Quanser QNET Mechatronic Actuators User manual

Quick Start Guide: QNET Mechatronic Actuators
To complete your QNET Mechatronic Actuators setup, you will also need the following hardware:
1. Quanser QNET Mechatronic Actuators board
2. 24VDC, 2.7A Power Supply
Check Components and Details
STEP 1
Make sure your QNET Mechatronic Actuators experiment includes the following components:
Additional Components Required
Install LabVIEW and Add-Ons
STEP 2
STEP 3
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
4
121. NI ELVIS II or NI ELVIS II+workstation
2. +5VDC / 5A, +15VDC / 2A,
-15VDC / 0.8A Power Supply
3. USB Cable
4. Power Cable for the QNET Mechatronic
Actuators power supply (available through
National Instrument based on your
country’s power/voltage requirements)
Note: All references to NI ELVIS II in
this guide apply to both NI ELVIS II
and NI ELVIS II+ devices.
3

ELVIS +5V
User
Status
24V 2.0A
External +24V
ELVIS +5V
User
Status
24V 2.0A
External +24V
ELVIS +5V
User
Status
24V 2.0A
External +24V
ELVIS +5V
User
Status
24V 2.0A
External +24V
Set up the Hardware
STEP 4
Ensure that the NI ELVIS II power switch
is in the OFF 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 Mechatronic Actuators, please read the following instructions carefully. For full details, see the
QNET Mechatronic Actuators 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 Mechatronic Actuators
power supply.
PC
ELVIS +5V
User
Status
24V 2.0A
External +24V
ELVIS +5V
User
Status
24V 2.0A
External +24V
ELVIS +5V
User
Status
24V 2.0A
External +24V
ELVIS +5V
User
Status
24V 2.0A
External +24V
ELVIS +5V
User
Status
24V 2.0A
External +24V
ELVIS +5V
User
Status
24V 2.0A
External +24V
ELVIS +5V
User
Status
24V 2.0A
External +24V
ELVIS +5V
User
Status
24V 2.0A
External +24V

A B
Make sure your PC,
NI ELVIS II, and QNET
board are powered ON.
Open the Quick Start folder from the Mechatronic Actuators
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 speed
of the motor measured using
the tachometer, and the
current applied to the motor.
The graphs should resemble
those shown here. Otherwise,
consult the troubleshooting
section at the end of this guide.
Testing the QNET Mechatronic Actuators
STEP 5
C
HEnsure that the
ELVIS +5V, and
the External +24V
LED on the QNET
board are lit.
Power on the QNET
Mechatronic Actuators
board by turning the
NI ELVIS II prototyping
board power switch. The
POWER LED next to the
switch should light up.
ELVIS +5V
User
Status
24V 2.0A
External +24V
ELVIS +5V
User
Status
24V 2.0A
External +24V
ELVIS +5V
User
Status
24V 2.0A
External +24V
ELVIS +5V
User
Status
24V 2.0A
External +24V
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 Devi ce control.

Review the following recommendations before contacting Quanser’s technical support engineers
TROUBLESHOOTING
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None of the LEDs
on the QNET
Mechatronic
Actuators
board are lit.
On the QNET
Mechatronic
Actuators, the
ELVIS +5V LED is
bright green but
the External +24V
LED is not lit.
The External
+24V LED is
bright green but
the ELVIS +5V
LED is not lit.
•The External +24V LED is active as soon as the external power is connected to the QNET
Mechatronic Actuators. The ELVIS +5V, User and Status LEDs require that the NI ELVIS II
prototyping board is powered. Make sure both the System Power switch, which is
located on the back of the NI ELVIS II unit, and the Prototyping Board Power switch,
which is situated on the top-right corner of the NI ELVIS II, are ON.
•Ensure the QNET Mechatronic Actuators power jack on the QNET Mechatronic Actuators
is connected with the supplied QNET Mechatronic Actuators power cable.
•If the LED is still not lighting up, check the 2.5 A fuse of the QNET Mechatronic Actuators
next to the power jack. If it is burnt, replace it with an identical fuse. See the QNET
Mechatronic Acutators User Manual for more details.
•If the ELVIS +5V LED is not lit then the internal resettable fuse on the NI ELVIS II may
have tripped. Try turning o the Prototyping Board Power switch and turning it back on.
•If the ELVIS +5V LED still does not illuminate, then the QNET Mechatronic Actuators may
have an internal fault and will need to be returned for servicing.
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