Sensor Components
Power Button
Press and hold for one second to turn on or off.
Battery status LED
Red blink
Battery needs to be recharged soon.
Green solid
Battery is fully charged.
Yellow solid
Battery is charging.
Micro USB port
For charging the battery when connected to a USB charger.
For transmitting data when connected to the USB port of a
computer.
Bluetooth status LED
Red blink
Ready to be paired with software
Green blink
Paired with software
Sensor ID
Use this ID when connecting the sensor to software.
Lanyard Hole
For attaching a lanyard, string, or other material.
//code.Node Inputs
Temperature/Light/Sound Sensor
This 3-in-1 sensor records ambient temperature, brightness as a
measure of relative light intensity, and loudness as a measure of
relative sound level.
• The temperature sensor measures ambient temperature
between 0 — 40 °C.
• The light sensor measures brightness on a 0 — 100%
scale, where 0% is a dark room and 100% is a sunny day.
• The sound sensor measures loudness on a 0 — 100%
scale, where 0% is background noise (40 dBC) and 100%
is a very, very loud scream (~120 dBC).
NOTE: The Temperature, Light, and Sound
Sensors are not calibrated and cannot be
calibrated within PASCO software.
Magnetic Field Sensor
The magnetic field sensor only measures the strength of a
magnetic field in the y-axis. A positive strength is produced
when the north pole of a magnet is moved towards the "N" in the
magnetic sensor icon on the //code.Node.
While the magnetic field sensor cannot be calibrated in the
software application, the sensor measurement can be tared to
zero.
Button 1 and Button 2
Button 1 and Button 2 are included as basic momentary inputs.
When a button is pressed, that button will be assigned a value of
1. A value of 0 is assigned when the button is not being pressed.
Acceleration and Tilt Sensor
The acceleration sensor within the //code.Node measures
acceleration in the x- and y-axis directions, which are labeled on
the sensor icon shown on the device. The pitch (rotation around
the y-axis) and roll (rotation around the x-axis) are measured as
Tilt Angle - x and Tilt Angle - y respectively; the tilt angle is
measured to a ±90° angle in relation to the horizontal and
vertical planes.
The acceleration and tilt angle measurements of the sensor can
be tared to zero from within the software application.
Produces a positive x-tilt to
a maximum angle of 90°,
occurring when the
//code.Node is on its left
side.
Produces a positive y-tilt
to a maximum angle of
90°, occurring when the
//code.Node is standing
upright.
When placed face-up on a flat surface, tilting the //code.Node to
the left (thus rotating around the y-axis) will result in a positive x-
acceleration and a positive x- tilt angle up to 90°. Tilting to the
right will result in a negative x- acceleration and negative x- tilt
angle. Similarly, tilting the device upwards (rotating around the x-
axis) will result in a positive y- acceleration and positive y- tilt
angle to a maximum angle of 90°; tilting the device downwards
will produce negative values.
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