Quanser Q3 ControlPaQ-FW
Support for the Quanser Q3 ControlPaQ-FW is deprecated because the
The Q3 ControlPaQ-FW is an innovative H.I.L. control board that combines a data acquisition card with the power of built-in amplifiers, providing a compact all-in-one solution for a wide range of experiments. A large variety of devices with analog and digital sensors as well as quadrature encoders are easily connected to the Q3 ControlPaQ-FW. The Q3 ControlPaQ-FW easily connects to any PC or laptop with an available 6-pin FireWire® (IEEE 1394) input, making the Q3 ControlPaQ-FW a powerful and portable solution for many experiments.
The features of the Quanser Q3 ControlPaQ-FW are:
This single all-in-one package enables you to turn your PC or laptop into a powerful control station without any additional power amplifiers needed. The Q3 ControlPaQ-FW is ideal for a wide variety of educational experiments.
| Certain low-grade firewire cables may cause irreparable damage to the Q3 ControlPaQ-FW board or the PC's firewire interface due to poor grounding. It is important that the firewire cables shipped with the Q3 ControlPaQ-FW be used. Quanser cannot take responsibility for mishandling of the device. |
| Note that it is important that the Q3 ControlPaQ-FW be disconnected from the computer (i.e., the IEEE 1394 cable is unplugged) while connecting or disconnecting the Q3 ControlPaQ-FW's power supply; failure to do so may result in a power surge which could damage the computer and/or the Q3 ControlPaQ-FW. Quanser cannot take responsibility for mishandling of the device. |
The QUARC driver name for this card is q3_controlpaq_fw.
Clocks
The Q3 ControlPaQ-FW has an on-board hardware clock, which can be used as a hardware timebase. The Q3 ControlPaQ-FW hardware timebase has sub-millisecond resolution, and can be used at 1kHz. Otherwise, the Q3 ControlPaQ-FW can be run using the QUARC system timebase.
Analog Inputs
The Q3 ControlPaQ-FW supports 2 12-bit analog inputs with a ±10V range. Hence analog channel numbers range from 0 to 1.
Since the range of the analog inputs is fixed at ±10V, there is no need to configure the analog inputs ranges.
Analog Outputs
The Quanser Q3 ControlPaQ-FW card does not support analog outputs.
Digital Inputs
The Q3 ControlPaQ-FW supports 2 digital input channels. Hence digital input channel numbers range from 0 to 1.
Digital Outputs
The Q3 ControlPaQ-FW supports 1 digital output signal. Hence the only digital output channel is channel 0.
To set the digital output values when the model is loaded or unloaded, set the Initial digital outputs and Final digital outputs in the HIL Initialize block to the desired values respectively.
Encoder Inputs
The Q3 ControlPaQ-FW supports 3 quadrature encoder inputs with 16-bit count values. Hence encoder channel numbers range from 0 to 2.
In order to set the encoder counters to a particular count when the model is loaded, the encoder inputs must be configured on the
HIL Initialize block's Encoder Inputs tab. Set the
Encoder input channels field to all the encoder channels that will be used on the board for the current diagram. For
example, enter 0:2 to indicate channels 0 through 2 are used as encoder inputs. Specify [1, 2] to indicate that channels 1 and 2
are used as encoder inputs.
The Q3 ControlPaQ-FW supports 4X quadrature only and does not have a variable filter frequency. Hence, these parameters are not used in the HIL Initialize block for the Q3 ControlPaQ-FW board. Since the Q3 ControlPaQ-FW has 16-bit counters, valid initial count values range from -32,768 to +32,767. If the vectors specified in these fields are shorter than the channel vector, the value of the last element in the vector will be used for the rest of the channels. Hence, a scalar value will apply to all channels specified in the Encoder input channels field.
PWM Outputs
The Q3 ControlPaQ-FW driver supports 3 PWM output channels. Hence, PWM output channel numbers range from 0 to 2.
In order to set the PWM outputs when the model is loaded or unloaded, set the Initial PWM outputs and Final PWM outputs in the HIL Initialize block to the desired values respectively. If the vectors specified in these fields are shorter than the channel vector, the value of the last element in the vector will be used for the rest of the channels. Hence, a scalar value will apply to all channels specified in the PWM output channels field.
Other Inputs
The Quanser Q3 ControlPaQ-FW card does not support other inputs.
Other Outputs
The Quanser Q3 ControlPaQ-FW card does not support other outputs.
Interrupts
The Quanser Q3 ControlPaQ-FW card, or its driver, does not support any interrupt sources.
Watchdog
The Quanser Q3 ControlPaQ-FW card does not support a watchdog timer.
Board-Specific Options
The Quanser Q3 ControlPaQ-FW card does not support any board-specific options.
Properties
The Quanser Q3 ControlPaQ-FW card does not support any properties.
Targets
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Target |
Supported |
Comments |
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Yes |
Fully supported. |
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No |
Not supported. |
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No |
Not supported. |
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No |
Not supported. |
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No |
Not supported. |
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No |
Not supported. |
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No |
Not supported. |
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No |
Not supported. |
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No |
Not supported. |
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No |
Not supported. |
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No |
Not supported. |
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No |
Not supported. |
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No |
Not supported. |
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No |
Not supported. |
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No |
Not supported. |
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Rapid Simulation (RSIM) Target |
Yes |
Supported with no communication to the hardware. |
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Normal simulation |
Yes |
Supported with no communication to the hardware. |
See Also
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