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Make sure your PC,
NI ELVIS II, and QNET
board are powered ON.
Open the Quick Start folder from the Mechatronic Interfacing
folder in the QNET Resources. The QNET Resources are available
for download from www.ni.com/qnets.
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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.
Adjusting the position of
any of these sensors should
cause the associated value
to change both on the graph
and in the light output of the
LED. Otherwise, consult the
troubleshooting section at
the end of this guide.
Testing the QNET Mechatronic Interfacing
STEP 5
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Ensure that the
ELVIS +5V LED
on the QNET
board are lit.
Power on the QNET Mechatronic Interfacing board by
turning the NI ELVIS II prototyping board power switch.
The POWER LED next to the switch should light up.
The LCD screen should display
the Quanser and National
Instruments logos. If the LCD
shows a blank screen or another
image, please contact Quanser’s
technical support team.
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DSelect the device name
that matchs your NI
ELVIS II device as shown in the
NI Measurement & Automation
Explorer in the Device control.
The graph displays
the output intensity
of the tri-color LED,
calculated from the
position of the
accelerometer,
potentiometer, and
the left hand encoder.
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