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I need to plot a rectangular waveform with Latex. The main problem is how to make the height of the pulse "variable" not a "number" as you can see in the figure below. "x" here is some variable that will be found by calculations.



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      I need to plot a rectangular waveform with Latex. The main problem is how to make the height of the pulse "variable" not a "number" as you can see in the figure below. "x" here is some variable that will be found by calculations.



      enter image description here










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      I need to plot a rectangular waveform with Latex. The main problem is how to make the height of the pulse "variable" not a "number" as you can see in the figure below. "x" here is some variable that will be found by calculations.



      enter image description here







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          A PSTricks solution just for comparison purpose.



          documentclass[pstricks,border=12pt,12pt]{standalone}
          usepackage{pst-plot}
          begin{document}
          begin{pspicture}(-1,-1)(11.5,5.5)
          psaxes[ticks=x,labels=x]{->}(0,0)(-1,-1)(11,5)[$t$,0][$A(t)$,90]
          multips(0,0)(2,0){5}{psline[linecolor=blue,linewidth=2pt](0,0)(0,4)(1,4)(1,0)(2,0)}
          uput{5pt}[180](0,4){$sqrt{R_s}$}
          end{pspicture}
          end{document}


          enter image description here






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          • Thank you so much for your help. However, when I tried to run the codes you gave me, it gives me the following error: ! Undefined control sequence. c@lor@to@ps ->PSTricks _Not_Configured_For_This_Format l.6 ...xes{->}(0,0)(-1,-1)(12,5)[$t$,0][$A(t)$,90] ?
            – Ali A.
            Nov 23 at 14:31










          • Can you please help me more? How I can use these options? Thanks.
            – Ali A.
            Nov 23 at 14:37










          • Yes I use win 10
            – Ali A.
            Nov 23 at 14:39










          • This works.. :) One more thing please, How can I can make the height of the pulses in terms of a variable not number, as I mentioned in my post and as shown in the figure I attached to it. Many thanks..
            – Ali A.
            Nov 23 at 14:47






          • 1




            Thank you so much for your time and help. It works perfectly now.. :)
            – Ali A.
            Nov 23 at 15:15


















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          Since this question is tagged tikz-pgf, I thought you may also be interested in a TikZ code. (One of its advantageous is that this works with pretty much any compiler.)



          documentclass[tikz,border=3.14mm]{standalone}
          begin{document}
          begin{tikzpicture}
          pgfmathsetmacro{h}{2}
          pgfmathsetmacro{L}{4}
          draw[thick,-latex] (0,-0.5) -- (0,h+2) node[above] {$A(t)$};
          draw[thick,-latex] (-0.5,0) -- (2*L+1,0) node[right] {$t$};
          foreach X [evaluate=X as Z using {int(2*X-1)},] in {1,...,L}
          {draw[very thick,blue] (2*X-2,0) |- (2*X-1,h) |- (2*X,0);
          draw (Z,0.1) -- (Z,-0.1) node[below]{$Z$};}
          end{tikzpicture}
          end{document}


          enter image description here






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            A simple approach using TikZ.



            enter image description here



            documentclass[border=3.14mm]{standalone}
            usepackage{tikz}
            begin{document}
            begin{tikzpicture}
            defx{1} % replace 1 with desired value here
            draw[-latex] (0,0) -- ++(4,0) node[right]{$t$};
            draw[-latex] (0,0) -- ++(0,2.0x)node[left]{$A(t)$};
            draw[thick] (0,x)node[left]{$sqrt{x}$} -- ++(1,0) -- ++(0,-x)node[below]{1} -- ++(1,0) -- ++(0,x) -- ++(1,0) -- ++(0,-x)node[below]{3} -- ++(0.5,0);
            end{tikzpicture}
            end{document}





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              A PSTricks solution just for comparison purpose.



              documentclass[pstricks,border=12pt,12pt]{standalone}
              usepackage{pst-plot}
              begin{document}
              begin{pspicture}(-1,-1)(11.5,5.5)
              psaxes[ticks=x,labels=x]{->}(0,0)(-1,-1)(11,5)[$t$,0][$A(t)$,90]
              multips(0,0)(2,0){5}{psline[linecolor=blue,linewidth=2pt](0,0)(0,4)(1,4)(1,0)(2,0)}
              uput{5pt}[180](0,4){$sqrt{R_s}$}
              end{pspicture}
              end{document}


              enter image description here






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              • Thank you so much for your help. However, when I tried to run the codes you gave me, it gives me the following error: ! Undefined control sequence. c@lor@to@ps ->PSTricks _Not_Configured_For_This_Format l.6 ...xes{->}(0,0)(-1,-1)(12,5)[$t$,0][$A(t)$,90] ?
                – Ali A.
                Nov 23 at 14:31










              • Can you please help me more? How I can use these options? Thanks.
                – Ali A.
                Nov 23 at 14:37










              • Yes I use win 10
                – Ali A.
                Nov 23 at 14:39










              • This works.. :) One more thing please, How can I can make the height of the pulses in terms of a variable not number, as I mentioned in my post and as shown in the figure I attached to it. Many thanks..
                – Ali A.
                Nov 23 at 14:47






              • 1




                Thank you so much for your time and help. It works perfectly now.. :)
                – Ali A.
                Nov 23 at 15:15















              up vote
              4
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              accepted










              A PSTricks solution just for comparison purpose.



              documentclass[pstricks,border=12pt,12pt]{standalone}
              usepackage{pst-plot}
              begin{document}
              begin{pspicture}(-1,-1)(11.5,5.5)
              psaxes[ticks=x,labels=x]{->}(0,0)(-1,-1)(11,5)[$t$,0][$A(t)$,90]
              multips(0,0)(2,0){5}{psline[linecolor=blue,linewidth=2pt](0,0)(0,4)(1,4)(1,0)(2,0)}
              uput{5pt}[180](0,4){$sqrt{R_s}$}
              end{pspicture}
              end{document}


              enter image description here






              share|improve this answer























              • Thank you so much for your help. However, when I tried to run the codes you gave me, it gives me the following error: ! Undefined control sequence. c@lor@to@ps ->PSTricks _Not_Configured_For_This_Format l.6 ...xes{->}(0,0)(-1,-1)(12,5)[$t$,0][$A(t)$,90] ?
                – Ali A.
                Nov 23 at 14:31










              • Can you please help me more? How I can use these options? Thanks.
                – Ali A.
                Nov 23 at 14:37










              • Yes I use win 10
                – Ali A.
                Nov 23 at 14:39










              • This works.. :) One more thing please, How can I can make the height of the pulses in terms of a variable not number, as I mentioned in my post and as shown in the figure I attached to it. Many thanks..
                – Ali A.
                Nov 23 at 14:47






              • 1




                Thank you so much for your time and help. It works perfectly now.. :)
                – Ali A.
                Nov 23 at 15:15













              up vote
              4
              down vote



              accepted







              up vote
              4
              down vote



              accepted






              A PSTricks solution just for comparison purpose.



              documentclass[pstricks,border=12pt,12pt]{standalone}
              usepackage{pst-plot}
              begin{document}
              begin{pspicture}(-1,-1)(11.5,5.5)
              psaxes[ticks=x,labels=x]{->}(0,0)(-1,-1)(11,5)[$t$,0][$A(t)$,90]
              multips(0,0)(2,0){5}{psline[linecolor=blue,linewidth=2pt](0,0)(0,4)(1,4)(1,0)(2,0)}
              uput{5pt}[180](0,4){$sqrt{R_s}$}
              end{pspicture}
              end{document}


              enter image description here






              share|improve this answer














              A PSTricks solution just for comparison purpose.



              documentclass[pstricks,border=12pt,12pt]{standalone}
              usepackage{pst-plot}
              begin{document}
              begin{pspicture}(-1,-1)(11.5,5.5)
              psaxes[ticks=x,labels=x]{->}(0,0)(-1,-1)(11,5)[$t$,0][$A(t)$,90]
              multips(0,0)(2,0){5}{psline[linecolor=blue,linewidth=2pt](0,0)(0,4)(1,4)(1,0)(2,0)}
              uput{5pt}[180](0,4){$sqrt{R_s}$}
              end{pspicture}
              end{document}


              enter image description here







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              • Thank you so much for your help. However, when I tried to run the codes you gave me, it gives me the following error: ! Undefined control sequence. c@lor@to@ps ->PSTricks _Not_Configured_For_This_Format l.6 ...xes{->}(0,0)(-1,-1)(12,5)[$t$,0][$A(t)$,90] ?
                – Ali A.
                Nov 23 at 14:31










              • Can you please help me more? How I can use these options? Thanks.
                – Ali A.
                Nov 23 at 14:37










              • Yes I use win 10
                – Ali A.
                Nov 23 at 14:39










              • This works.. :) One more thing please, How can I can make the height of the pulses in terms of a variable not number, as I mentioned in my post and as shown in the figure I attached to it. Many thanks..
                – Ali A.
                Nov 23 at 14:47






              • 1




                Thank you so much for your time and help. It works perfectly now.. :)
                – Ali A.
                Nov 23 at 15:15


















              • Thank you so much for your help. However, when I tried to run the codes you gave me, it gives me the following error: ! Undefined control sequence. c@lor@to@ps ->PSTricks _Not_Configured_For_This_Format l.6 ...xes{->}(0,0)(-1,-1)(12,5)[$t$,0][$A(t)$,90] ?
                – Ali A.
                Nov 23 at 14:31










              • Can you please help me more? How I can use these options? Thanks.
                – Ali A.
                Nov 23 at 14:37










              • Yes I use win 10
                – Ali A.
                Nov 23 at 14:39










              • This works.. :) One more thing please, How can I can make the height of the pulses in terms of a variable not number, as I mentioned in my post and as shown in the figure I attached to it. Many thanks..
                – Ali A.
                Nov 23 at 14:47






              • 1




                Thank you so much for your time and help. It works perfectly now.. :)
                – Ali A.
                Nov 23 at 15:15
















              Thank you so much for your help. However, when I tried to run the codes you gave me, it gives me the following error: ! Undefined control sequence. c@lor@to@ps ->PSTricks _Not_Configured_For_This_Format l.6 ...xes{->}(0,0)(-1,-1)(12,5)[$t$,0][$A(t)$,90] ?
              – Ali A.
              Nov 23 at 14:31




              Thank you so much for your help. However, when I tried to run the codes you gave me, it gives me the following error: ! Undefined control sequence. c@lor@to@ps ->PSTricks _Not_Configured_For_This_Format l.6 ...xes{->}(0,0)(-1,-1)(12,5)[$t$,0][$A(t)$,90] ?
              – Ali A.
              Nov 23 at 14:31












              Can you please help me more? How I can use these options? Thanks.
              – Ali A.
              Nov 23 at 14:37




              Can you please help me more? How I can use these options? Thanks.
              – Ali A.
              Nov 23 at 14:37












              Yes I use win 10
              – Ali A.
              Nov 23 at 14:39




              Yes I use win 10
              – Ali A.
              Nov 23 at 14:39












              This works.. :) One more thing please, How can I can make the height of the pulses in terms of a variable not number, as I mentioned in my post and as shown in the figure I attached to it. Many thanks..
              – Ali A.
              Nov 23 at 14:47




              This works.. :) One more thing please, How can I can make the height of the pulses in terms of a variable not number, as I mentioned in my post and as shown in the figure I attached to it. Many thanks..
              – Ali A.
              Nov 23 at 14:47




              1




              1




              Thank you so much for your time and help. It works perfectly now.. :)
              – Ali A.
              Nov 23 at 15:15




              Thank you so much for your time and help. It works perfectly now.. :)
              – Ali A.
              Nov 23 at 15:15










              up vote
              2
              down vote













              Since this question is tagged tikz-pgf, I thought you may also be interested in a TikZ code. (One of its advantageous is that this works with pretty much any compiler.)



              documentclass[tikz,border=3.14mm]{standalone}
              begin{document}
              begin{tikzpicture}
              pgfmathsetmacro{h}{2}
              pgfmathsetmacro{L}{4}
              draw[thick,-latex] (0,-0.5) -- (0,h+2) node[above] {$A(t)$};
              draw[thick,-latex] (-0.5,0) -- (2*L+1,0) node[right] {$t$};
              foreach X [evaluate=X as Z using {int(2*X-1)},] in {1,...,L}
              {draw[very thick,blue] (2*X-2,0) |- (2*X-1,h) |- (2*X,0);
              draw (Z,0.1) -- (Z,-0.1) node[below]{$Z$};}
              end{tikzpicture}
              end{document}


              enter image description here






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                Since this question is tagged tikz-pgf, I thought you may also be interested in a TikZ code. (One of its advantageous is that this works with pretty much any compiler.)



                documentclass[tikz,border=3.14mm]{standalone}
                begin{document}
                begin{tikzpicture}
                pgfmathsetmacro{h}{2}
                pgfmathsetmacro{L}{4}
                draw[thick,-latex] (0,-0.5) -- (0,h+2) node[above] {$A(t)$};
                draw[thick,-latex] (-0.5,0) -- (2*L+1,0) node[right] {$t$};
                foreach X [evaluate=X as Z using {int(2*X-1)},] in {1,...,L}
                {draw[very thick,blue] (2*X-2,0) |- (2*X-1,h) |- (2*X,0);
                draw (Z,0.1) -- (Z,-0.1) node[below]{$Z$};}
                end{tikzpicture}
                end{document}


                enter image description here






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                  up vote
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                  Since this question is tagged tikz-pgf, I thought you may also be interested in a TikZ code. (One of its advantageous is that this works with pretty much any compiler.)



                  documentclass[tikz,border=3.14mm]{standalone}
                  begin{document}
                  begin{tikzpicture}
                  pgfmathsetmacro{h}{2}
                  pgfmathsetmacro{L}{4}
                  draw[thick,-latex] (0,-0.5) -- (0,h+2) node[above] {$A(t)$};
                  draw[thick,-latex] (-0.5,0) -- (2*L+1,0) node[right] {$t$};
                  foreach X [evaluate=X as Z using {int(2*X-1)},] in {1,...,L}
                  {draw[very thick,blue] (2*X-2,0) |- (2*X-1,h) |- (2*X,0);
                  draw (Z,0.1) -- (Z,-0.1) node[below]{$Z$};}
                  end{tikzpicture}
                  end{document}


                  enter image description here






                  share|improve this answer












                  Since this question is tagged tikz-pgf, I thought you may also be interested in a TikZ code. (One of its advantageous is that this works with pretty much any compiler.)



                  documentclass[tikz,border=3.14mm]{standalone}
                  begin{document}
                  begin{tikzpicture}
                  pgfmathsetmacro{h}{2}
                  pgfmathsetmacro{L}{4}
                  draw[thick,-latex] (0,-0.5) -- (0,h+2) node[above] {$A(t)$};
                  draw[thick,-latex] (-0.5,0) -- (2*L+1,0) node[right] {$t$};
                  foreach X [evaluate=X as Z using {int(2*X-1)},] in {1,...,L}
                  {draw[very thick,blue] (2*X-2,0) |- (2*X-1,h) |- (2*X,0);
                  draw (Z,0.1) -- (Z,-0.1) node[below]{$Z$};}
                  end{tikzpicture}
                  end{document}


                  enter image description here







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                      A simple approach using TikZ.



                      enter image description here



                      documentclass[border=3.14mm]{standalone}
                      usepackage{tikz}
                      begin{document}
                      begin{tikzpicture}
                      defx{1} % replace 1 with desired value here
                      draw[-latex] (0,0) -- ++(4,0) node[right]{$t$};
                      draw[-latex] (0,0) -- ++(0,2.0x)node[left]{$A(t)$};
                      draw[thick] (0,x)node[left]{$sqrt{x}$} -- ++(1,0) -- ++(0,-x)node[below]{1} -- ++(1,0) -- ++(0,x) -- ++(1,0) -- ++(0,-x)node[below]{3} -- ++(0.5,0);
                      end{tikzpicture}
                      end{document}





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                        up vote
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                        A simple approach using TikZ.



                        enter image description here



                        documentclass[border=3.14mm]{standalone}
                        usepackage{tikz}
                        begin{document}
                        begin{tikzpicture}
                        defx{1} % replace 1 with desired value here
                        draw[-latex] (0,0) -- ++(4,0) node[right]{$t$};
                        draw[-latex] (0,0) -- ++(0,2.0x)node[left]{$A(t)$};
                        draw[thick] (0,x)node[left]{$sqrt{x}$} -- ++(1,0) -- ++(0,-x)node[below]{1} -- ++(1,0) -- ++(0,x) -- ++(1,0) -- ++(0,-x)node[below]{3} -- ++(0.5,0);
                        end{tikzpicture}
                        end{document}





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                          A simple approach using TikZ.



                          enter image description here



                          documentclass[border=3.14mm]{standalone}
                          usepackage{tikz}
                          begin{document}
                          begin{tikzpicture}
                          defx{1} % replace 1 with desired value here
                          draw[-latex] (0,0) -- ++(4,0) node[right]{$t$};
                          draw[-latex] (0,0) -- ++(0,2.0x)node[left]{$A(t)$};
                          draw[thick] (0,x)node[left]{$sqrt{x}$} -- ++(1,0) -- ++(0,-x)node[below]{1} -- ++(1,0) -- ++(0,x) -- ++(1,0) -- ++(0,-x)node[below]{3} -- ++(0.5,0);
                          end{tikzpicture}
                          end{document}





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                          A simple approach using TikZ.



                          enter image description here



                          documentclass[border=3.14mm]{standalone}
                          usepackage{tikz}
                          begin{document}
                          begin{tikzpicture}
                          defx{1} % replace 1 with desired value here
                          draw[-latex] (0,0) -- ++(4,0) node[right]{$t$};
                          draw[-latex] (0,0) -- ++(0,2.0x)node[left]{$A(t)$};
                          draw[thick] (0,x)node[left]{$sqrt{x}$} -- ++(1,0) -- ++(0,-x)node[below]{1} -- ++(1,0) -- ++(0,x) -- ++(1,0) -- ++(0,-x)node[below]{3} -- ++(0.5,0);
                          end{tikzpicture}
                          end{document}






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