Qube-Servo 3 Hardware Setup - Quanser Qube-Servo 3 User Manual

3.2 Qube-Servo 3 Hardware Setup

To setup the Qube-Servo 3 follow these steps:
1. Download either
2. Connect USB C cable from back cover of Qube-Servo 3 to an enabled USB port on your
desktop PC or laptop.
3. Connect the Power connector on the Qube-Servo 3 to the power supply. Ensure the power
supply is connected to a wall outlet using the appropriate power cable.
4. Turn on the Qube-Servo 3 using the switch in the back. The LED strip across the top should
turn RED. Make sure the small LED next to the USB C port is GREEN. Your computer should
automatically detect the Qube-Servo 3.
5. Attach the Inertia disc or rotary pendulum module to the motor hub using the magnets. The
Qube-Servo 3 is shown with the Inertia disc and rotary pendulum modules setup in Figure 3.1.
6. Rotary Pendulum Users: If you are using the pendulum attachment, connect the encoder
cable from the pendulum module encoder to the Encoder 1 connector on the top panel of the
Qube-Servo 3 (connector shown in Figure 2.2e). The Qube-Servo 3 with the attached pendulum
and connected cable is pictured in Figure 3.1b.
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QUARC or the Quanser HIL APIs.
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