Explain how to use ELVIS made by National Instruments

1. Understanding ELVIS
1. Basic instruction
Soochan Kim, Hyuntae Choi
SPAL, Hankyong National University

2. Contents
1. ELVIS Configuration
2. Power switches and indication of LEDs
3. Overview of instrument
a. DMM(Digital Multimeter)
b. Variable Power supply (가변)
c. Oscilloscope
d. Function Generator
e. Data logging and Plot using excel

5. ELVIS Power button
Power
button
+ Voltage

6. USB Cable
Power
button
+ Voltage

7. Board Power button
Power
button
+ Voltage
- Voltage

8. Status LEDs table
Power
button
+ Voltage
- Voltage

9. Status LEDs
- ELVIS POWER ON
- Prototyping Board
Power OFF
- USB Cable
Not Connected
Power
button
+ Voltage
- Voltage

10. Status LEDs
- ELVIS POWER ON
- Prototyping Board
Power OFF
- USB Cable
Connected
Power
button
+ Voltage
- Voltage

11. Status LEDs
- ELVIS POWER ON
- Prototyping Board
Power ON
- USB Cable
Not Connected
Power
button
+ Voltage
- Voltage

12. Status LEDs
- ELVIS POWER ON
- Prototyping Board
Power ON
- USB Cable
Connected
Power
button
+ Voltage
- Voltage

13. Prototyping Board
● Prototyping Board Power
- To provide access to ±15 V and a +5 V power
supply

14. How to use DMM
Digital Multi-Meter

15. DMM connector (Digital Multi-Meter)
DMM

16. Connect the power probe
(Voltage, Resistance measurement)
DMM

17. Connect the power probe
(Electric current measurement)
DMM

18. DMM functions
Connection status Measuring devices

19. DC Power Supplies
(Voltage measurement)
● V ,Ω probe connect +15V
● COM probe connect GROUND

20. Variable Power Supplies
(Voltage measurement)
● V ,Ω probe connect SUPPLY +
● COM probe connect GROUND

21. Measurement results

22. How to use VPS
Variable Power Supplies

23. VPS functions(Manual Disabled)
Control by
entering the value
Control by a knob

24. VPS functions(Manual enabled)
By PC
By a knob

25. How to use Scope
Oscilloscope

26. SCOPE connector (Oscilloscope)
SCOPE

27. Oscilloscope settings
Source
- Ch 0
- AI 0 ~ AI 7
Scale Volts / Div
Probe (1x, 10X)
Time / DivRun Continuously
Run Once

28. Oscilloscope Source(CH 0 & FGEN)

29. Oscilloscope Source(AI 0 & FGEN)

30. Oscilloscope display
(When hands are touching a probe)

31. Scope & VPS

32. Oscilloscope display (VPS)
● VPS Voltage : 12V , Scale Volts/DIV : 5V
5
10

33. Scope & DC
● DC Power : 15V

34. Oscilloscope display(DC)

35. How to use FGEN
Function generator

36. FGEN connector
(Function generator)
FGEN FGEN

37. FGEN Settings
FGEN
Waveform Settings Input Amplitude
value
Frequency
Signal Route
- 1. Prototyiping board
- 2. FGEN BNC

38. FGEN Settings (Manual Mode)
FGEN

39. Signal Route (FGEN BNC)
●

40. Oscilloscope display

41. Signal Route (Prototyping board)
●

42. ● Black electric wire
GROUND
- AI 0(-)
- AI 1(-)
- AIGN
● FGEN & AI 0(+) Connecting
● FGEN Output
- AI 0(+) Observation
Scope & FG (Prototyping board)

43. NI ELVIS Ⅱ - FGEN
● FGEN 신호를 Scope에서 확인
● FGEN 신호를 변경해 가며 신호의 출력과 스
코프에서 보여지는 신호간의 값을 확인
● FGEN을 메뉴얼 모드로 하여 Knob을 돌려서
변화되는 신호 확인
● 주의: Signal route 확인

44. NI ELVIS Ⅱ - Function generator
1. Waveform setting
- Sine
2. Frequency
- 100 Hz
3. Amplitude
- 2.00 Vpp
4. Signal Route
- FGEN BNC
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2
3
4

45. NI ELVIS Ⅱ - Scope Display

46. Data logging and
Plot using excel

47. NI ELVIS Ⅱ - 데이터 저장 #1
1. Acquisition mode : Run Once
2. Log 선택

48. NI ELVIS Ⅱ - 데이터 저장 #2
3. 저장할 위치를 지정하고 파일 이름 작성후 확인

49. NI ELVIS Ⅱ - 데이터 저장 #3

50. NI ELVIS Ⅱ - 데이터 저장 #5

51. NI ELVIS Ⅱ - 데이터 저장 #6

52. NI ELVIS Ⅱ - 데이터 저장 #7
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2
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