Cable #
From
To
Signal
1
DAQ:
Analog Output
#0
Amplifier 0:
Command
Command signal sent to amplifier
for the front motor.
2
DAQ:
Analog Output
#1
Amplifier 1:
Command
Command signal sent to amplifier
for the back motor.
3
DAQ:
Analog Output
#2
Amplifier 2:
Command
Command signal sent to amplifier
for the left motor.
4
DAQ:
Analog Output
#3
Amplifier 3:
Command
Command signal sent to amplifier
for the right motor.
5
Amplifier 0:
To Load
Quanser
3
DOF
Hover:
Front Motor
(D/A 0)
Amplified voltage that is applied to
the front DC motor.
6
Amplifier 1:
To Load
Quanser
3
DOF
Hover:
Back Motor
(D/A 1)
Amplified voltage that is applied to
the back DC motor.
7
Amplifier 2:
To Load
Quanser
3
DOF
Hover:
Left
Motor
(D/A 2)
Amplified voltage that is applied to
the left DC motor.
8
Amplifier 3:
To Load
Quanser
3
DOF
Hover:
Right Motor
(D/A 3)
Amplified voltage that is applied to
the right DC motor.
9
3 DOF Hover:
Pitch
Encoder (ENC 0)
con-
nector
DAQ:
Encoder #0
Measured pitch angle.
10
3 DOF Hover:
Roll En-
coder (ENC 1)
connec-
tor
DAQ:
Encoder #1
Measured roll angle.
11
3 DOF Hover:
Yaw En-
coder (ENC 2)
connec-
tor
DAQ:
Encoder #2
Measured yaw angle.
12
Emergency
Stop
switch
Amplifier
E-Stop
con-
nector
Disables the amplifier when the red
button is pressed down. If the E-
Stop switch is connected, the am-
plifier can only be enabled if the red
knob is in the released position.
Table 3.1: Quanser 3 DOF Hover system wiring summary
3.3.1 Wiring Details
Follow these steps to connect the Quanser 3 DOF Hoversystem:
1. Make sure your data acquisition (DAQ) device has been installed and tested. See the specific DAQ documen-
tation for details.
2. Make sure everything is powered off before making any of these connections. This includes turning off your
PC and the amplifier.
3. Connect one of the connectors on the 2x RCA to 2x RCA cable from the
Analog Output Channel #0
on the
terminal board to the Amplifier 0
Amplifier Command
connector. This is illustrated by connection #1 in Figure
3.1.
4. Connect the other line of the 2XRCA to 2XRCA cable from the
Analog Output #1
connector on the terminal
board to the Amplifier 1
Amplifier Command
connector. This is illustrated by connection #2 in Figure 3.1.
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