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** Our PC104 stack: what it does, using it, building it |
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** Creating a Flash Boot Disk and Putting It Together |
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Revision as of 14:23, 16 May 2006
The mechatronics design reference page provides a comprehensive list of theory and applications of electronics, sensors, actuators, etc. that can be used for mechatronics-related research and projects.
Electronics
- Analog
- Basic Linear Circuits Review
- Voltage Dividers
- RC Transient Response
- Passive Filters
- ...
- Transistors and Diodes
- Operational Amplifiers
- Summer
- Difference Amplifier
- Low-Pass Filter
- ...
- Instrumentation Amps
- What instrumentation amp shoudl I use?
- NU printed circuit board for instrumentation amps
- Basic Linear Circuits Review
- Digital
- Power Supplies, Voltage Regulation, and Batteries
- Shielding, Grounding, Noise Suppression, etc.
- Drawing Schematics and Ordering Printed Circuit Boards (Eagle, Circuit Maker, Trax Maker)
- Prototyping Tools
- Oscilloscope
- Function Generator
- Mastech Power Supply
- Fluke III Multimeter
- Benchtop Multimeter
- Powered Breadboard
- Soldering Iron
Sensors
- Beam Breaker: Laser + Photodiode/Phototransistor
- Beam Breaker: Optointerrupter
- Proximity: Optoreflector
- Proximity: Reed Switch
- Proximity, Angle: Hall Effect Sensor
- Angle: Potentiometer
- Angle: Rotary Encoder
- Angular Velocity: Tachometer
- Linear Position: Slide Potentiometer
- Ambient Light: Photocell
- Temperature: Thermotransistor IC
- Audio: Microphone
- Tilt, Acceleration: Accelerometer
- Force: Strain Gauge
- Current: Current Sense Resistor
- Contact: Microswitch (Limit Switch)
Actuators
- Brushed DC Motors
- Theory
- Practice: Driving Your DC Motor
- Linear Amplifier
- Pulse Width Modulation
- Brushless DC Motors
- Stepper Motors
- Theory
- Practice: Driving Your Stepper
- RC Servos
- Solenoids
- Theory
- Practice: Driving Your Solenoid
- AC Motors
- Actuators Available in the Mechatronics Lab
Mechanical Design
- Power Transmission
- Gears (spur, bevel, worm, planetary, harmonic drive, rack and pinion, ball and lead screws, inertia matching)
- Belt drives
- Linkages
- Attaching to a Shaft (flexible couplers, keyways, set screws, compression fit, split clamp)
- Other: springs/dampers, cams, etc.
The PC/104 Stack
- Overview
- The PC/104 Lab Kit
- Hardware:
- Quickstart: Creating Your First xPC Program with the PC/104 Stack
- Using the PC/104 Stack Outside the Lab
- Advanced: Creating a Working Stack from Parts
- Building the Breakout Board
- Breakout Board Ribbon Cables
- Assembling the PC104 Stack
- Creating a Flash Boot Disk and Putting It Together
xPC Target Real-Time Operating System
- Overview of Real-Time Programming with Simulink and xPC Target
- Creating Your First xPC Program
- Commonly Used Blocks
- Code Examples
- Controlling a DC Motor with an Encoder
- Something With State Machine
- Something with Interesting I/O (UDP, RS-232 in real-time; logged data at the end of a run; polled data from a Matlab script)
- M-functions and S-functions
- Standalone Mode with xPC Target Embedded Option
QNX Real-Time Operating System
Other Lab Tools
- The Sensoray 626 DAQ Card
- The Handyboard Single-Board Computer
