WinCon Manual.pdf - Intelligent Machine Dynamics Lab
WinCon Manual.pdf - Intelligent Machine Dynamics Lab
WinCon Manual.pdf - Intelligent Machine Dynamics Lab
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<strong>WinCon</strong> Requirements<br />
<strong>WinCon</strong> Requirements<br />
This chapter describes the software that must be installed prior to installing <strong>WinCon</strong>. It is<br />
important that the instructions in this document be followed carefully.<br />
Note: The installation is designed to be relatively straightforward, but failing to read this<br />
guide can make things unnecessarily complicated!<br />
Hardware Compatibilities<br />
The standard data acquisition cards supported by <strong>WinCon</strong> are:<br />
The Quanser MultiQ-3 (a.k.a. MQ3) series.<br />
The Quanser MultiQ-PCI series.<br />
The Keithley MetraByte DAS-1600/1400 series.<br />
The Quanser MultiQ (a.k.a. MultiQ-2) series.<br />
If you have an I/O board other than the ones specified above that you would like to use, you<br />
must obtain or write your own device drivers, as Simulink blocks, for it and link them with<br />
<strong>WinCon</strong>. Please refer to the Real-time Workshop User’s Guide for details on writing<br />
drivers. Quanser Consulting can assist you in writing drivers for a nominal fee. Please<br />
contact Quanser Consulting directly to inquire about this service.<br />
As implied in Section Local and Remote Configurations, the data acquisition card of your<br />
choice MUST be installed on the PC connected to the plant to be controlled, which is also<br />
where <strong>WinCon</strong> Client runs. In the local configuration, <strong>WinCon</strong> Server is also installed on<br />
that same PC.<br />
Software Requirements<br />
Depending on the <strong>WinCon</strong> Server / <strong>WinCon</strong> Client configuration, the following software<br />
packages don't have to be all installed on the same PC.<br />
Installation Checklist for <strong>WinCon</strong> Server<br />
<strong>WinCon</strong> Server runs under Windows 98/NT/2000/XP. <strong>WinCon</strong> can run its own Controller<br />
Library files (i.e. *.wcl files) and projects (i.e. *.wcp files) as a standalone system.<br />
However, to edit and modify/re-design controllers and re-compile real-time code, <strong>WinCon</strong><br />
Server uses Simulink ® and Real-Time Workshop ® (RTW) by The MathWorks, and Visual<br />
C++ ® by Microsoft. If you want to design your own real-time controllers, these associated<br />
packages must be installed prior to installing <strong>WinCon</strong> Server. If you have not installed<br />
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