System Hardware; System Schematic; Hardware Components - Quanser QNET 2.0 VTOL User Manual

2 System Hardware

2.1 System Schematic

The QNET VTOL provides an integrated amplifier and a communication interface with the NI ELVIS II
amplifier command and encoder ports. The interaction between the different system components on the QNET
VTOL is illustrated in Figure 2.1. The NI ELVIS II
Interface. The NI ELVIS II
the DC Motor.
The schematic given in Figure 2.2 illustrates the main QNET VTOL components and how they interact with the NI
(+)
ELVIS II .

2.2 Hardware Components

The main components comprising the QNET VTOL are labeled in Figure 2.3, and Figure 2.4 and are listed in
Table 2.1.
(+)
(+)
block reads the angular encoder inputs and commands the power amplifier that drives
Figure 2.1: Interaction between QNET VTOL components
Figure 2.2: Interaction between QNET VTOL components
is interfaced to the PC or laptop via USB link in the QNET VTOL
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(+)
for the
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