Running the DAQ Test
STEP 5
Make sure your PC is powered
ON and that you connected
the RCA to RCA cable.
Go to the block diagram
(CTRL-E) and double click on
the HIL Initialize Express VI.
Verify that the Status LED is bright green on
the Q2-USB board. Otherwise, consult the
Troubleshooting section at the end of this guide.
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Go through the procedure below to test your Quanser Q2-USB and make sure it is working properly.
Click on the STOP
button to stop
running the VI.
When manually moving
the Analog Output Signal
Knob of the VI, both
Analog Input and Analog
Output scopes should
display the same trace.
If not, go to the Trouble-
shooting section.
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Click on the
OK button.
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Go to the Front Panel of the VI (CTRL-E).
IClick on the white arrow
button to run the VI.
LabVIEW™ VI Front Panel
Scope view of the VI Front Panel
Under the Main tab, select
the data acquisition device
that is installed on your
system in the Board type
section (e.g., Q2-USB).
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Configure HIL Initialize window
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Encoders Analog
Output
Analog
Input
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1. In LabVIEW, open the NI Example Finder by selecting
Find Examples... from the Help Menu
2. In the NI Example Finder dialog, when browsing according
to Task, open the Toolkits and Modules/Quanser Rapid
Control Prototyping/Hardware folder.
3. Double-click on the RCP CL HIL Analog Loopback
Example.lvproj LabVIEW project to open the RCP example.
In the RCP CL HIL Analog Loopback Example.lvproj example,
double-click on the RCP CL HIL Analog Loopback Example.vi fi le
listed under My Computer.
