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Getting Started With Q.boost Modules

How to get started configuring and streaming data from Q.boost modules

 

Hardware

Setup

Configuration

Visualization

Hardware

The Q.boost hardware platform supports sampling rates of up to 4 MHz. Unlike conventional Gantner Instruments measurement systems that connect through a Q.station X controller, Q.boost devices are connected directly to a PC or Q.core via USB 3.0.

The connection is established using the Q.boost BC-S bus coupling module.

The Q.boost BC-S provides the USB 3.0 interface for high-speed data transfer and communication. It also supplies power and time synchronization to all connected Q.boost modules.

Up to eight Q.boost modules can be connected directly to a single Q.boost BC-S. Additional bus coupling modules can be connected via the synchronization ports, allowing the system to be expanded with further Q.boost modules while maintaining synchronized operation.

The Q.boost BC-S also provides eight digital inputs and eight digital outputs, accessible via Micro-D-Sub 25-pin connectors.

Setup

Once the hardware is connected to the PC or Q.core, the system can be set up using GI.bench.

  1. Run GI.bench as administrator (right-click > Run as administrator).
  2. Open the Read drop-down menu and select Scan USB for Q.boost


Once the scan is complete, GI.bench displays the Q.boost BC-S as an adapter node in the configuration tree. All Q.boost modules connected to the Q.boost BC-S are listed below this adapter node.

An example configuration is shown below:


Configuration

To apply changes to the Q.boost configuration, data acquisition must be restarted. This can be done either by switching to the Data Acquisition tab or by using the Acquisition control on the DAQ tab.

Adapter

To configure the Q.boost sampling rate, select the adapter node and set the frequency to the required sample rate.



Modules

Q.boost channels and variables are configured in the same way as channels and variables of conventional Q.series X modules.

Q.sync

Optionally, Q.sync can be used to synchronize a Q.boost BC-S with a Q.station.

A Q.boost BC-S with Q.sync support must be ordered for this purpose; furthermore the first module connected to the Q.boost BC-S must support Q.sync as well.

  1. Connect the Q.sync cable between the Digital Input port of the Q.boost BC-S and the Q.sync port of the Q.station.
  2. Configure the sampling rate of the Q.boost BC-S to 500 kHz or higher.
  3. Configure the Q.station to enable Hardware synchronization using the Q.sync over RS485 protocol.

Visualization

  1. Switch to the data acquisition tab.
  2. Continue to visualize data using the dashboard and/or configure data loggers as needed.