Tracking a ramping signal and checking for range thresholds

[PokeChop]

I have a signal which ramps at 0.05 volts/second.  During this state, there is a possibility that the ramp rate

exceeds the 0.05 v/sec. operation (runaway condition).  Does anyone have any ideas about how to track this and

respond to the runaway condition? 

[crossrulz]

How is the signal being generated?  How are you sampling it?

You could just take the difference between two samples and if their rate is out of a certain range, take care of it.

[PokeChop]

100ms/sample and a 20 sample moving average for smoothing.

[P@Anand · Accepted solution]

Are you using point by point sample generation or generating the samples as an array. Any case Tim's solution is the simplest and would work good.

[P@Anand]

I would suggest you to mark crossrulz reply as a solution. 🙂