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NScope

2013-11-26T14:53:49Z

Peshkin:

[[Image:nscope.jpg|[www.nscope.org | nscope.org]]

MATLAB DAQ files: [[Media:nScope_MATLAB.zip | nScope_MATLAB.zip]]

nScope Pong files: [[Media:nScope_pong_2013.zip | nScope_pong_2013.zip]]

nScope info may be found at [http://nscope.org nscope.org]

NScope

2013-11-26T14:52:17Z

Peshkin:

Main Page

2006-12-01T17:04:46Z

Peshkin:

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]]
* [[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]]
** [[Linear Amplifier Motor Driver|Driving Using a Linear Amplifier]]
** [[Pulse Width Modulation|Driving Using Pulse Width Modulation]]
** [[PIC PWM Motor Driver]]
* [[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]]
* [[ME 333 Introduction to Mechatronics]]
* [http://www.mech.northwestern.edu/courses/433/ ME 433 Advanced Mechatronics] or [http://www.advancedmechatronics.com http://www.advancedmechatronics.com]

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

Main Page

2006-12-01T17:03:21Z

Peshkin:

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]]
* [[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]]
** [[Linear Amplifier Motor Driver|Driving Using a Linear Amplifier]]
** [[Pulse Width Modulation|Driving Using Pulse Width Modulation]]
** [[PIC PWM Motor Driver]]
* [[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#ribboncables[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]]
* [[ME 333 Introduction to Mechatronics]]
* [http://www.mech.northwestern.edu/courses/433/ ME 433 Advanced Mechatronics] or [http://www.advancedmechatronics.com http://www.advancedmechatronics.com]

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

Main Page

2006-12-01T17:01:13Z

Peshkin:

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]]
* [[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]]
** [[Linear Amplifier Motor Driver|Driving Using a Linear Amplifier]]
** [[Pulse Width Modulation|Driving Using Pulse Width Modulation]]
** [[PIC PWM Motor Driver]]
* [[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]]
** [[Breakout Board Ribbon Cables]]
** [[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]]
* [[ME 333 Introduction to Mechatronics]]
* [http://www.mech.northwestern.edu/courses/433/ ME 433 Advanced Mechatronics] or [http://www.advancedmechatronics.com http://www.advancedmechatronics.com]

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

Main Page

2006-12-01T16:59:49Z

Peshkin:

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]]
* [[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]]
** [[Linear Amplifier Motor Driver|Driving Using a Linear Amplifier]]
** [[Pulse Width Modulation|Driving Using Pulse Width Modulation]]
** [[PIC PWM Motor Driver]]
* [[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]]
** [[PC104 Break Out Board|Break-Out-Board (a.k.a. BoB)]]
** [[PC104 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]]
** [[Breakout Board Ribbon Cables]]
** [[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

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

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

Main Page

2006-12-01T16:11:48Z

Peshkin:

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].

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<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]]
* [[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]]
** [[Linear Amplifier Motor Driver|Driving Using a Linear Amplifier]]
** [[Pulse Width Modulation|Driving Using Pulse Width Modulation]]
** [[PIC PWM Motor Driver]]
* [[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]]
** [[PC104 Break Out Board|Break-Out-Board (a.k.a. BoB)]]
** [[PC104 Power|Power Components]]
** [[PC104 I/O|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]]
** [[Breakout Board Ribbon Cables]]
** [[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]]
* [[ME 333 Introduction to Mechatronics]]
* [http://www.mech.northwestern.edu/courses/433/ ME 433 Advanced Mechatronics] or [http://www.advancedmechatronics.com http://www.advancedmechatronics.com]

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