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
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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
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1. 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.
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