Quanser QNET 2.0 DC Motor User manual

Quick Start Guide: QNET 2.0 DC Motor
To complete your QNET DC Motor setup, you will also need the following hardware:
1. Quanser QNET 2.0 DC Motor board
2. 24VDC, 3.0A Power Supply
Check Components and Details
STEP 1
Make sure your QNET DC Motor experiment includes the following components:
Additional Components Required
Install LabVIEW and Add-Ons
STEP 2
STEP 3
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1
Make sure the following versions of LabVIEW™ and required add-ons are installed:
1. LabVIEW™ 2012 or later
2. NI DAQmx 9.5.5 or later
3. NI ELVISmx 4.4 or later
4. LabVIEW™ Control Design and Simulation Module 2012 or later
Note: The QNET curriculum resources are
available for download at www.ni.com/qnets
2
1. NI ELVIS II or NI ELVIS II+
workstation
2. +5VDC / 5A, +15VDC / 2A,
-15VDC / 0.8A Power Supply
3. USB Cable
Note: All references to NI ELVIS II
in this guide apply to both NI
ELVIS II and NI ELVIS II+ devices.

+15V
-15V
+5V
External Power
24V 2.0A
Set up the Hardware
STEP 4
Ensure that the NI ELVIS II power switch
is in the o position.
A
BC
Place the handle on the front of the QNET
board over the bracket located on the front
of the NI ELVIS II.
Slide the PCI connector at the back of the
QNET board into the female connector on
the NI ELVIS II.
To set up the QNET DC Motor, please read the following instructions carefully. For full details, see the QNET DC Motor
User Manual.
Connect the NI ELVIS II power supply
to the back panel of the NI ELVIS II.
Use the NI ELVIS II USB cable to connect
the NI ELVIS Unit to your computer.
D
E
F
Connect the QNET DC Motor power supply.
PC
+15V
-15V
+5V
External Power
24V 2.0A
+15V
-15V
+5V
External Power
24V 2.0A

A B
Make sure your PC,
NI ELVIS II, and QNET
board are powered ON.
Open the Quick Start folder from the DC Motor folder in the QNET
Resources. The QNET Resources are available for download from
www.ni.com/qnets.
G
F
E
Click on the STOP
button to stop
running the VI.
Click on the
white arrow
to run the VI.
Open the LabVIEW VirtuaI Instrument (*.vi)
found under the Quick Start folder.
The graphs display the position
of the motor measured by the
encoder, and the speed of the
motor measured using the
tachometer. The graphs should
resemble those shown here. If
not, consult the troubleshooting
section at the end of this guide.
Testing the QNET DC Motor
STEP 5
C
HEnsure that the
+15V, -15V, +5V,
and the External
Power LEDs on
the QNET board
are lit.
Power on the QNET DC
Motor by turning the
NI ELVIS II prototyping
board power switch. The
POWER LED next to the
switch should light up.
+15V
-15V
+5V
External Power
24V 2.0A
I
GPower on the NI ELVIS II using the power switch on the
back of the unit. The READY and ACTIVE LEDs on the
top NI ELVIS II panel should briey light, and the READY
LED stays on.
D
Select the device name
to match your NI ELVIS
II device as shown in
the NI Measurement &
Automation Explorer in
the Device control.

Review the following recommendations before contacting Quanser’s technical support engineers
TROUBLESHOOTING
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At least one of
the +15V, -15V, or
+5 LEDs on the
QNET DC Motor
board are not lit.
The +15 V; -15 V;
and +5 V LEDs
on the QNET DC
Motor board, are
bright green but
the External
Power LED is not lit.
• Ensure that the PCI connector on the QNET board is properly connected to the female
connector on the NI ELVIS II unit.
•Check that the system power switch, located on the back panel of the NI ELVIS II unit,
and the prototyping power switch, situated on the top of the NI ELVIS are ON.
•If one or more of the +15V; -15V; or +5V LEDs is still not lit, then the 15V or +5V fuse(s)
on the Protection Board of the NI ELVIS II has been triggered. Similarly, if the External
Power LED is still not lit after connecting the QNET DC Motor power, the Variable
Power Supplies Fuses on the NI ELVIS II Protection Board have been triggered. See the
Protection Board Fuses in the NI ELVIS II User Manual.
• Ensure the supplied QNET power supply is connected to the QNET board.
•If the External Power LED still does not light up, the QNET fuse may need to be replaced.
Refer to the QNET DC Motor User Manual for details.
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