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USER MANUAL

QNET 2.0 HVAC Board for NI ELVIS 

Set Up and Configuration

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Summary of Contents for QNET 2.0 HVAC

Page 1: ...USER MANUAL QNET 2 0 HVAC Board for NI ELVIS Set Up and Configuration Captivate Motivate Graduate ...

Page 2: ... radio interference may occur in which case the user may be required to take corrective actions Korea Communications Comission KCC Notice This equipment is Industrial Class A electromagnetic wave suitability equipment and seller or user should take notice of it and this equipment is to be used in the places except for home 이 기기는 업무용 A급 전자파적합기기로서 판 매자 또는 사용자는 이 점을 주의하시기 바라 며 가정외의 지역에서 사용하는 것을 목적으로 ...

Page 3: ... 2 3 Environmental 8 2 4 System Parameters 8 3 QNET HVAC and NI ELVIS II Setup 10 3 1 QNET HVAC Components 10 3 2 NI ELVIS II Components 11 3 3 NI ELVIS II Setup Procedure 11 4 Troubleshooting 14 4 1 General Software Issues 14 4 2 General Hardware Issues 14 5 Technical Support 16 QNET HVAC User Manual v 1 0 ...

Page 4: ...nitions are interchangeably used throughout the User Manual Symbol Description Caution consult documenation for additional information Direct Current On Power on NI ELVIS II unit Off Power on NI ELVIS II unit Table 0 1 Symbols QNET HVAC User Manual 4 ...

Page 5: ...s completed by additional ambient and heating chamber temperature sensors Main QNET HVAC features Compact and complete HVAC system for NI ELVIS II High air flow brushless DC fan Six high accuracy temperature sensors along the heating channel Built in ambient temperature sensor Built in PWM amplifier Figure 1 1 Quanser QNET 2 0 HVAC Board for NI ELVIS II Caution This equipment is designed to be use...

Page 6: ...laptop via USB link in the QNET HVAC Interface The NI ELVIS II block reads the angular encoder inputs and commands the power amplifier that drives the DC Motor Figure 2 1 Interaction between QNET HVAC components The schematic given in Figure 2 2 illustrates the main QNET HVAC components and how they interact with the NI ELVIS II Figure 2 2 Interaction between QNET HVAC components 2 2 Hardware Comp...

Page 7: ... 3 General layout of QNET HVAC 2 2 1 High air flow DC fan The QNET HVAC includes a 5 V 8 500 max rpm high air flow fan that transfers the heat from the heating element to the heatflow channel The fan specifications are given in Table 2 3 The QNET HVAC incorporates a Delta BFB Series High air flow DC fan model BFB0405HHA The complete specifi cation sheet of the fan is included at www delta com tw pr...

Page 8: ...ion The system states are displayed as in Table 2 2 Here a indicates any state External Power 24 V Enable Enable Fan Stall Temperature Status LED Amplifier 0 Red Disabled FALSE Red Disabled TRUE Red Disabled TRUE Red Disabled 90 degC Red Disabled 24 V TRUE FALSE FALSE 90 degC Green Enabled Re enables amplifier when Temperature is 80 degC Table 2 2 Status LED states of the QNET HVAC 2 3 Environment...

Page 9: ...annel sensor 80 mm l4 5 Fourth channel to fifth channel sensor 72 mm l5 6 Fifth channel to sixth channel sensor 72 mm B Estimated viscous damping of the pivot 0 002 Nm rad s Heating Element Total nominal resistance 29 5Ω Total tolerance 1 Maximum power output 19 5 W Amplifier Amplifier type PWM Peak Current 2 5 A Continuous Current 0 5 A Output voltage 24 V with 100 duty cycle Table 2 3 QNET HVAC ...

Page 10: ... not specified by the manufacturer the protection provided by the equipment may be impaired 3 1 QNET HVAC Components To setup the QNET HVAC system you need the following components 1 QNET HVAC PCB shown in Figure 1 1 2 HVAC module attached shown in Figure 1 1 3 QNET HVAC power supply TRUMPower FRA072 S24 4 P N TRA72 S24 4G 509L Output 24 VDC 3 A Caution Use only the power supply provided with with...

Page 11: ...LED 4 Ready LED 5 Power Cable for NI ELVIS II 6 USB Connection between PC and NI ELVIS II Table 3 1 ELVIS II components 3 3 NI ELVIS II Setup Procedure Follow these instructions to setup a QNET HVAC board on an NI ELVIS II Caution Do NOT make the following connections while power is supplied to the hardware QNET HVAC User Manual v 1 0 ...

Page 12: ...t the supplied QNET power supply to the QNET HVAC power jack on the QNET HVAC module 6 Power the NI ELVIS II by turning ON the System Power Switch on the rear panel 7 Turn ON the Prototyping Board Power switch ID 2 shown in Figure 3 1 8 The Power and Ready LEDs on the NI ELVIS II unit should be lit as shown in Figure 3 2 Figure 3 2 Ready and Power LEDs on NI ELVIS II 9 Verify that the 15 V 15 V 5 ...

Page 13: ... a External Power LED should be ON b LEDs on the right should be all green Status LED should be red Figure 3 3 QNET HVAC LEDs QNET HVAC User Manual v 1 0 ...

Page 14: ...nt replace it with an identical fuse Schurter 0034 3121 5 mm 20 mm 2 5 A 250 VAC time lag fuse To remove the fuse push and turn the fuse holder counter clockwise Q3 At least one of the 15V 15V 5V and External Power LEDs on the QNET HVAC board is not lit See Q2 above if only the External Power LED is not lit If one or more of the 15V 15V and 5V LEDs is not lit then a 15V or 5V fuse s on the Protect...

Page 15: ...Figure 4 1 Reseting and performing the self test on the elvis QNET HVAC User Manual v 1 0 ...

Page 16: ...Support link Fill in the form with all the requested software and hardware information as well as a description of the problem encountered Also make sure your e mail address and telephone number are included Submit the form and a technical support person will contact you QNET HVAC User Manual 16 ...

Page 17: ... QNET 2 0 Rotary Pendulum Board teaches classic pendulum control Quanser QNET add on boards for the NI ELVIS platform teach introductory control topics in undergraduate labs cost effectively All QNETs are offered with comprehensive ABET aligned courseware that have been developed to enhance the student learning experience To request a demonstration or quote please email info ni com ABET Inc is the...

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