Quick Start Guide: QUBE-Servo NI myRIO Interface

STEP 1 Check Components and Details

Make sure your QUBE-Servo experiment includes the following components:

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2. Inertia disc module
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4. 15V 2.0 A power supply
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5. NI myRIO MXP Interface Cable
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Set Up and Configuration

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STEP 2 Additional Components Required for Set Up

To complete the Quanser QUBE-Servo NI myRIO set up, you will also need the following:

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RCP Toolkit
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Note: These components must be purchased separately.
1. NI myRIO system
2. Power supply for NI myRIO
3. Quanser Rapid Control Prototyping Software 2013 SP1
for NI LabVIEW™. Visit www.ni.com/labviewtools/rcp
4. USB cable
5. Power cable for the QUBE-Servo power supply
(available through National Instruments based
on your country’s power/voltage requirements)

STEP 3 Install LabVIEW™ and Add-Ons

Make sure LabVIEW™ 2013 SP1 or later is installed with the following required add-ons:

1. LABVIEW™ myRIO Module 6. Quanser Rapid Control Prototyping Toolkit® 2013 SP1
2. LABVIEW™ Real-Time Module Note: The Quanser Rapid Control Prototyping (RCP) Toolkit
3. LabVIEW™ Control Design and Simulation Module must be installed after LabVIEW. See the RCP Toolkit Installation
4. LabVIEW™ MathScript RT Module [only used in certain VIs] Guide for more information (www.quanser.com/products/
5. NI-DAQmx rcptk/documentation)
 STEP 4 Set Up the Hardware
To set up your QUBE-Servo NI myRIO, please read the following instructions carefully. The steps below use the Quanser QUBE-Servo
NI myRIO Interface, which is designed to interface exclusively with the NI myRIO. If you are using the QUBE-Servo Direct I/O or USB
interfaces, please refer to their own Quick Start Guides or the QUBE-Servo User Manual for instructions on connecting your system.

A Before proceeding, set up and test your NI

myRIO as described in its Quick Start Guide,
B Place the QUBE-Servo on a flat surface with
enough space so that the modules will not
and the RCP Toolkit 2013 SP1 for NI myRIO be obstructed.
Installation Guide.

C
Connect the inertia disc module to
the QUBE-Servo base by aligning
QUBE-Servo
the inertia disc magnets with the
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magnets on the QUBE-Servo module

connector. The module should snap
into place.

D
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Using the NI myRIO MXP cable,
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connect the MXP A or MXP B
ports on the NI myRIO to the
myRIO Connector A/B socket
on the QUBE-Servo Power

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Connect the power Connect
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QUBE-Servo to the using the appropriate should turn ON.
supplied 15V power power cable.
supply.
Power Power Power Power
STEP 5 Testing the QUBE-Servo
Follow the procedure below to test your QUBE-Servo experiment.

A B Download the Quanser QUBE-Servo Workstation Resources

Make sure your PC (www.ni.com/labviewtools/rcp) and locate the Quick Start.
is powered ON. Copy the Quick Start folder to your local hard drive.
Note: Browse online for the latest QUBE-Servo resources at
www.quanser.com/courseware

C D In the LabVIEW Project file, open the

LabVIEW Virtual Instrument (.vi).
Open the LabVIEW
Attention NI myRIO users: Before
Project file (.lvproj)
proceeding, make sure your LabVIEW
found under the
Project file is configured
Quick Start folder
with your NI myRIO (refer to the RCP
on your hard drive.
Toolkit for NI myRIO Installation Guide).

E Go to the block diagram

(CTRL-E) and double click
F
Under the Main tab, select the
on the HIL Initialize data aquisition device that is
Express VI. installed on your system in the
Board type section (e.g.,qube_
servo_myrio_mxp_a).

G Click on the OK button. H Go to the Front Panel (CTRL-E) of the VI, (pictured in Step 5D).

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Click on the The scopes should look similar to
white arrow those shown here.
to run the VI. The measured servo angle (in red) Click on the
The inertia disc should be tracking the desired angle STOP button to
should begin (in blue) in the Servo Angle (deg) stop running
rotating back scope. The motor voltage is displayed the VI.
and forth. in the Motor Voltage (V) scope.
If not, consult the Troubleshooting
section at the end of this guide.
 TROUBLESHOOTING Review the following recommendations before contacting Quanser’s technical support engineers.

1. Check the connections outlined in Step 4 of this guide.

2. Make sure cables are firmly connected.

You are getting A. Make sure you installed all the LabVIEW add-ons listed in Step 3.
‘VI Missing’ B. Verify that the correct LabVIEW version is installed for the Quanser Rapid Control
messages Prototyping Toolkit 2013 SP1. Refer to the RCP Toolkit Quick Installation Guide.

You get an ’An
operating system
specific kernel-
level driver for
the specified
card could not be
found’ message.
A. Make sure your Data Acquisition (DAQ) device has been properly connected to
(or installed on) your PC/laptop. Note that some DAQ devices need to be powered
externally, e.g., NI myRIO.
B. Ensure you selected the correct board type in the HIL Initialize block, as outlined
in Steps 5E, 5F, and 5G.
C. Refer to the User Manual or Quick Start Guide that is supplied with your Data
Acquisition (DAQ) device for more specific troubleshooting information and testing
procedures.

A. Ensure the green Power LED on the QUBE-Servo is lit. If not, make sure the power
supply is operational and properly connected.
The Motor is B. Verify that the data acquisition (DAQ) device used to connect to the QUBE-Servo
not responding. is functional. Refer to the User Manual or Quick Start Guide that is supplied with
your Data Acquisition (DAQ) device for more specific troubleshooting information
and testing procedures.

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