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Testing the QNET Physics and Dynamics 

STEP 5

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Click on the STOP 
button to stop running 
the VI.

Click on the 
white arrow 
to run the VI.

Make sure that the Pulley 
Encoder graph is also 
showing a change in angle 
when the pulley is spun 
back and forth.

1. Remove the sliding mass from its storage 
  location on the support bar, and place it 
  next to the electromagnetic as shown. 
2. Press the Lock Mass button on the VI, 
  and check that the mass becomes firmly 
  attached to the magnet.

Press the catapult arm down until it latches 
against the magnetic arm lock. Make sure 
that it is firmly held in place. Press the FIRE 
button and check that the Arm Speed graph 
shows a change in the arm angle.

Select the device name to match your 
NI ELVIS II device as shown in the NI 
Measurement 

Automation Explorer 

in the 

Device 

control.

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Make sure your PC, 
NI ELVIS II, and QNET  
board are powered ON.

Open the

 Quick Start

 folder from the 

Physics and Dynamics 

folder in the QNET Resources. The QNET Resources are available 
for download from www.ni.com/qnets.

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Open the LabVIEW Virtual Instrument (*.vi) 
found under the 

Quick Start 

folder

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