Where a block has multiple inputs connected, all of these inputs are calculated before the block performs any calculations based on the inputs. It may be that the inputs for a block occur out of step with each other (such as in the example for two temperature sensors in Value types), in which case a block uses the latest value for value type inputs.

Where a single value is sent on two or more paths which both lead to the same block, the block performs calculations based on the latest value for both paths. This ensures consistent behavior when multiple paths to a single block exist. For example:

When the device measurement is received, the Average (Mean) block calculation is completed to generate an average before the Difference block computes the difference between the value and its average.