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Specifications

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Limited Warranty

For a description of the product warranty, see the 

PASCO catalog.

Copyright

The PASCO scientific 012-09624B 

Motion Sensor II Instruc-

tion Sheet

 is copyrighted with all rights reserved. Permission is granted to 

non-profit educational institutions for reproduction of any part of this man-
ual, providing the reproductions are used only in their laboratories and 
classrooms, and are not sold for profit. Reproduction under any other cir-
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Product End of Life Disposal Instructions:

This electronic product is subject to disposal and recycling regu-
lations that vary by country and region. It is your responsibility to 
recycle your electronic equipment per your local environmental 
laws and regulations to ensure that it will be recycled in a manner 
that protects human health and the environment. To find out 
where you can drop off your waste equipment for recycling, 
please contact your local waste recycle/disposal service, or the 
place where you purchased the product.

The European Union WEEE (Waste Elec-
tronic and Electrical Equipment) symbol (to 
the right) and on the product or its packag-
ing indicates that this product 

must not

 be 

disposed of in a standard waste container.

Minimum Range

15 cm

Maximum Range

8 m

Transducer Rotation

360°

Range Settings

Short Range:

 for distance measurement up 

to 2 m with improved rejection of false target 
signals and air-track noise

Long Range:

 for distance measurement up 

to 8 m

Mounting Options

On rod up to 12.7 mm diameter
Directly to PASCO dynamics tracks
On table top

Connector

Dual stereo phone plug for 

ScienceWorkshop-

compatible interfaces

Address:

PASCO scientific
10101 Foothills Blvd.
Roseville, CA 95747-7100

Phone:

916-786-3800 (worldwide)
800-772-8700 (U.S.)

Web:

www.pasco.com

Email:

[email protected]

Summary of Contents for Motion Sensor II

Page 1: ... the sound reflecting back from an object in front of it The interface measures the times between outgoing pulses and returning echoes From these measurements the data acquisition software determines the position velocity and acceleration of the object This instruction sheet includes procedures for setting up the hard ware and software collecting data changing the sample rate mounting the sensor o...

Page 2: ...trument window 4 In the Add Sensor or Instrument window click the Sensor or Instrument Type menu and select ScienceWorkshop Digital Sensors from the list 5 Select Motion Sensor II in the list and then click OK 6 Confirm that the Hardware Setup panel shows the icon of the Motion Sensor and the icon of the interface 7 Double click the Graph icon in the Displays palette or other display icon to creat...

Page 3: ...target indicator flashes with each click The data acquisition software starts collecting and displaying data 2 Click Stop to stop data collection To Display Data without Recording PASCO Capstone Click the Recording Mode menu and select Fast Monitor Mode The Record icon changes to a Monitor icon Click Monitor to display live data without recording it Sensor Configuration To Change the Sample Rate P...

Page 4: ...e the sample rate Theory of Operation The Motion Sensor uses an electrostatic transducer as both a speaker and a microphone When triggered by the interface the transducer transmits a burst of 16 ultrasonic pluses with a fre quency of about 49 kHz This burst of pulses can be heard as a single click The ultrasonic pulses reflect off an object and return to the sensor The target indicator on the sens...

Page 5: ...tions This electronic product is subject to disposal and recycling regu lations that vary by country and region It is your responsibility to recycle your electronic equipment per your local environmental laws and regulations to ensure that it will be recycled in a manner that protects human health and the environment To find out where you can drop off your waste equipment for recycling please cont...

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