Quick Start Guide: QNET 2.

0 DC Motor
STEP 1 Check Components and Details
Make sure your QNET DC Motor experiment includes the following components:

1. Quanser QNET 2.0 DC Motor board

2. 24VDC, 3.0A Power Supply
Note: The QNET curriculum resources are
available for download at www.ni.com/qnets

STEP 2 Additional Components Required

To complete your QNET DC Motor setup, you will also need the following hardware:

1 2 1. NI ELVIS II or NI ELVIS II+

workstation
2. +5VDC / 5A, +15VDC / 2A,
-15VDC / 0.8A Power Supply
3. USB Cable

3 Note: All references to NI ELVIS II

in this guide apply to both NI
ELVIS II and NI ELVIS II+ devices.

STEP 3 Install LabVIEW and Add-Ons

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
STEP 4 Set up the Hardware
To set up the QNET DC Motor, please read the following instructions carefully. For full details, see the QNET DC Motor
User Manual.

A
Ensure that the NI ELVIS II power switch
is in the off position.

B Place the handle on the front of the QNET

board over the bracket located on the front
C Slide the PCI connector at the back of the
QNET board into the female connector on
of the NI ELVIS II. the NI ELVIS II.

D 24V 2.0A
24V 2.0A +15V
-15V
+5V
+15V
-15V
+5V

External Power
External Power
Connect the NI ELVIS II power supply
to the back panel of the NI ELVIS II.

E
Use the NI ELVIS II USB cable to connect
the NI ELVIS Unit to your computer.

PC

F
+15V
24V 2.0A
Connect the QNET DC Motor power supply.
-15V
+5V

External Power
G Power on the NI ELVIS II using the power switch on the
back of the unit. The READY and ACTIVE LEDs on the
top NI ELVIS II panel should briefly light, and the READY
LED stays on.

H Power on the QNET DC

I
Ensure that the
Motor by turning the +15V, -15V, +5V,
24V 2.0A NI ELVIS II prototyping +15V
-15V
+5V and the External
board power switch. The External Power Power LEDs on
POWER LED next to the the QNET board
switch should light up. are lit.

STEP 5 Testing the QNET DC Motor

A Make sure your PC,

NI ELVIS II, and QNET
B Open the Quick Start folder from the DC Motor folder in the QNET
Resources. The QNET Resources are available for download from
board are powered ON. www.ni.com/qnets.

C Open the LabVIEW VirtuaI Instrument (*.vi)

found under the Quick Start folder.
D E
Select the device name Click on the
to match your NI ELVIS white arrow
II device as shown in to run the VI.
the NI Measurement &
Automation Explorer in
the Device control.

F The graphs display the position

G
of the motor measured by the
Click on the STOP
encoder, and the speed of the
button to stop
motor measured using the
running the VI.
tachometer. The graphs should
resemble those shown here. If
not, consult the troubleshooting
section at the end of this guide.
TROUBLESHOOTING Review the following recommendations before contacting Quanser’s technical support engineers

• Ensure that the PCI connector on the QNET board is properly connected to the female
connector on the NI ELVIS II unit.
At least one of • Check that the system power switch, located on the back panel of the NI ELVIS II unit,
the +15V, -15V, or and the prototyping power switch, situated on the top of the NI ELVIS are ON.
+5 LEDs on the
QNET DC Motor • If one or more of the +15V; -15V; or +5V LEDs is still not lit, then the 15V or +5V fuse(s)
on the Protection Board of the NI ELVIS II has been triggered. Similarly, if the External
board are not lit.
Power LED is still not lit after connecting the QNET DC Motor power, the Variable
Power Supplies Fuses on the NI ELVIS II Protection Board have been triggered. See the
Protection Board Fuses in the NI ELVIS II User Manual.

The +15 V; -15 V;

and +5 V LEDs
• Ensure the supplied QNET power supply is connected to the QNET board.
on the QNET DC
Motor board, are • If the External Power LED still does not light up, the QNET fuse may need to be replaced.
bright green but Refer to the QNET DC Motor User Manual for details.
the External
Power LED is not lit.

For further assistance from a Quanser engineer, contact us at tech@quanser.com

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