the way it was called

[Jan]

The code looks fine. Then the logical conclusion is, that you do not run it, but another code. Maybe there is another instance of the getPerformancePlots.m file? There are 2 ways to check this:

which getPerformancePlots -all

or set a breakpoint in the code and check, if it is really reached.

[Nicholas Kavouris]

Full output of the code is:

Component_Performance =

Figure (7) with properties:

Number: 7

Name: ''

Color: [0.9400 0.9400 0.9400]

Position: [488 342 560 420]

Units: 'pixels'

Show all properties

Output argument "PID_Performance" (and possibly others) not assigned a value in the execution with "getPerformancePlots" function.

Error in test (line 2)

[PID_Performance,Grill_Status,Component_Performance]=getPerformancePlots(P,I,D,u,grill_state,Temp_F,Auger_RPM,Auger_PWM,Fan_PWM,glowplug_status);

[Nicholas Kavouris]

which getPerformancePlots -all

R:\Nick Kavouris\MATLAB\getPerformancePlots.m

R:\Nick Kavouris\MATLAB\analysis functions\getPerformancePlots.m % Shadowed

[Jan]

You see, that there are 2 functions with the same name. Are you sure, that the posted function is the one, which produces the error message?

Answer 1

[Image Analyst]

If you return output variables you need to set them. You did not for the Grill_Status and Component_Performance return variables. Try this:

function[PID_Performance, Grill_Status, Component_Performance]=getPerformancePlots(P,I,D,u,grill_state, Temp_F, Auger_RPM, Auger_PWM, Fan_PWM,glowplug_status)
% Initialize all return variables to null.
PID_Performance = [];
Grill_Status = [];
Component_Performance = [];
% Now start the function statements.
PID_Performance=figure('Name','PID Performance','WindowState','normal','Visible','on');
% and so on.

[Nicholas Kavouris]

Same Result, Output error message

function[PID_Performance,Grill_Status,Component_Performance]=getPerformancePlots(P,I,D,u,grill_state, Temp_F, Auger_RPM, Auger_PWM, Fan_PWM,glowplug_status)
PID_Performance = [];
Grill_Status = [];
Component_Performance = [];
PID_Performance=figure('Name','PID Performance','WindowState','normal','Visible','on');
hold on;
yyaxis left
ylim([-2 2])
xlabel('Time (s)');
ylabel('PID Value');
yticks('auto');
plot(P,'Color', [.13 .13 .13],'LineStyle','-');
plot(I,'Color',[0.9290 0.6940 0.1250],'LineStyle','-');
plot(D,'Color',[0 0.4480 0.7410],'LineStyle','-');
plot(u,'r','LineStyle','-');

yyaxis right;
plot(Temp_F,'Color','#E0932C','LineWidth',1);
if numel(grill_state)>20000
    xticks('auto');
elseif numel(grill_state)<5000
    xticks(0:500:numel(grill_state));
else
    xticks(0:1000:numel(grill_state));
end

ylabel('Temperature (F)');
grid on;
legend('P','I','D','u','Temp F','Location','southoutside','Orientation', 'horizontal');
hold off;
%% Create Grill Status Plot
Grill_Status=figure('Name','Grill Status','WindowState','normal','Visible','on');
grid on;
plot(glowplug_status,'Color','#D95319');
hold on;
plot(grill_state,'LineStyle','--','Color','#77AC30');
xlabel('Time (s)');
yticks(0:1:5)
if numel(grill_state)>20000
    xticks(0:2000:numel(grill_state));
elseif numel(grill_state)>10000
    xticks(0:1000:numel(grill_state));
else
    xticks(0:500:numel(grill_state))
end
legend('Glowplug Status',"Grill State",'Location','southoutside','Orientation','horizontal')
%% Create Component Performance Plot
Component_Performance=figure('Name','Component Performance','WindowState','normal','Visible','on');
grid on;
xlabel('Time (s)');
if numel(grill_state)>20000
    xticks("auto");
else
    xticks(0:1000:numel(grill_state));
end
yyaxis right;
plot(Temp_F,'Color','#E0932C','LineWidth',1,"DisplayName","Probe Temp F");
hold on;
ylabel('Temperature (F)')
yyaxis left;
yticks(0:50:max(Auger_RPM.*100));
ylabel('PWM/RPM');
plot(Auger_PWM,'LineStyle','-','Color','#FAA533',"DisplayName","Auger PWM");
plot(Auger_RPM.*100,'LineStyle','-','Color','#21ABDE',"DisplayName","Auger RPM");
plot(Fan_PWM,'LineStyle','-','Color','#94918D',"DisplayName","Fan PWM");
legend('Location','southoutside','Orientation','horizontal')
end

[Image Analyst]

I don't see how it can say they're not assigned when you did it immediately upon entering. OK how about if the function definition is only these 4 lines:

function[PID_Performance, Grill_Status, Component_Performance]=getPerformancePlots(P,I,D,u,grill_state, Temp_F, Auger_RPM, Auger_PWM, Fan_PWM,glowplug_status)
% Initialize all return variables to null.
PID_Performance = [];
Grill_Status = [];
Component_Performance = [];

Try that. You'd better not get that "output arg not assigned" error or else you're not running the actual piece of code you think you are.

Answer 2

[sui en]

This problem is easy to solve, and when assigning a value to a variable in a function, it needs to be declared first.