QUARC 1.3 :: Release Notes

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QUARC 1.3

These release notes describe the new features and changes introduced in QUARC 1.3. They are divided into the sections enumerated below.

New Blocks
New Cards Supported
Improved Features
New Software Compatibility

New Blocks

New blocks have been added to the QUARC Targets library in QUARC 1.3. The new blocks are listed below.

Repeating Chirp: The Repeating Chirp block has been added to the Sources blockset. It generates a chirp signal (sine wave whose frequency increases linearly with time) repeatedly.

New Cards Supported

The full list of all the data acquisition cards supported by QUARC 1.3 is given by the following link. QUARC 1.3 may now also interface to the cards listed below.

National Instruments PCI-6711: The National Instruments PCI-6711 board is an Analog Output card for devices with a PCI slot. Please see National Instruments' website (www.ni.com) for the card data sheet.

National Instruments PCI-6713: The National Instruments PCI-6713 board is an Analog Output card for devices with a PCI slot. Please see National Instruments' website (www.ni.com) for the card data sheet.

National Instruments PCI-6731: The National Instruments PCI-6731 board is an Analog Output card for devices with a PCI slot. Please see National Instruments' website (www.ni.com) for the card data sheet.

National Instruments PCI-6733: The National Instruments PCI-6733 board is an Analog Output card for devices with a PCI slot. Please see National Instruments' website (www.ni.com) for the card data sheet.

National Instruments PCI-6025E: The National Instruments PCI-6025e board is an E-Series card for devices with a PCI slot. Please see National Instruments' website (www.ni.com) for the card data sheet.

Improved Features

Some of the features improved in QUARC 1.3 are enumerated below. There a great many miscellaneous bux fixes and improvements that have not been listed. Only some of the highlights are listed below.

Sigmoid Additions: The Sigmoid blocks now have an option to allow the maximum velocity and acceleration to be specified via external input ports instead of block parameters.

HIL Initialize Additions: The HIL Initialize block has more parameters to support new PWM and digital output features. Due to the increase in the number of parameters, the block parameters dialog is now resizable.

New Software Compatibility

QUARC 1.3 has introduced compatibility with the following third-party software.

MATLAB R2009a: Compatibility with MATLAB, Simulink, and Real-Time Workshop R2009a has been added.

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