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Acceleration with a single gate:
Acceleration with a single gate requires an object (or
timing card) with two flags (example shown above)
with known widths.
1.
Click the “Experiment Setup” button in the Edu-
logger software and select “Acceleration with a
single”.
2.
The graphic demonstrates the basic idea of what
your experimental setup and timing card/object
should look like.
3.
Measure and input the width for both flags.
4.
Click “Save” and then you are ready to begin
data collection.
Acceleration with two gates:
Acceleration with two photo gates requires two Edu-
logger photo gate sensors and an object or timing card
with a known width.
1.
Click the “Experiment Setup” button in the Edu-
logger software and select “Acceleration with
two gates”.
2.
The graphic demonstrates the basic idea of what
your experimental setup should look like.
3.
Measure and input the width of your object (in
millimeters) into the text field labeled “X[mm]”.
4.
Assign each of your photo gate sensors to both
the “Sensor A” and “Sensor B” position.
5.
Click “Save” and then you are ready to begin
data collection.