Rotary Motion Servo Plant: SRV02

SRV02 Ball and Beam

User Manual
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Table of Contents
1. PRESENTATION..........................................................................................................................................1
1.1. Description........................................................................................................................................1
1.2. Remote Sensor Option......................................................................................................................1
2. BALL AND BEAM COMPONENTS..................................................................................................................1
2.1. Component Nomenclature................................................................................................................2
2.2. Component Description....................................................................................................................3
2.2.1. Ball Position Sensor...............................................................................................................................3
2.2.2. Remote Sensor.......................................................................................................................................3
3. BALL AND BEAM SPECIFICATIONS...............................................................................................................3
4. SYSTEM SETUP..........................................................................................................................................5
4.1. Assembly..........................................................................................................................................5
4.2. Calibration........................................................................................................................................
5. WIRING PROCEDURE.................................................................................................................................7
5.1. Cable Nomenclature.........................................................................................................................!
5.2. "ypical Connections #or $P%..........................................................................................................&
5.3. "ypical Connections #or '3............................................................................................................12
6. TESTING AND TROUBLESHOOTING.............................................................................................................14
.1. SR()2 %otor an* Sensors.............................................................................................................14
.2. "estin+ t,e Ball Position Sensor.....................................................................................................14
.2.1. "estin+.................................................................................................................................................14
.2.2. "roubles,ootin+...................................................................................................................................15
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7. TECHNICAL SUPPORT...............................................................................................................................16
8. REFERENCES...........................................................................................................................................16
APPENDIX A LINEAR TRANSDUCER SPECIFICATION SHEET............................................................................17
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1. Presentation
1.1. Description
",e 'uanser Ball an* Beam mo*ule- picture* in .i+ure 1- consists a trac/ on 0,ic, t,e metal ball is
#ree to roll. ",e trac/ is #itte* 0it, a linear trans*ucer to measure t,e position o# t,e ball- i.e. it outputs
a 1olta+e si+nal proportional to t,e position o# t,e ball. One si*e o# t,e beam is attac,e* to a le1er arm
t,at can be couple* to t,e loa* +ear o# t,e 'uanser SR()2 unit. By controllin+ t,e position o# t,e
ser1o- t,e beam an+le can be a*2uste* to balance t,e ball to a *esire* position.
Figure 1: SRV02 Ball and Beam Module
1.2. Remote Sensor Option
",e SR()2 Ball an* Beam mo*ule can also be accompanie* by a remote ball sensor calle* t,e SS)1
mo*ule. ",is permits a master3sla1e con#i+uration 0,ere t,e ball comman* is +enerate* by t,e SS)1
instea* o# t,rou+, a pro+ram.
2. Ball and Beam Components
",e Ball an* Beam components are i*enti#ie* in Section 2.1. Some o# t,e t,ose components are t,en
*escribe* in Section 2.2.
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2.1. Component Nomenclatre
",e components o# t,e Ball an* Beam mo*ule- i.e. t,e BB)1 *e1ice- an* t,e Remote Sensor system-
i.e. SS)1- are liste* in "able 1 belo0 an* labele* in .i+ure 2 an* .i+ure 3.
ID # Component ID # Component
1 SR()2 4 Support base
2 5e1er arm & Support arm scre0s
3 Couplin+ scre0 1) Analo+ ball position sensor connector
4 Steel ball 11 Calibration base
5 BB)1 Potentiometer sensor 12 SS)1 Potentiometer sensor
BB)1 Steel ro* 13 SS)1 Steel ro*
! Support arm 14 Analo+ remote sensor connector
Table 1: BB01 components.
Figure 2: Components of SRV02 BB01 module.
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Figure : Remote sensor components.
2.2. Component Description
2.2.1. Ball Position Sensor
",e trac/ o# t,e BB)1 linear trans*ucer mo*ule on 0,ic, t,e metal ball is #ree to roll consists o# a steel
ro* in parallel 0it, a nic/el3c,romium 0ire30oun* resistor #ormin+ t,e trac/. ",e resisti1e 0ire is t,e
blac/ strip t,at is stuc/ on t,e plastic 0,ic, is #astene* onto t,e metal #rame. ",e position o# t,e ball is
obtaine* by measurin+ t,e 1olta+e at t,e steel ro*. 6,en t,e ball rolls alon+ t,e trac/- it acts as a 0iper
similar to a potentiometer resultin+ in t,e position o# t,e ball.
WARNING Re+ular cleanin+ o# t,e beam is recommen*e* to ensure proper operation o# t,e ball an*
beam e7periment. Clean bot, t,e beam an* t,e steel ball usin+ rubbin+ alco,ol.
2.2.2. Remote Sensor
Similarly to t,e BB)1- t,e SS)1 ,as a 0iper potentiometer sensor t,at *etects t,e position o# t,e ball.
3. Ball and Beam Specifications
"able 2- belo0- lists an* c,aracteri8es t,e main parameters associate* 0it, t,e BB)1. See .i+ure 4 #or
an illustration o# t,e Ball an* Beam *imensions an* t,e 1ariables - - an* ! t,at are associate* 0it,
t,e system. Some o# t,e parameters liste* in "able 2 are use* in t,e mat,ematical mo*el. See Appen*i7
A #or more in#ormation on t,e BB)1 linear trans*ucer use* to measure t,e ball position.
Symbol Description Matlab
Variable
Value Unit Variati
on
%ass o# ball an* beam mo*ule ).5 /+
Calibration base len+t, 5) cm
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Symbol Description Matlab
Variable
Value Unit Variati
on
Calibration base *ept, 22.5 cm
5
beam
Beam len+t, 59beam 42.55 cm
5e1er arm len+t, 12.) cm
r
arm
Distance bet0een SR()2 output +ear
s,a#t an* couple* 2oint
r9arm
2.54
cm
Support arm len+t, 1.) cm
r
b
Ra*ius o# ball. r9ball 1.2! cm
m
b
%ass o# ball. m9ball ).)4 /+
:
bs
Ball position sensor sensiti1ity :9BS 34.25 cm;(
(
bias
Ball position sensor bias po0er
12
(
(
ran+e
Ball position sensor measurement ran+e
5
(
Table 2: Ball and beam s"stem specifications.
Figure #: Ball and beam sc$ematic.
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4. System Setup
See Section 4.1 #or instructions on ,o0 to to put t,e ball an* beam plant to+et,er. ",en- +o t,rou+, t,e
calibration proce*ure in Section 4.2 be#ore per#ormin+ t,e laboratory.
!.1. "ssem#ly
.ollo0 t,is proce*ure to setup t,e Ball an* Beam mo*ule #or e7perimental use<
1. Be#ore be+innin+- ensure t,e SR()2 is setup in t,e ,i+,3+ear con#i+uration as *etaile* in
Re#erence =2>.
2. 5ay t,e calibration base- component ?11 in .i+ure 2- #lat on a table sur#ace.
3. As picture* in .i+ure 5- place t,e SR()2 on its si*e suc, t,at t,e potentiometer +ear #its into
t,e cut3out section o# t,e calibration base. Notice t,at t,e top +ear o# t,e SR()2 s,oul* be t,e
small 243toot, motor pinion +ear.
Figure %: Setting up t$e SRV02&side of t$e BB01 plant.
4. .asten t,e couplin+ scre0- component ?3- into t,e scre0 ,ole o# t,e lar+e 12)3toot, loa* +ear
as *epicte* in .i+ure 5.
5. Place t,e support base o# t,e ball an* beam- component ?4 into t,e cut3out section o# t,e base-
as picture* in .i+ure 2.
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!.2. Cali#ration
Once t,e BB)1 is setup- #ollo0 t,is proce*ure to calibrate t,e beam<
1. $sin+ an &;4 Allen :ey loosen t,e scre0s on t,e support arm- 0,ic, are s,o0n in .i+ure 2 by
@D ?&.
2. Place t,e steel ball on t,e beam suc, t,at it rests on t,e SR()2 si*e- as picture* in .i+ure 5.
3. As illustrate* in .i+ure - belo0- manually rotate t,e ser1o loa* +ear to t,e ) *e+ree position.
",at is- t,e couplin+ scre0 s,oul* be ali+ne* 0it, t,e ) *e+ree position- .
Figure ': BB01 Calibration: mo(e SRV02
load gear to 0 degree position.
4. 6,ile ,ol*in+ t,e loa* +ear at ) *e+rees- 1ary t,e ,ei+,t o# t,e support arm- component ?!-
suc, t,at t,e beam is ,ori8ontal. 6,en t,e ball is centere* on t,e beam it s,oul* lie motionless.
Figure ): Calibrated BB01: ball is balanced *$en centered on beam.
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5. Once t,e beam is balance*- ti+,ten t,e scre0s on t,e support arm- as s,o0n in .i+ure 4 belo0-
to #inali8e t,e calibration o# t,e BB)1 e7periment.
Figure +: BB01 calibration: tig$ten
support arm scre*s once beam is
balanced.
. !irin" Procedure
",e #ollo0in+ is a listin+ o# t,e ,ar*0are components use* in t,is e7periment<
P!"#$ A%&'()(#$< 'uanser $P% 15)3;24)5- or eAui1alent.
D*+* A,-.(/(+(!0 B!*$1< 'uanser '4- '4- or eAui1alent.
R!+*$2 S#$3! P'*0+< 'uanser SR()2- SR()23"- SR()23 B- SR()23 BCR- or
SR()23B".
B*'' *01 B#*% M!1.'#< 'uanser BB)1 %o*ule
R#%!+# S#0/!$ 4optionalD 'uanser SS)1 %o*ule
See t,e re#erences liste* in Section 4 #or more in#ormation on t,ese components. ",e cables supplie*
0it, t,e BB)1 are *escribe* in Section 5.1 an* t,e proce*ure to connect t,e abo1e components 0,en
usin+ t,e $P% is +i1en in Section 5.2 an* 0,en usin+ t,e '3 *e1ice is *escribe* in Section 5.3.
$.1. Ca#le Nomenclatre
"able 3- belo0- pro1i*es a *escription o# t,e stan*ar* cables use* in t,e 0irin+ o# t,e BB)1 system.
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Cable Designation Description
Figure , -From .igital&To&/nalog- Cable
53pin3D@N
to
RCA
",is cable connects an analo+ output o# t,e
*ata acAuisition terminal boar* to t,e po0er
mo*ule #or proper po0er ampli#ication.
Figure 10 -To 0oad- Cable 1f 2ain 1
43pin3D@N
to
3pin3D@N
",is cable connects t,e output o# t,e po0er
mo*ule- a#ter ampli#ication- to t,e *esire*
DC motor on t,e ser1o. One en* o# t,is
cable contains a resistor t,at sets t,e
ampli#ication +ain. .or e7ample 0,en
carryin+ a label s,o0in+ E5E at bot, en*s-
t,e cable ,as t,at particular ampli#ication
+ain. "ypically a loa* cable +ain o# F1G is
use* #or most SR()2 e7periments.
Figure 11 -3ncoder- Cable
53pin3stereo3
D@N
to
53pin3stereo3
D@N
",is cable carries t,e enco*er si+nals
bet0een an enco*er connector an* t,e *ata
acAuisition boar* Hto t,e enco*er counterD.
Namely- t,ese si+nals are< I5(DC po0er
supply- +roun*- c,annel A- an* c,annel B.
Figure 12 -From /nalog Sensors- Cable
3pin3mini3
D@N
to
3pin3mini3
D@N
",is cable carries analo+ si+nals He.+.- #rom
2oystic/- plant sensorD to t,e $P%- 0,ere
t,e si+nals can be eit,er monitore* an*;or
use* by a controller. ",e cable also carries a
"12(DC line #rom t,e $P% in or*er to
po0er a sensor an*;or si+nal con*itionin+
circuitry.
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Cable Designation Description
Figure 1 -To /nalog&To&.igital- Cable
53pin3D@N
to
47RCA
",is cable carries t,e analo+ si+nals-
unc,an+e*- #rom t,e $P% to t,e Di+ital3"o3
Analo+ input c,annels on t,e *ata
acAuisition terminal boar*.
"able 3 Cable Nomenclature
$.2. %ypical Connections &or 'PM
",is section *escribes t,e typical connections use* #or to connect t,e BB)1 plant to a *ata3acAuisition
boar* an* a po0er ampli#ier. ",e connections are *escribe* in *etail in t,e proce*ure belo0 an*
summari8e* in "able 4.
.ollo0 t,ese steps to connect t,e BB)1 system<
1. @t is assume* t,at t,e 'uanser '4 or '4 boar* is alrea*y installe* as *iscusse* in t,e Re#erence
=1>. @# anot,er *ata3acAuisition *e1ice is bein+ use*- e.+. N@ %3Series boar*- t,en +o to its
correspon*in+ *ocumentation an* ensure it is properly installe*.
2. %a/e sure e1eryt,in+ is po0ere* o## be#ore ma/in+ any o# t,ese connections. ",is inclu*es
turnin+ o## your PC an* t,e $P%s.
3. Connect t,e 53pin3D@N to RCA cable #rom t,e /nalog 1utput C$annel 40 on t,e terminal
boar* to t,e From .5/ Connector on t,e 'uanser $ni1ersal Po0er %o*ule- or $P%. See cable
?1 s,o0n in .i+ure 14 an* .i+ure 15. ",is carries t,e attenuate* motor 1olta+e control si+nal-
(
m
;:
a
- 0,ere :
a
is t,e $P% ampli#ier +ain.
4. Connect t,e 43pin3stereo3D@N to 3pin3stereo3D@N t,at is labele* G*(0 1 #rom To 0oad on t,e
$P% to t,e Motor connector on t,e SR()2. See connection ?2 s,o0n in .i+ure 15 an* .i+ure
1. ",is cable sets t,e +ain o# t,e ampli#ier to 1 an* t,e connector on t,e $P%3si*e is blac/ in
colour. ",e cable transmits t,e ampli#ie* 1olta+e t,at is applie* to t,e SR()2 motor an* is
*enote* V
m
.
5. Connect t,e 53pin3stereo3D@N to 53pin3stereo3D@N cable #rom t,e 3ncoder connector on t,e
SR()2 panel to 3ncoder 6nput 4 0 on t,e terminal boar*- as *epicte* by connection ?3 in
.i+ure 14 an* .i+ure 1. ",is carries t,e loa* s,a#t an+le measurement an* is *enote* by t,e
1ariable
l
.
CAUTION Any enco*er s,oul* be *irectly connecte* to t,e 'uanser terminal boar* Hor
eAui1alentD usin+ a stan*ar* 53pin D@N cable. DO NOT ,!00#,+ +5# #0,!1#$ ,*6'# +! +5#
UPM7
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. Connect t,e To /5. soc/et on t,e $P% to Analo+ @nputs ?)33 on t,e terminal boar* usin+ t,e
53pin3D@N to 47RCA cable- as illustrate* in .i+ure 14 an* .i+ure 15 by connection ?4. ",e
RCA si*e o# t,e cable is labele* 0it, t,e c,annels. Note t,at t,e cable 0it, label E1E is +oes to
Analo+ @nput C,annel ?).
!. Connect t,e S1 7 S2 connector on t,e SR()2 to t,e S1 7 S2 soc/et on t,e $P% usin+ t,e 3
pin3mini3D@N to 3pin3mini3D@N cable. See connection ?5 in .i+ure 15 an* .i+ure 1. ",is
carries t,e 1olta+e si+nal #rom t,e potentiometer t,at is proportional to t,e loa* s,a#t an+le an*
is represente* by 1ariable
l
.
4. Connect t,e Ball 8osition Sensor connector on t,e BB)1 to t,e S soc/et on t,e $P% usin+
t,e 3pin3mini3D@N to 3pin3mini3D@N cable. ",is connection is labele* ? in .i+ure 15 an*
.i+ure 1!. @t carries t,e measure* ball position #rom t,e beam potentiometer an* is *enote* by
t,e 1ariable !.
&. @# t,e SS)1 remote sensor mo*ule Hs,o0n in .i+ure 3D 0ill be use* to comman* t,e ball
position- t,en connect t,e Ball 8osition Sensor connector on t,e SS)1 to t,e S# soc/et on t,e
$P% usin+ t,e 3pin3mini3D@N to 3pin3mini3D@N cable. ",is connection is labele* ?! in
.i+ure 15 an* .i+ure 14. @t carries t,e measure* ball position #rom t,e remote beam
potentiometer an* is *enote* by t,e 1ariable !
d
.
Figure 1#: Connections on t$e 9uanser 9+ Terminal
Board.
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Figure 1): Connections
on BB01.
Figure 1+: Connections on SS01.
Cable # From To Signal
1 "erminal Boar*<
Analo+ Output ?)
$P% E.rom D;AE
connector
Control si+nal to t,e $P%
2 $P% E"o 5oa*E
connector
SR()2 E%otorE
connector
Po0er lea*s to t,e SR()2 DC motor.
3 "erminal Boar*<
Bnco*er @nput ?)
SR()2 EBnco*erE
connector
Bnco*er loa* s,a#t an+le measurement.
4 $P% E"o A;DE
connector
"erminal Boar*<
S1 to Analo+ @nput ?)
S2 to Analo+ @nput ?1
S3 to Analo+ @nput ?2
S4 to Analo+ @nput ?3
Carries t,e analo+ si+nals connecte* to t,e
S1 J S2- S3- an* S4 connectors on t,e $P%
to t,e *ata3acAuisition boar*.
5 $P% ES1 J S2E
connector
SR()2 FS1 J S2G
connector
Potentiometer loa* s,a#t an+le measurement.
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Cable # From To Signal
$P% ES3E
connector
BB)1 Ball Position
Sensor connector
BB)1 ball position measurement.
! $P% ES4E
connector
SS)1 Ball Position
Sensor connector
SS)1 ball position measurement.
"able 4 BB)1 system 0irin+ summary 0,en usin+ a $P%.
$.(. %ypical Connections &or )(
",is section *escribes t,e typical connections use* #or to connect t,e BB)1 plant to t,e '3 *ata3
acAuisition ; po0er ampli#ier boar*. ",e connections are *escribe* in *etail in t,e proce*ure belo0 an*
summari8e* in "able 5.
.ollo0 t,ese steps to connect t,e BB)1 system<
1. @t is assume* t,at t,e 'uanser '3 boar* is alrea*y installe* as *iscusse* in t,e Re#erence =4>.
2. %a/e sure e1eryt,in+ is po0ere* o## be#ore ma/in+ any o# t,ese connections. ",is inclu*es
turnin+ o## your PC an* t,e '3.
3. Connect t,e 43pin3stereo3D@N to 3pin3stereo3D@N #rom 8;M 1utput 40 on t,e '3 to t,e
Motor connector on t,e SR()2. See cable ?2 s,o0n in .i+ure 1 an* .i+ure 1&. ",e cable
transmits t,e controlle* current t,at is applie* to t,e SR()2 motor an* is *enote* 6
m
.
4. @# t,e SR()2 ,as t,e 3B option t,en t,e enco*er can be use* to measure t,e loa* s,a#t an+le.
Connect t,e 53pin3stereo3D@N to 53pin3stereo3D@N cable #rom t,e 3ncoder connector on t,e
SR()2 panel to 3ncoder 6nput 4 0 on t,e '3 boar*- as *epicte* by connection ?3 in .i+ure 1-
abo1e.
5. Connect t,e Ball 8osition Sensor connector on t,e BB)1 to t,e Sensor 1 soc/et on t,e 9
/nalog 2:1 Buffer bo7 usin+ t,e 3pin3mini3D@N to 3pin3mini3D@N cable. ",is connection is
labele* ? in .i+ure 1! an* .i+ure 2). @t carries t,e measure* ball position #rom t,e beam
potentiometer an* is *enote* by t,e 1ariable !.
R#%*$8 1< Bnsure t,e BB)1 sensor is passe* t,rou+, t,e '3 /nalog 2:1 Buffer bo7.
Ot,er0ise t,e measure* ball position si+nal 0ill contain 2itter an* ma/e t,e e7periment
*i##icult to control.
R#%*$8 2< %a/e sure t,e s0itc, on t,e 9 /nalog 2:1 Buffer bo7 is set to t,e *o0n0ar*
FSecon*ary SensorG position 0,en usin+ t,e BB)1.
. @# t,e SS)1 remote sensor mo*ule Hs,o0n in .i+ure 3D 0ill be use* to comman* t,e ball
position- t,en connect t,e Ball 8osition Sensor connector on t,e SS)1 to t,e Sensor 2 soc/et
on t,e 9 /nalog 2:1 Buffer bo7 soc/et usin+ t,e 3pin3mini3D@N to 3pin3mini3D@N cable.
",is connection is labele* ?! in .i+ure 14 an* .i+ure 2). @t carries t,e measure* ball position
#rom t,e remote beam potentiometer an* is *enote* by t,e 1ariable !
d
.
!. Connect t,e To 9 connector on t,e 9 /nalog 2:1 Buffer bo7 to t,e /nalog 6nput connector
on t,e '3 usin+ t,e 3pin3mini3D@N to 3pin3mini3D@N cable. ",is connection is labele* ?4 in
.i+ure 1& an* .i+ure 2). @t carries t,e con*itione* measure* ball position #rom t,e beam
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potentiometer an*- i# use*- t,e remote beam potentiometer.
Figure 1,: Connections on t$e 9 board from t$e /nalog 2:1 Buffer bo! and t$e BB01.
Figure 20: Connections on t$e 9 /nalog 2:1 Buffer bo!.
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Cable # From To Signal
1 '3< F%otors ?)G
connector
SR()2 F%otorG
connector
P6% si+nal to t,e DC motor.
3 '3< FBnco*ers ?)G
connector
SR()2 EBnco*erE
connector
Bnco*er loa* s,a#t an+le measurement.
BB)1 Ball
Position Sensor
connector
'3 Analo+ 2<1 Bu##er<
FSensor 1G connector
BB)1 ball position measurement.
! SS)1 Ball Position
Sensor connector
'3 Analo+ 2<1 Bu##er<
FSensor 2G connector
SS)1 ball position measurement.
4 '3 Analo+ 2<1
Bu##er< F"o '3G
connector
'3< FAnalo+ @nputG
connector
Con*itione* ball measurement on t,e BB)1
an* SS)1.
"able 5 BB)1 system 0irin+ summary 0,en usin+ t,e '3.
#. Testin" and Troubles$ootin"
",is section *escribes some #unctional tests to *etermine i# your Ball an* Beam system is operatin+
normally. @t is assume* t,at t,e SR()2 is connecte* as *escribe* in t,e Section 5.2- abo1e. "o carry
out t,ese tests- it is pre#erable i# t,e user can use a so#t0are suc, as 'uarc or 5ab(@B6 to rea* sensor
measurements an* #ee* 1olta+es to t,e motor. See Re#erence =3> to learn ,o0 to inter#ace t,e SR()2
0it, 'uarc. Alternati1ely- t,ese tests can be per#orme* 0it, a si+nal +enerator an* an oscilloscope.
*.1. SRV02 Motor and Sensors
See Re#erence =2> #or in#ormation on testin+ an* troubles,ootin+ t,e SR()2 separately.
*.2. %estin+ t,e Ball Position Sensor
#.2.1. Testin"
"est t,e ball position sensor #rom t,e BB)1 or t,e SS)1 0it, t,e #ollo0in+ proce*ure<
1. $sin+ a pro+ram suc, as 'uarc- measure t,e analo+ input c,annel ?2 to test t,e BB)1 sensor or
analo+ input c,annel ?3 to test t,e SS)1 sensor.
2. A typical si+nal response o# t,e ball position sensor is illustrate* in .i+ure 21. .or t,e BB)1- t,e
ball position sensor s,oul* output a 1olta+e o# about 4.5 ( 0,en it is closest to t,e SR()2. As
t,e ball is rolle* a0ay #rom t,e SR()2 t,e measure* 1olta+e si+nal s,oul* be *ecreasin+ *o0n
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to appro7imately 34.5 ( 0,en t,e ball reac,es t,e ot,er en* o# t,e beam. Sometimes 0,en t,e
ball is sittin+ at t,e 1ery en* o# t,e beam it may not be in contact 0it, t,e sensor. @n t,is case
t,e rea*in+ 0ill initially be ) ( but 0,en t,e ball be+ins mo1in+ t,e sensor si+nal 0ill 2ump up
to about 4.5 ( an* t,en be+in *ecreasin+. Besi*es t,e en*s o# t,e beam- t,e si+nal s,oul* ,a1e
no *iscontinuities an* little noise. Similarly #or t,e SS)1 sensor- t,e 1olta+e si+nal s,oul*
*ecreasin+ #rom appro7imately 4.5 ( to 34.5 ( as t,e ball tra1els to0ar*s t,e en* o# t,e beam
0it, t,e analo+ connector.
Figure 21: T"pical (oltage signal from BB01 ball position sensor.
#.2.2. Troubles$ootin"
.ollo0 t,e steps belo0 i# t,e potentiometer is not measurin+ correctly<
(eri#y t,at t,e po0er ampli#ier is #unctional. .or e7ample 0,en usin+ t,e 'uanser $P%
*e1ice- is t,e re* 5BD in t,e top3le#t corner litK Recall t,at t,e analo+ sensor si+nal +oes
t,rou+, t,e $P% be#ore +oin+ to t,e *ata3acAuisition *e1ice. ",ere#ore t,e $P% nee*s to be
turne* on to rea* t,e potentiometer.
C,ec/ t,at t,e *ata3acAuisition boar* is #unctional- e.+. t,e re* 5BD on t,e 'uanser '4;'4
terminal boar* s,oul* be bri+,t re*. @# not t,en t,e DAC boar* #use may be burnt an* nee*
replacement.
%easure t,e 1olta+e across t,e potentiometer. Bnsure t,e potentiometer is po0ere* 0it, a 12(
at t,e 3pin3mini D@N connector on t,e BB)1- component ?1) in s,o0n in .i+ure 2- or on t,e
SS)1- component ? 14 in .i+ure 3. ",e t0o bottom pins o# t,e D@N connector are LND pins
an* t,e le#tmost pin- i.e. 0,ere t,e +reen cable is connecte* to- outputs t,e 1olta+e o# t,e ball.
$sin+ a 1oltmeter- connect one probe to t,e mi**le3le#t pin an* t,e ot,er to t,e bottom LND
pins. ",e 1olta+e s,oul* 1ary bet0een about 4.5 1olts as t,e ball position is c,an+e*. @# t,e
1olta+e *oes not c,an+e 0,en you rotate t,e potentiometer s,a#t- your potentiometer nee*s to be
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&. References
=1> 'uanser. 9#59+ :ser Manual.
=2> 'uanser. SRV02 :ser Manual.
=3> 'uanser. Rotar" 3!periment 40: SRV02 9uarc 6ntegration.
=4> 'uanser. '3 %anual.
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