National Instruments Quanser QNET MI User Manual Download

Page: 1 / 7

Quick Start Guide

QNET Mechatronic Interfacing

for

LabVIEW™

Step 1: Check Components and Details

Figure 1: QNET Mechatronics Interfacing Board

The Quanser QNET Mechatronic Interfacing consists of a single PCB module (shown in Figure

)

Note:

The QNET curriculum resources are available for

download at www.ni.com/ni-elvis/courseware or www.quansershare.com/qnets

Step 2: Additional Components Required for Setup

(a) ELVIS II

(b) Power Supply

Figure 2: ELVIS II

(+)

Components

To complete your QNET Mechatronic Interfacing setup, you will
also need the following hardware:

1. NI ELVIS II or ELVIS II+ workstation

2. +5VDC / 5A, +15VDC / 2A, -15VDC / 0.8A Power Supply

3. USB Cable

QNET MI Quick Start Guide

v 1.0

Summary of Contents for Quanser QNET MI

Page 3: ... II D Connect the USB cable to the back of the NI ELVIS II E Power on the NI ELVIS II using the power switch on the rear of the workstation The READY and ACTIVE LEDs should briefly light fol lowed by the READY LED alone F QNET MI Quick Start Guide v 1 0 ...

Page 4: ... LED next to the switch should light up H Ensure that the 5V Power LED on the QNET board is lit I 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 J QNET MI Quick Start Guide 4 ...

Page 6: ...r and the left hand encoder F 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 G Click on the STOP button to stop running the VI H QNET MI Quick Start Guide 6 ...