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The PC/104 Lab Kit

2007-09-15T01:36:19Z

Hartmann:

__TOC__
==Kit Contents==
*PC104 stack [[Image:PC104_stack.jpg|200 px]][[Image:PC104_ports.jpg|200 px]]
*AC adapter for PC104 stack [[Image:PC104_stack_adapter.jpg|200 px]]
*Breadboard (large) [[Image:breadboard_large.jpg|200 px]] (IC chips not included)
*Breadboard (small) [[Image:breadboard_small.jpg|200 px]]
*AC adapter for large breadboard [[Image:breadboard_ac_adapter.jpg|200 px]][[Image:5pin_din.jpg|200 px]](DIN 5 connector)
*Fluke Multimeter [[Image:fluke_multimeter.jpg|200 px]]
*Battery pack [[Image:battery_pack.jpg|200 px]]
*Battery pack charger [[Image:battery_pack_charger.jpg|200 px]]
*VGA interface cable ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D-subminiature DE-15 connector]) [[Image:vga_interface_cable.jpg|200 px]][[Image:DE15.jpg|200 px]]
*Ethernet interface cable (RJ-45 connector) [[Image:Ethernet_interface_cable.jpg|200 px]][[Image:RJ45.jpg|200 px]]

'''Note: when plugging the interface cables into the PC104 CPU board, the red stripe on the cable should line up with the small white triangle printed next to the socket.'''

[[Image:PC104_socket_triangle.jpg|200 px]]

===Other equipment===
*Serial port interface cable (DE-9 connector) [[Image:Serial_port_interface_cable.jpg|200 px]][[Image:DE9.jpg|200 px]]
*Keyboard interface cable (PS-2 connector) [[Image:keyboard_interface_cable.jpg|200 px]]
*Seetron BPI-216 LCD display [[Image:seetron_LCD.jpg|200 px]]
*Ethernet straight-crossover converter [[Image:crossover_converter.jpg|200 px]]
*8-inch LCD monitor [[Image:small_LCD_monitor.jpg|200 px]] (you probably won't be needing the driver if it came with one)

==Known Problems with the Kits==
*COM2 may not work properly with Simulink/XPC Target

*Analog outputs inverted and not quite scaled 1:1 (5V commanded out is actually approximately -4.5V) - [http://hades.mech.northwestern.edu/wiki/index.php?title=PC104_I/O#DAC read this]

*Digital outputs are open collector circuits -- although not a problem, can be confusing, like the analog outputs - [http://hades.mech.northwestern.edu/wiki/index.php?title=PC104_I/O#DIO read this too]

*Digital outputs reset to low momentarily whenever model is started and when model is downloaded, independent of "reset vector" and "initial value vector" settings. (at least with 2006a+ version of xPC -- unsure of bug in other versions)

==Kit User Checkout==

{| align="center" width="100%" border="1"
! Kit # !! Owner !! Date Checked Out !! IP Address !! xPC Version !! Missing Parts !! Comments/Problems
|-
| 1 || ME333 Winter ||12/14/06 || 106 || 2.9 || ||
|-
| 2 || In stockroom ||returned || 108 || 2.9 || bttry pack+chgr || DO 1-4 don't work
|-
| 3 || Dave Kelso || BME 10/25/06 || 113 || 2006b || ||
|-
| 4 || In stockroom || returned || 105 || || ||
|-
| 5 || James Solberg || Spring 06 || 112 || 3.0 || ||
|-
| 6 || David Weir || 5/23/2007 || 110 || 3.0 || ||
|-
| 7 || In stockroom || returned || 121 || || ||
|-
| 8 || In stockroom || returned || 115 || 2.9 || ||
|-
| 9 || ME333 Winter || 12/20/06 || || 2006b || ||
|-
| 10 || ME333 Winter || 12/14/06 || 104 || 2.9 || ||
|-
| 11 || ME333 Winter || 12/14/06 || 109 || 2.9 || Large Breadboard ||
|-
| 12 || Hartmann lab/Mongeau || 10/23/06 || 102 || 2.9 || Large Breadboard ||
|-
| 13 || Colgate || Winter 06 || 101 || || || haptic paddle/friction demo
|-
| 14 || Abhishek A. || 5/24/2007 || 107 || 2.9 || ||
|-
| 15 || ME333 Winter || 12/14/06 || 115 || 2.9 || all except pc104 || base of pc104 not attached
|-
| 16 || ME333 Winter || 12/20/06 || 116 || 2006b || ||
|-
| 17 || ME333 Winter || 12/14/06 || 117 || 2.9 || all except pc104 ||
|-
| 18 || Laura Winfield || Spring 06 || 118 || || ||
|-
| 19 || Gabe Ollinger || 12/13/06 || || || ||TA for ME333 Winter
|-
| 20 || David Weir || Winter 06 || 120 || 3.0 || || only checked out pc104, not black box or breadboard
|-
| 21 ||Colgate/Haptics paddle 4|| 12/14/06 || || || || Encoder 1 pins broken
|-
| 22 || James Sulzer || 12/14/06 || 122 || 2.9 || box, all but pc104||
|-
| 23 || Unassembled || || || || ||

The PC/104 Lab Kit

2007-06-27T19:39:57Z

Hartmann:

__TOC__
==Kit Contents==
*PC104 stack [[Image:PC104_stack.jpg|200 px]][[Image:PC104_ports.jpg|200 px]]
*AC adapter for PC104 stack [[Image:PC104_stack_adapter.jpg|200 px]]
*Breadboard (large) [[Image:breadboard_large.jpg|200 px]] (IC chips not included)
*Breadboard (small) [[Image:breadboard_small.jpg|200 px]]
*AC adapter for large breadboard [[Image:breadboard_ac_adapter.jpg|200 px]][[Image:5pin_din.jpg|200 px]](DIN 5 connector)
*Fluke Multimeter [[Image:fluke_multimeter.jpg|200 px]]
*Battery pack [[Image:battery_pack.jpg|200 px]]
*Battery pack charger [[Image:battery_pack_charger.jpg|200 px]]
*VGA interface cable ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D-subminiature DE-15 connector]) [[Image:vga_interface_cable.jpg|200 px]][[Image:DE15.jpg|200 px]]
*Ethernet interface cable (RJ-45 connector) [[Image:Ethernet_interface_cable.jpg|200 px]][[Image:RJ45.jpg|200 px]]

'''Note: when plugging the interface cables into the PC104 CPU board, the red stripe on the cable should line up with the small white triangle printed next to the socket.'''

[[Image:PC104_socket_triangle.jpg|200 px]]

===Other equipment===
*Serial port interface cable (DE-9 connector) [[Image:Serial_port_interface_cable.jpg|200 px]][[Image:DE9.jpg|200 px]]
*Keyboard interface cable (PS-2 connector) [[Image:keyboard_interface_cable.jpg|200 px]]
*Seetron BPI-216 LCD display [[Image:seetron_LCD.jpg|200 px]]
*Ethernet straight-crossover converter [[Image:crossover_converter.jpg|200 px]]
*8-inch LCD monitor [[Image:small_LCD_monitor.jpg|200 px]] (you probably won't be needing the driver if it came with one)

==Known Problems with the Kits==
*COM2 may not work properly with Simulink/XPC Target

*Analog outputs inverted and not quite scaled 1:1 (5V commanded out is actually approximately -4.5V) - [http://hades.mech.northwestern.edu/wiki/index.php?title=PC104_I/O#DAC read this]

*Digital outputs are open collector circuits -- although not a problem, can be confusing, like the analog outputs - [http://hades.mech.northwestern.edu/wiki/index.php?title=PC104_I/O#DIO read this too]

==Kit User Checkout==

{| align="center" width="100%" border="1"
! Kit # !! Owner !! Date Checked Out !! IP Address !! xPC Version !! Missing Parts !! Comments/Problems
|-
| 1 || ME333 Winter ||12/14/06 || 106 || 2.9 || ||
|-
| 2 || Hartmann lab/Yong ||06/26/07 || 108 || 2.9 || || DO 1-4 don't work
|-
| 3 || Dave Kelso || BME 10/25/06 || 113 || 2006b || ||
|-
| 4 || Hartmann lab/Shoukry || 06/26/07 || 105 || || ||
|-
| 5 || James Solberg || Spring 06 || 112 || 3.0 || ||
|-
| 6 || David Weir || 5/23/2007 || 110 || 3.0 || ||
|-
| 7 || Hartmann lab/Carlson || 06/26/07 || 107 || || ||
|-
| 8 || Hartmann lab/Ortiz || 06/26/07 || 111 || 2.9 || large Breadboard ||
|-
| 9 || ME333 Winter || 12/20/06 || || 2006b || ||
|-
| 10 || ME333 Winter || 12/14/06 || 104 || 2.9 || ||
|-
| 11 || ME333 Winter || 12/14/06 || 109 || 2.9 || Large Breadboard ||
|-
| 12 || Hartmann lab/Mongeau || 10/23/06 || 102 || 2.9 || Large Breadboard ||
|-
| 13 || Colgate || Winter 06 || 101 || || || haptic paddle/friction demo
|-
| 14 || Abhishek A. || 5/24/2007 || 107 || 2.9 || ||
|-
| 15 || ME333 Winter || 12/14/06 || 115 || 2.9 || all except pc104 || base of pc104 not attached
|-
| 16 || ME333 Winter || 12/20/06 || 116 || 2006b || ||
|-
| 17 || ME333 Winter || 12/14/06 || 117 || 2.9 || all except pc104 ||
|-
| 18 || Laura Winfield || Spring 06 || 118 || || ||
|-
| 19 || Gabe Ollinger || 12/13/06 || || || ||TA for ME333 Winter
|-
| 20 || David Weir || Winter 06 || 120 || 3.0 || || only checked out pc104, not black box or breadboard
|-
| 21 ||Colgate/Haptics paddle 4|| 12/14/06 || || || || Encoder 1 pins broken
|-
| 22 || James Sulzer || 12/14/06 || 122 || 2.9 || box, all but pc104||
|-
| 23 || Unassembled || || || || ||

Main Page

2007-01-08T03:51:51Z

Hartmann:

The student-run mechatronics design wiki provides reference material on the theory and applications of electronics, sensors, actuators, etc., for use in mechatronics-related research and projects. Practical applications often refer to equipment and supplies available in the [http://mechatronics.mech.northwestern.edu/ Northwestern Mechatronics Design Lab].

Important: Please be sure to read the [http://mechatronics.mech.northwestern.edu/mech-rules.pdf Rules for Using the Mechatronics Design Lab].

__TOC__

<h3>[[:Category:Electronics|Background: Basic Electronics]]</h3>
<br clear=all/>

<h3>[[:Category:Sensors|Sensors]]</h3>

* [[Potentiometers|Angle, Linear Position: Potentiometers]]
* [[Optointerrupter|Beam Breaker: Optointerrupter]]
* [[Optoreflector|Proximity: Optoreflector]]
* [[Sensing optical tape|Sensing optical tape]]
* [[Reed Switch|Proximity: Reed Switch]]
* [[Hall Effect Sensor|Proximity, Angle: Hall Effect Sensor]]
* [[Rotary Encoder|Angle: Rotary Encoder]]
* Angular Velocity: Tachometer
* [[Photodiodes and Phototransistors|Light: Photodiodes and Phototransistors]]
* [[Photocell|Ambient Light: Photocell]]
* [[Thermistor|Temperature: Thermistor]]
* Temperature: Thermotransistor IC
* Audio: Microphone
* [[Accelerometer|Tilt, Acceleration: Accelerometer]]
* [[Strain Gauge|Force: Strain Gauge]]
* Current: Current Sense Resistor
* [[Limit Switch|Contact: Microswitch (Limit Switch)]]
*[[Instrumentation Amps]]
**[http://www.mech.northwestern.edu/courses/433/Writeups/InstAmp/instamp.htm NU printed circuit board for instrumentation amps]

<br clear=all/>

<h3>[[:Category:Actuators|Actuators]]</h3>
[[image:All-actuators-captions-small.jpg|thumb|300px|[[Actuators Available in the Mechatronics Lab|Available Actuators]]]]
* [[Brushed DC Motor Theory|Brushed DC Motors]]
** [[Choosing a Motor and Gearing Combination|Choosing a Motor and Gearing Combination]]
** [[Linear Amplifier Motor Driver|Driving Using a Linear Amplifier]]
** [[Driving using a single MOSFET|Driving using a single MOSFET]]
** [[Pulse Width Modulation|Driving Using Pulse Width Modulation]]
** [[PIC PWM Motor Driver]]
** [[Gear Motor]]
*** [http://www.mech.northwestern.edu/courses/433/Writeups/AddEncoderHobbyEngGearMotor Adding a rotation encoder to a gearmotor]
* [[Brushless DC Motors]]
** [[Driving Brushless DC Motors]]
* [[Stepper Motor Theory|Stepper Motors]]
** [[Stepper Motor Circuits|Driving Stepper Motors]]
** [[Unipolar Stepper Motor Driver Circuit]]
** [[Bipolar Stepper Motor Driver Circuit]]
* [[RC Servo Theory|RC Servos]]
** [[555 Servo Circuit|Driving Your Servo Using a 555 Timer]]
* [[Solenoid Theory|Solenoids]]
** Practice: Driving Your Solenoid
* AC Motors
** [[Using the Yaskawa Motors]]
* [[Actuators Available in the Mechatronics Lab]]
<br clear=all/>

<h3>Mechanical Design</h3>
*Mechanics of Materials
**Beam Mechanics
**[[Mohr's Circle]]
*Failure Theories
**Static Loading
**Variable Loading and Fatigue
*Fastening
**Nuts and Bolts
**Keys and Keyways
**Press-fits
**Set Screws
*Support
**Housings
**Shafts
**[[Bearings]]
*Transmission
**Rigid: [[Gears]]
**Flexible: Belts, Chains
**Motion Connection/Separation: Clutches, Brakes, Couplings
*Linkages
**Serial Chains
**Parallel and Closed-Loop Chains
*Other: springs/dampers, cams, etc.

<br clear=all/>

<h3>The PC/104 Stack</h3>
[[Image:Img0174.jpg|thumb|300px|[[PC104 Overview|The PC104 Stack]]]]
* [[PC104 Overview|Overview]]
* [[The PC/104 Lab Kit]]
* Hardware:
** [[Advantech CPU Card]]
** [[Sensoray 526 Data Aquisition Card]]

** [http://www.mech.northwestern.edu/courses/433/Writeups/PC104BoB/stack.htm#power[Power Components]]
** [http://www.mech.northwestern.edu/courses/433/Writeups/PC104BoB/stack.htm#electrical[I/O Electronics: Analog I/O, Digital I/O, Encoder Connections]]
* Advanced: Creating a Working Stack from Parts
** [http://www.mech.northwestern.edu/courses/433/Writeups/PC104BoB/stack.htm [Building the Breakout Board]]
** [http://www.mech.northwestern.edu/courses/433/Writeups/PC104BoB/stack.htm#ribboncables[Breakout Board Ribbon Cables]]
** [http://www.mech.northwestern.edu/courses/433/Writeups/PC104BoB/stack.htm#mechanical[Assembling the PC104 Stack]]
** '''[[Creating an xPC Flash Boot Disk]]''' <- when new version of MATLAB
* Custom Boards
** Dual PWM Motor Controller
** Dual Linear Amplifier Motor Controller
<br clear=all/>

<h3>xPC Target Real-Time Operating System</h3>

* [[xPC Overview|Overview of Real-Time Programming with Simulink and xPC Target]]
* [[Configuring xPC Target PC|Configuring xPC Host/Target PC]]
* [[Creating a Simple xPC Program|'''Quickstart''':Creating a simple xPC Program]]
* [[Common xPC Blocks|Commonly Used Blocks]]
* [[Using the Host Scope]]
*Advanced
** Model Properties
** [[XPC M-file Communication|M-file communication]]
** Using outside of the lab
** [[media:standalone.pdf|Standalone Mode]]
** Stateflow
* Code Examples
** [[Controlling a DC Motor with an Encoder]]
** Something With State Machine
** [[Using RS-232 and Printing to LCD]]
**[[UDP Communications between Target and Host PC]]
** M-functions and S-functions
** [[xPC Code From Student Projects]]
<br clear=all/>

<h3>QNX Real-Time Operating System</h3>
*[[media:qnxtemplate.zip|QNX Control Program with Interrupts]]

<br clear=all/>

<h3>Lab Supplies and Data Sheets</h3>

* [[Lab Inventory]]

<br clear=all>

<h3>[[Vendors]]</h3>

<br clear=all>

<h3>Other Software</h3>
*[[List of Useful Software for Download]]
*Circuit Schematics and PCB Layout
*LaTex Document Preparation
** [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Formula Mathematical Formulae]
** Document Formatting
** [[LaTeX Software Setup|Software Setup]]
** IEEE Styles

<br clear=all>

<h3>[[Other Lab Equipment]]</h3>
* Prototyping Tools
** [[Tektronix TDS220 Oscilloscope]]
** [[Tektronix CFG253 Function Generator]]
** [[media:Mastech_power_supply_manual.pdf|Mastech Power Supply]]
** Fluke III Multimeter
** Benchtop Multimeter
** Powered Breadboard
** Soldering Iron
* [http://ediacaran.mech.northwestern.edu/neuromech/index.php/Lab_Equipment High Performance Neuromechatronics Benches]
* The Sensoray 626 DAQ Card

<br clear=all>

<h3>Course Material</h3>
* [[ME 224 Experimental Engineering]]
* [http://www.mech.northwestern.edu/hartmann/ME333_CourseInformation.html ME 333 Mechatronics]
* [http://www.mech.northwestern.edu/courses/433/ ME 433 Advanced Mechatronics] or [http://www.advancedmechatronics.com http://www.advancedmechatronics.com]

<br clear=all>

<h3>[[Design Competition Resources]]</h3>

<br clear=all>

<h3>Miscellaneous</h3>
[[Wireless Network Robot Project]]

Main Page

2007-01-08T03:51:16Z

Hartmann:

The student-run mechatronics design wiki provides reference material on the theory and applications of electronics, sensors, actuators, etc., for use in mechatronics-related research and projects. Practical applications often refer to equipment and supplies available in the [http://mechatronics.mech.northwestern.edu/ Northwestern Mechatronics Design Lab].

Important: Please be sure to read: [http://mechatronics.mech.northwestern.edu/mech-rules.pdf Rules for Using the Mechatronics Design Lab].

__TOC__

<h3>[[:Category:Electronics|Background: Basic Electronics]]</h3>
<br clear=all/>

<h3>[[:Category:Sensors|Sensors]]</h3>

* [[Potentiometers|Angle, Linear Position: Potentiometers]]
* [[Optointerrupter|Beam Breaker: Optointerrupter]]
* [[Optoreflector|Proximity: Optoreflector]]
* [[Sensing optical tape|Sensing optical tape]]
* [[Reed Switch|Proximity: Reed Switch]]
* [[Hall Effect Sensor|Proximity, Angle: Hall Effect Sensor]]
* [[Rotary Encoder|Angle: Rotary Encoder]]
* Angular Velocity: Tachometer
* [[Photodiodes and Phototransistors|Light: Photodiodes and Phototransistors]]
* [[Photocell|Ambient Light: Photocell]]
* [[Thermistor|Temperature: Thermistor]]
* Temperature: Thermotransistor IC
* Audio: Microphone
* [[Accelerometer|Tilt, Acceleration: Accelerometer]]
* [[Strain Gauge|Force: Strain Gauge]]
* Current: Current Sense Resistor
* [[Limit Switch|Contact: Microswitch (Limit Switch)]]
*[[Instrumentation Amps]]
**[http://www.mech.northwestern.edu/courses/433/Writeups/InstAmp/instamp.htm NU printed circuit board for instrumentation amps]

<br clear=all/>

<h3>[[:Category:Actuators|Actuators]]</h3>
[[image:All-actuators-captions-small.jpg|thumb|300px|[[Actuators Available in the Mechatronics Lab|Available Actuators]]]]
* [[Brushed DC Motor Theory|Brushed DC Motors]]
** [[Choosing a Motor and Gearing Combination|Choosing a Motor and Gearing Combination]]
** [[Linear Amplifier Motor Driver|Driving Using a Linear Amplifier]]
** [[Driving using a single MOSFET|Driving using a single MOSFET]]
** [[Pulse Width Modulation|Driving Using Pulse Width Modulation]]
** [[PIC PWM Motor Driver]]
** [[Gear Motor]]
*** [http://www.mech.northwestern.edu/courses/433/Writeups/AddEncoderHobbyEngGearMotor Adding a rotation encoder to a gearmotor]
* [[Brushless DC Motors]]
** [[Driving Brushless DC Motors]]
* [[Stepper Motor Theory|Stepper Motors]]
** [[Stepper Motor Circuits|Driving Stepper Motors]]
** [[Unipolar Stepper Motor Driver Circuit]]
** [[Bipolar Stepper Motor Driver Circuit]]
* [[RC Servo Theory|RC Servos]]
** [[555 Servo Circuit|Driving Your Servo Using a 555 Timer]]
* [[Solenoid Theory|Solenoids]]
** Practice: Driving Your Solenoid
* AC Motors
** [[Using the Yaskawa Motors]]
* [[Actuators Available in the Mechatronics Lab]]
<br clear=all/>

<h3>Mechanical Design</h3>
*Mechanics of Materials
**Beam Mechanics
**[[Mohr's Circle]]
*Failure Theories
**Static Loading
**Variable Loading and Fatigue
*Fastening
**Nuts and Bolts
**Keys and Keyways
**Press-fits
**Set Screws
*Support
**Housings
**Shafts
**[[Bearings]]
*Transmission
**Rigid: [[Gears]]
**Flexible: Belts, Chains
**Motion Connection/Separation: Clutches, Brakes, Couplings
*Linkages
**Serial Chains
**Parallel and Closed-Loop Chains
*Other: springs/dampers, cams, etc.

<br clear=all/>

<h3>The PC/104 Stack</h3>
[[Image:Img0174.jpg|thumb|300px|[[PC104 Overview|The PC104 Stack]]]]
* [[PC104 Overview|Overview]]
* [[The PC/104 Lab Kit]]
* Hardware:
** [[Advantech CPU Card]]
** [[Sensoray 526 Data Aquisition Card]]

** [http://www.mech.northwestern.edu/courses/433/Writeups/PC104BoB/stack.htm#power[Power Components]]
** [http://www.mech.northwestern.edu/courses/433/Writeups/PC104BoB/stack.htm#electrical[I/O Electronics: Analog I/O, Digital I/O, Encoder Connections]]
* Advanced: Creating a Working Stack from Parts
** [http://www.mech.northwestern.edu/courses/433/Writeups/PC104BoB/stack.htm [Building the Breakout Board]]
** [http://www.mech.northwestern.edu/courses/433/Writeups/PC104BoB/stack.htm#ribboncables[Breakout Board Ribbon Cables]]
** [http://www.mech.northwestern.edu/courses/433/Writeups/PC104BoB/stack.htm#mechanical[Assembling the PC104 Stack]]
** '''[[Creating an xPC Flash Boot Disk]]''' <- when new version of MATLAB
* Custom Boards
** Dual PWM Motor Controller
** Dual Linear Amplifier Motor Controller
<br clear=all/>

<h3>xPC Target Real-Time Operating System</h3>

* [[xPC Overview|Overview of Real-Time Programming with Simulink and xPC Target]]
* [[Configuring xPC Target PC|Configuring xPC Host/Target PC]]
* [[Creating a Simple xPC Program|'''Quickstart''':Creating a simple xPC Program]]
* [[Common xPC Blocks|Commonly Used Blocks]]
* [[Using the Host Scope]]
*Advanced
** Model Properties
** [[XPC M-file Communication|M-file communication]]
** Using outside of the lab
** [[media:standalone.pdf|Standalone Mode]]
** Stateflow
* Code Examples
** [[Controlling a DC Motor with an Encoder]]
** Something With State Machine
** [[Using RS-232 and Printing to LCD]]
**[[UDP Communications between Target and Host PC]]
** M-functions and S-functions
** [[xPC Code From Student Projects]]
<br clear=all/>

<h3>QNX Real-Time Operating System</h3>
*[[media:qnxtemplate.zip|QNX Control Program with Interrupts]]

<br clear=all/>

<h3>Lab Supplies and Data Sheets</h3>

* [[Lab Inventory]]

<br clear=all>

<h3>[[Vendors]]</h3>

<br clear=all>

<h3>Other Software</h3>
*[[List of Useful Software for Download]]
*Circuit Schematics and PCB Layout
*LaTex Document Preparation
** [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Formula Mathematical Formulae]
** Document Formatting
** [[LaTeX Software Setup|Software Setup]]
** IEEE Styles

<br clear=all>

<h3>[[Other Lab Equipment]]</h3>
* Prototyping Tools
** [[Tektronix TDS220 Oscilloscope]]
** [[Tektronix CFG253 Function Generator]]
** [[media:Mastech_power_supply_manual.pdf|Mastech Power Supply]]
** Fluke III Multimeter
** Benchtop Multimeter
** Powered Breadboard
** Soldering Iron
* [http://ediacaran.mech.northwestern.edu/neuromech/index.php/Lab_Equipment High Performance Neuromechatronics Benches]
* The Sensoray 626 DAQ Card

<br clear=all>

<h3>Course Material</h3>
* [[ME 224 Experimental Engineering]]
* [http://www.mech.northwestern.edu/hartmann/ME333_CourseInformation.html ME 333 Mechatronics]
* [http://www.mech.northwestern.edu/courses/433/ ME 433 Advanced Mechatronics] or [http://www.advancedmechatronics.com http://www.advancedmechatronics.com]

<br clear=all>

<h3>[[Design Competition Resources]]</h3>

<br clear=all>

<h3>Miscellaneous</h3>
[[Wireless Network Robot Project]]

Main Page

2007-01-05T23:58:14Z

Hartmann:

The student-run mechatronics design wiki provides reference material on the theory and applications of electronics, sensors, actuators, etc., for use in mechatronics-related research and projects. Practical applications often refer to equipment and supplies available in the [http://mechatronics.mech.northwestern.edu/ Northwestern Mechatronics Design Lab].

__TOC__

<h3>[[:Category:Electronics|Background: Basic Electronics]]</h3>
<br clear=all/>

<h3>[[:Category:Sensors|Sensors]]</h3>

* [[Potentiometers|Angle, Linear Position: Potentiometers]]
* [[Optointerrupter|Beam Breaker: Optointerrupter]]
* [[Optoreflector|Proximity: Optoreflector]]
* [[Sensing optical tape|Sensing optical tape]]
* [[Reed Switch|Proximity: Reed Switch]]
* [[Hall Effect Sensor|Proximity, Angle: Hall Effect Sensor]]
* [[Rotary Encoder|Angle: Rotary Encoder]]
* Angular Velocity: Tachometer
* [[Photodiodes and Phototransistors|Light: Photodiodes and Phototransistors]]
* [[Photocell|Ambient Light: Photocell]]
* [[Thermistor|Temperature: Thermistor]]
* Temperature: Thermotransistor IC
* Audio: Microphone
* [[Accelerometer|Tilt, Acceleration: Accelerometer]]
* [[Strain Gauge|Force: Strain Gauge]]
* Current: Current Sense Resistor
* [[Limit Switch|Contact: Microswitch (Limit Switch)]]
*[[Instrumentation Amps]]
**[http://www.mech.northwestern.edu/courses/433/Writeups/InstAmp/instamp.htm NU printed circuit board for instrumentation amps]

<br clear=all/>

<h3>[[:Category:Actuators|Actuators]]</h3>
[[image:All-actuators-captions-small.jpg|thumb|300px|[[Actuators Available in the Mechatronics Lab|Available Actuators]]]]
* [[Brushed DC Motor Theory|Brushed DC Motors]]
** [[Choosing a Motor and Gearing Combination|Choosing a Motor and Gearing Combination]]
** [[Linear Amplifier Motor Driver|Driving Using a Linear Amplifier]]
** [[Driving using a single MOSFET|Driving using a single MOSFET]]
** [[Pulse Width Modulation|Driving Using Pulse Width Modulation]]
** [[PIC PWM Motor Driver]]
** [[Gear Motor]]
*** [http://www.mech.northwestern.edu/courses/433/Writeups/AddEncoderHobbyEngGearMotor Adding a rotation encoder to a gearmotor]
* [[Brushless DC Motors]]
** [[Driving Brushless DC Motors]]
* [[Stepper Motor Theory|Stepper Motors]]
** [[Stepper Motor Circuits|Driving Stepper Motors]]
** [[Unipolar Stepper Motor Driver Circuit]]
** [[Bipolar Stepper Motor Driver Circuit]]
* [[RC Servo Theory|RC Servos]]
** [[555 Servo Circuit|Driving Your Servo Using a 555 Timer]]
* [[Solenoid Theory|Solenoids]]
** Practice: Driving Your Solenoid
* AC Motors
** [[Using the Yaskawa Motors]]
* [[Actuators Available in the Mechatronics Lab]]
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<h3>Mechanical Design</h3>
*Mechanics of Materials
**Beam Mechanics
**[[Mohr's Circle]]
*Failure Theories
**Static Loading
**Variable Loading and Fatigue
*Fastening
**Nuts and Bolts
**Keys and Keyways
**Press-fits
**Set Screws
*Support
**Housings
**Shafts
**[[Bearings]]
*Transmission
**Rigid: [[Gears]]
**Flexible: Belts, Chains
**Motion Connection/Separation: Clutches, Brakes, Couplings
*Linkages
**Serial Chains
**Parallel and Closed-Loop Chains
*Other: springs/dampers, cams, etc.

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<h3>The PC/104 Stack</h3>
[[Image:Img0174.jpg|thumb|300px|[[PC104 Overview|The PC104 Stack]]]]
* [[PC104 Overview|Overview]]
* [[The PC/104 Lab Kit]]
* Hardware:
** [[Advantech CPU Card]]
** [[Sensoray 526 Data Aquisition Card]]

** [http://www.mech.northwestern.edu/courses/433/Writeups/PC104BoB/stack.htm#power[Power Components]]
** [http://www.mech.northwestern.edu/courses/433/Writeups/PC104BoB/stack.htm#electrical[I/O Electronics: Analog I/O, Digital I/O, Encoder Connections]]
* Advanced: Creating a Working Stack from Parts
** [http://www.mech.northwestern.edu/courses/433/Writeups/PC104BoB/stack.htm [Building the Breakout Board]]
** [http://www.mech.northwestern.edu/courses/433/Writeups/PC104BoB/stack.htm#ribboncables[Breakout Board Ribbon Cables]]
** [http://www.mech.northwestern.edu/courses/433/Writeups/PC104BoB/stack.htm#mechanical[Assembling the PC104 Stack]]
** '''[[Creating an xPC Flash Boot Disk]]''' <- when new version of MATLAB
* Custom Boards
** Dual PWM Motor Controller
** Dual Linear Amplifier Motor Controller
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<h3>xPC Target Real-Time Operating System</h3>

* [[xPC Overview|Overview of Real-Time Programming with Simulink and xPC Target]]
* [[Configuring xPC Target PC|Configuring xPC Host/Target PC]]
* [[Creating a Simple xPC Program|'''Quickstart''':Creating a simple xPC Program]]
* [[Common xPC Blocks|Commonly Used Blocks]]
* [[Using the Host Scope]]
*Advanced
** Model Properties
** [[XPC M-file Communication|M-file communication]]
** Using outside of the lab
** [[media:standalone.pdf|Standalone Mode]]
** Stateflow
* Code Examples
** [[Controlling a DC Motor with an Encoder]]
** Something With State Machine
** [[Using RS-232 and Printing to LCD]]
**[[UDP Communications between Target and Host PC]]
** M-functions and S-functions
** [[xPC Code From Student Projects]]
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<h3>QNX Real-Time Operating System</h3>
*[[media:qnxtemplate.zip|QNX Control Program with Interrupts]]

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<h3>Lab Supplies and Data Sheets</h3>

* [[Lab Inventory]]

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<h3>[[Vendors]]</h3>

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<h3>Other Software</h3>
*[[List of Useful Software for Download]]
*Circuit Schematics and PCB Layout
*LaTex Document Preparation
** [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Formula Mathematical Formulae]
** Document Formatting
** [[LaTeX Software Setup|Software Setup]]
** IEEE Styles

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<h3>[[Other Lab Equipment]]</h3>
* Prototyping Tools
** [[Tektronix TDS220 Oscilloscope]]
** [[Tektronix CFG253 Function Generator]]
** [[media:Mastech_power_supply_manual.pdf|Mastech Power Supply]]
** Fluke III Multimeter
** Benchtop Multimeter
** Powered Breadboard
** Soldering Iron
* [http://ediacaran.mech.northwestern.edu/neuromech/index.php/Lab_Equipment High Performance Neuromechatronics Benches]
* The Sensoray 626 DAQ Card

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<h3>Course Material</h3>
* [[ME 224 Experimental Engineering]]
* [http://www.mech.northwestern.edu/hartmann/ME333_CourseInformation.html ME 333 Mechatronics]
* [http://www.mech.northwestern.edu/courses/433/ ME 433 Advanced Mechatronics] or [http://www.advancedmechatronics.com http://www.advancedmechatronics.com]

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<h3>[[Design Competition Resources]]</h3>

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<h3>Miscellaneous</h3>
[[Wireless Network Robot Project]]

Main Page

2007-01-05T23:57:20Z

Hartmann:

The student-run mechatronics design wiki provides reference material on the theory and applications of electronics, sensors, actuators, etc., for use in mechatronics-related research and projects. Practical applications often refer to equipment and supplies available in the [http://mechatronics.mech.northwestern.edu/ Northwestern Mechatronics Design Lab].

__TOC__

<h3>[[:Category:Electronics|Background: Basic Electronics]]</h3>
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<h3>[[:Category:Sensors|Sensors]]</h3>

* [[Potentiometers|Angle, Linear Position: Potentiometers]]
* [[Optointerrupter|Beam Breaker: Optointerrupter]]
* [[Optoreflector|Proximity: Optoreflector]]
* [[Sensing optical tape|Sensing optical tape]]
* [[Reed Switch|Proximity: Reed Switch]]
* [[Hall Effect Sensor|Proximity, Angle: Hall Effect Sensor]]
* [[Rotary Encoder|Angle: Rotary Encoder]]
* Angular Velocity: Tachometer
* [[Photodiodes and Phototransistors|Light: Photodiodes and Phototransistors]]
* [[Photocell|Ambient Light: Photocell]]
* [[Thermistor|Temperature: Thermistor]]
* Temperature: Thermotransistor IC
* Audio: Microphone
* [[Accelerometer|Tilt, Acceleration: Accelerometer]]
* [[Strain Gauge|Force: Strain Gauge]]
* Current: Current Sense Resistor
* [[Limit Switch|Contact: Microswitch (Limit Switch)]]
*[[Instrumentation Amps]]
**[http://www.mech.northwestern.edu/courses/433/Writeups/InstAmp/instamp.htm NU printed circuit board for instrumentation amps]

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<h3>[[:Category:Actuators|Actuators]]</h3>
[[image:All-actuators-captions-small.jpg|thumb|300px|[[Actuators Available in the Mechatronics Lab|Available Actuators]]]]
* [[Brushed DC Motor Theory|Brushed DC Motors]]
** [[Choosing a Motor and Gearing Combination|Choosing a Motor and Gearing Combination]]
** [[Linear Amplifier Motor Driver|Driving Using a Linear Amplifier]]
** [[Driving using a single MOSFET|Driving using a single MOSFET]]
** [[Pulse Width Modulation|Driving Using Pulse Width Modulation]]
** [[PIC PWM Motor Driver]]
** [[Gear Motor]]
*** [http://www.mech.northwestern.edu/courses/433/Writeups/AddEncoderHobbyEngGearMotor Adding a rotation encoder to a gearmotor]
* [[Brushless DC Motors]]
** [[Driving Brushless DC Motors]]
* [[Stepper Motor Theory|Stepper Motors]]
** [[Stepper Motor Circuits|Driving Stepper Motors]]
** [[Unipolar Stepper Motor Driver Circuit]]
** [[Bipolar Stepper Motor Driver Circuit]]
* [[RC Servo Theory|RC Servos]]
** [[555 Servo Circuit|Driving Your Servo Using a 555 Timer]]
* [[Solenoid Theory|Solenoids]]
** Practice: Driving Your Solenoid
* AC Motors
** [[Using the Yaskawa Motors]]
* [[Actuators Available in the Mechatronics Lab]]
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<h3>Mechanical Design</h3>
*Mechanics of Materials
**Beam Mechanics
**[[Mohr's Circle]]
*Failure Theories
**Static Loading
**Variable Loading and Fatigue
*Fastening
**Nuts and Bolts
**Keys and Keyways
**Press-fits
**Set Screws
*Support
**Housings
**Shafts
**[[Bearings]]
*Transmission
**Rigid: [[Gears]]
**Flexible: Belts, Chains
**Motion Connection/Separation: Clutches, Brakes, Couplings
*Linkages
**Serial Chains
**Parallel and Closed-Loop Chains
*Other: springs/dampers, cams, etc.

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<h3>The PC/104 Stack</h3>
[[Image:Img0174.jpg|thumb|300px|[[PC104 Overview|The PC104 Stack]]]]
* [[PC104 Overview|Overview]]
* [[The PC/104 Lab Kit]]
* Hardware:
** [[Advantech CPU Card]]
** [[Sensoray 526 Data Aquisition Card]]

** [http://www.mech.northwestern.edu/courses/433/Writeups/PC104BoB/stack.htm#power[Power Components]]
** [http://www.mech.northwestern.edu/courses/433/Writeups/PC104BoB/stack.htm#electrical[I/O Electronics: Analog I/O, Digital I/O, Encoder Connections]]
* Advanced: Creating a Working Stack from Parts
** [http://www.mech.northwestern.edu/courses/433/Writeups/PC104BoB/stack.htm [Building the Breakout Board]]
** [http://www.mech.northwestern.edu/courses/433/Writeups/PC104BoB/stack.htm#ribboncables[Breakout Board Ribbon Cables]]
** [http://www.mech.northwestern.edu/courses/433/Writeups/PC104BoB/stack.htm#mechanical[Assembling the PC104 Stack]]
** '''[[Creating an xPC Flash Boot Disk]]''' <- when new version of MATLAB
* Custom Boards
** Dual PWM Motor Controller
** Dual Linear Amplifier Motor Controller
<br clear=all/>

<h3>xPC Target Real-Time Operating System</h3>

* [[xPC Overview|Overview of Real-Time Programming with Simulink and xPC Target]]
* [[Configuring xPC Target PC|Configuring xPC Host/Target PC]]
* [[Creating a Simple xPC Program|'''Quickstart''':Creating a simple xPC Program]]
* [[Common xPC Blocks|Commonly Used Blocks]]
* [[Using the Host Scope]]
*Advanced
** Model Properties
** [[XPC M-file Communication|M-file communication]]
** Using outside of the lab
** [[media:standalone.pdf|Standalone Mode]]
** Stateflow
* Code Examples
** [[Controlling a DC Motor with an Encoder]]
** Something With State Machine
** [[Using RS-232 and Printing to LCD]]
**[[UDP Communications between Target and Host PC]]
** M-functions and S-functions
** [[xPC Code From Student Projects]]
<br clear=all/>

<h3>QNX Real-Time Operating System</h3>
*[[media:qnxtemplate.zip|QNX Control Program with Interrupts]]

<br clear=all/>

<h3>Lab Supplies and Data Sheets</h3>

* [[Lab Inventory]]

<br clear=all>

<h3>[[Vendors]]</h3>

<br clear=all>

<h3>Other Software</h3>
*[[List of Useful Software for Download]]
*Circuit Schematics and PCB Layout
*LaTex Document Preparation
** [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Formula Mathematical Formulae]
** Document Formatting
** [[LaTeX Software Setup|Software Setup]]
** IEEE Styles

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<h3>[[Other Lab Equipment]]</h3>
* Prototyping Tools
** [[Tektronix TDS220 Oscilloscope]]
** [[Tektronix CFG253 Function Generator]]
** [[media:Mastech_power_supply_manual.pdf|Mastech Power Supply]]
** Fluke III Multimeter
** Benchtop Multimeter
** Powered Breadboard
** Soldering Iron
* [http://ediacaran.mech.northwestern.edu/neuromech/index.php/Lab_Equipment High Performance Neuromechatronics Benches]
* The Sensoray 626 DAQ Card

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<h3>Course Material</h3>
* [[ME 224 Experimental Engineering]]
* [http://www.mech.northwestern.edu/hartmann/ME333_CourseInformation.html]
* [http://www.mech.northwestern.edu/courses/433/ ME 433 Advanced Mechatronics] or [http://www.advancedmechatronics.com http://www.advancedmechatronics.com]

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<h3>[[Design Competition Resources]]</h3>

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<h3>Miscellaneous</h3>
[[Wireless Network Robot Project]]

Help:Creating A New User

2006-10-20T20:07:01Z

Hartmann:

There are four types of users for the wiki and the table below describes their capabilities:

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<td>User Type</td>
<td>Create New Users</td>
<td>Edit User Rights</td>
<td>Protect Pages</td>
<td>Edit Protected Pages</td>
<td>Edit Unprotected Pages</td>
<td>User Name Attached to History</td>
<td>Upload Files</td>
<td>Delete Files</td>
<td>Roll Back Changes</td></b>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>'''Sysop'''</td>
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It is recommended that students be assigned usernames through the steps below. This will cause their name to be attached to their work. They do not have to sign in to edit unprotected pages, but will have to in order to upload. Professors/Administrators should be granted sysop and bureaucrat priveledges, giving them full access to the site. Unregistered users may still edit unprotected pages, but their IP is logged and blockable and sysops have the ability to roll back changes.

Only existing users with '''sysop''' user rights (see [[Special:Listusers|User List]]) can create new users. Here are the steps:

# Log in with your sysop-capable username
# Goto [http://hades.mech.northwestern.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Special:Userlogin&type=signup Create Account]
# Type in a Username and Password for this person.
# Click "Create Account"
# Now you are signed in as that person, log out at the top right of the page.
# Tell that person their username and password (they can change their password if they want later)

If you need to grant sysop privileges to a new user ('''not recommended for students'''), you will need to have '''Bureaucrat''' privileges (see [[Special:Listusers|User List]]). Do the following:

# Log in with your Bureaucrat-capable username
# Goto [[Special:Userrights|User Rights]]
# Type in the username of the user.
# In the "Available Groups" list, highlight "sysop"
# Click "Save Groups"

done!