Quanser VoltPAQ-X1 User Manual

CAPTIVATE. MOTIVATE. GRADUATE. Solutions for teaching and research. Made in Canada.USER MANUALBall and Beam Experiment Set Up and Configuration

5 WIRING PROCEDUREThe following is a listing of the hardware components used in this experiment:• Power Amplifier: Quanser VoltPAQ-X1, or equivalent.•

5.1 Cable NomenclatureThe cables used to connect the Quanser SRV02 system with a power amplifier and data-acquisition device is shownin Table 5.1. Dep

Cable #From To Signal1 Terminal Board:DAC #0Amplifier AmplifierCommand connec-torConnects control signal from AnalogOutput #0 on DAQ device to the pow

2. Make sure everything is powered off before making any of these connections. This includes turning off yourPC and the amplifier.3. Connect one end o

6 TESTING AND TROUBLESHOOT-INGThis section describes some functional tests to determine if the Ball and Beam system is operating properly. It isassume

Figure 6.1: Typical voltage signal measured by the BB01 ball position sensor• Using a voltmeter, connect one probe to the middle-left pin and the othe

7 TECHNICAL SUPPORTTo obtain support from Quanser, go to http://www.quanser.com/ and click on the Tech Support link. Fill in the formwith all the requ

REFERENCES[1] Quanser Inc. SRV02 QUARC Integration, 2008.[2] Quanser Inc. SRV02 User Manual, 2009.[3] Quanser Inc. Q2-USB Data-Acquisition System User

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CONTENTS1 Presentation 41.1 Description 41.2 Remote Sensor Option 42 Components 52.1 Component Nomenclature 52.2 Component Description 63 Specificatio

1 PRESENTATION1.1 DescriptionThe Quanser Ball and Beam module, pictured in Figure 1.1, consists a track on which the metal ball is free to roll. Thetr

2 COMPONENTSThe Ball and Beam components are identified in Section 2.1. Some of the those components are then described inSection 2.2.2.1 Component No

2.2 Component Description2.2.1 Ball Position SensorThe track of the BB01 linear transducer module on which the metal ball is free to roll consists of

3 SPECIFICATIONSTable 3.1 lists and characterizes the main parameters associated with the BB01. See Figure 3.1 for an illustrationof the Ball and Beam

4 SYSTEM SETUPThis section describes how to setup the Quanser Ball and Beam (BB01) system for experimental use. Caution: If the equipment is used in

Figure 4.3: Attach BB01 to SRV02 and rotate the gear to 0 degrees.6. As illustrated in Figure 4.3, manually rotate the servo load gear to the 0 degree