Capturing Data from Events
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Table 3-1 illustrates what you see on screen and summarizes what you can do at
each step in experiments in which you wish to capture data from distinct events.
Table 3-1 Capturing data from discrete events
View
Description
Figure 3-2 Set up experiment
How I got there:
• Press
S
!SETUP
What I see on screen:
• The
Capture Events
Menu
What I can do:
• Activate up to four channels with their attached sensors
• Choose a column for storing the data from each active channel
• Optional: choose a column for manually adding a numeric entry
• Select to just collect the data from each event, auto-number each event, or add a
numeric entry to each event
View
Description
Figure 3-3 Monitor and select events
How I got there:
• Press
U
Datastreamer
%
S
What I see on screen:
• 1-4 sensors and units
• Current readings
What I can do:
•
ADD:
add a reading to the current data set
•
SETUP:
select experiment type and destination for data
•
PROBE
: manually identify a channel’s sensor
•
UNIT:
change units of measurement for a sensor
•
STAT:
go directly to the Statistics Aplet to view and analyze the current data set
