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Q8 High-Performance H.I.L. Control Board

Product Information Sheet C1 - 1 - rev. D

Applications: Rapid Control Prototyping Real-Time Simulation Hardware-in-the-Loop Testing Robotics Hardware Controller Design Monitor & Control Production Equipment Process Control Automation And Many More

Also available in Q4 version

Designed by controls engineers FOR controls engineers!

Description Quanser's innovative Q8 Hardware-in-the-Loop (H.I.L.) Control Board is a versatile and powerful real-time measurement and control board offering an extensive range of hardware features and software support.
Extensive I/O: - 8 A/D - 8 D/A - 8 encoder inputs - 32 DIO Simultaneous sampling of all A/D, encoder and DIO Simultaneous update of D/A and DIO Supported by industrial real-time targets: - QuaRC for Windows - QuaRC for QNX - xPC - RT-LAB Q8 SDK supports many APIs & drivers

This robust single-board solution was developed for multifaceted control systems and complex measurement applications. With the Q8s wide range of inputs and outputs, you can easily connect and control a wide variety of devices instrumented with analog and digital sensors, including quadrature encoders all with one board! The open-architecture Q8 is extensively supported by leading real-time targets including QuaRC, xPC and RT-Lab. The Q8 SDK also provides APIs for C, C++, ActiveX, .NET, LabVIEW, MATLAB and MATRIXx. Windows XP driver is provided together with Ardence RTX drivers for real-time operations. The Q8 supports the tools and environments you work with every day, regardless of your design. With ultra-low I/O conversion times and simultaneous sampling of each I/O type, the Q8 is ideal for all complex controls configurations. Additional Q8 boards can be added in an unlimited masterslave arrangement to support more I/O channels. Visit www.quanser.com/qstudiorp for additional information regarding software tools and board features.

Key Features Optimized for real-time control performance with proven real-time targets or custom code No expensive or inflexible DSP used, all processing via CPU Quick-connect terminal board and cabling provided Programmable counters and watchdog timer for maximum safety and flexibility Full register information provided for custom driver development Multiple OS compatibility: Windows XP, Windows Vista, Ardence RTX, QNX Multiple boards configurable in master-slave approach Requirements Full-Size PCI Slot (board is 275mm x 98mm / 11" x 3 15/16")

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CONTROL SOLUTIONS
Q8 High-Performance H.I.L. Control Board
Specification and Features
GENERAL Interface PCI Bus Width Bus Speed Product Information Sheet C1 - 2 - rev. D

PCI 32-bit 33 MHz

ANALOG INPUTS Channels 8 SE Resolution 14-bit Input Range (fixed) 10V Conversion Time & Sampling Frequency* 1 or 2 channels simultaneous 5.2 s / 192 kHz All 8 channels simultaneous 17.8 s / 56 kHz
* The values above are measurements of the computation time of the I/O specified. On-board hardware FIFO allows A/D conversions to be performed in the background by the hardware, thus permitting control calculations and A/D to be overlapped.

D I G I TA L I/O Number of lines 32 Conversion Time Single Digital Output 0.18 Multiple Digital Output (32 lines) 0.18 Single Digital Input 0.68 Multiple Digital Input (32 lines) 0.79 Features Totem-pole outputs Known state on power-up or reset Individually Software Programmable Single access read/write of all channels

s s s s

Features Simultaneous Sample & Hold ANALOG OUTPUTS Channels Resolution Slew Rate Output range: Bipolar: Unipolar: Conversion Time ** 1 channel 2 channels simultaneous 8 channels simultaneous 8 12-bit 2.5 V / s 5V, 10V 0-10V 0.62 s 0.62 s 1.35 s

G E N E R A L P U R P O S E C O U N T E R -T I M E R S Number of counter-timers 2 Counter-Timer Size 32-bit Timer Resolution 30 ns Features Configurable as PWM Outputs One Counter Configurable as Watchdog Timer One Counter Allows Hardware Gating Software enabling/disabling W AT C H D O G T I M E R S (reconfigured GP Counter-Timers) User programmable Watchdog Timers 1 Features Software enabling/disabling Automatic reset of Analog Outputs & Digital I/O PWM O U T P U T S (reconfigured GP Counter-Timers) User-programmable PWM outputs 2 E X T R A F E AT U R E S Fused Encoder Section with LED status Fuse monitoring with watchdog and interrupt capability 55 configurable interrupt sources External A/D Triggering Support S O F T WA R E S U P P O RT Real-Time Target Support *** Quanser QuaRC for Windows , QuaRC for QNX The Mathworks xPC Target OPAL-RT RT-LAB National Instruments LabVIEW
*** Software support provided by their respective vendors.

** The values above are measurements of time to write to the D/A. On-board double-buffering allows D/A conversions to be performed in the background by the hardware, thus permitting control calculations and D/A to be overlapped.

Features Individual mode and gain selectability Known state on power-up or reset Simultaneous output ENCODER INPUT COUNTERS Quadrature Encoder Inputs supported 8 Counter size 24-bit Max. A and B Frequency in Quadrature 2 MHz Max. Count Frequency in 4X Quadrature 8 MHz Max. Count Frequency in Non-quadrature 15 MHz Conversion Time Single Encoder Read 2.50 s 4 Simultaneous Encoder Reads 2.50 s All 8 channels simultaneous 4.72 s Features Simultaneous Sampling Single-Ended Inputs Non-quadrature (count/direction) and 1X, 2X or 4X quadrature modes Extensive Index Pulse Signal Support Individually programmable count and index modes, and filter clocks TTL/CMOS compatible

OS Drivers Microsoft Windows XP and Windows Vista QNX Ardence RTX API C C++ ActiveX .NET (VB, C#, C++ and others) LabVIEW MATLAB MATRIXx

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