library IEEE; use IEEE.electrical_systems.all;
entity limiter_2_e is
	generic (
		limit_high : real := 4.8;	-- upper limit
		limit_low : real := -4.8); 	-- lower limit
	port (
		terminal input: electrical;
		terminal output: electrical);					
end entity limiter_2_e;

architecture simple of limiter_2_e is
  	QUANTITY vin ACROSS input TO ELECTRICAL_REF;
  	QUANTITY vout ACROSS iout THROUGH output TO ELECTRICAL_REF;
	constant slope : real := 1.0e-4;
begin
	if vin > limit_high use	-- Upper limit exceeded, so limit input signal
		vout == limit_high + slope*(vin - limit_high);
	elsif vin < limit_low use	-- Lower limit exceeded, so limit input signal
		vout == limit_low + slope*(vin - limit_low);
	else		-- No limit exceeded, so pass input signal as is
		vout == vin;
	end use;
	break on vin'above(limit_high), vin'above(limit_low);
end architecture simple;