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Technical Support

 PS

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3212

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013-14986B

www.pasco.com

Specifications

Accessories

The sensor is designed to use a variety of patch cords.

1. Shrouded Red Patch Cords

2. Shrouded Black Patch Cords

EM-9740 Shrouded Red Patch Cords

EM-9471 Shrouded Black Patch Cords

PS-3501 10 Port USB Charging Station

SE-6484 Ergopedia Electric Circuits and Electronics 
Teacher Resources

EM-8622 Basic Electricity Lab

Technical Support

For assistance with any PASCO product, contact 

PASCO at:

The Reference Guide will be updated periodically. For 

the latest revision of this Reference Guide, visit the 

PASCO Web site at

www.pasco.com/manuals 

and enter the product number, PS-3212, in the text 

window.

Replacement Parts

For information about possible replacement parts, 

contact Technical Support:

USB Cable, Micro-to-USB

Limited Warranty

For a description of the product warranty, see the PASCO catalog. For 

more information visit www.pasco.com/legal

Copyright

This PASCO scientific 

Reference Guide

 is copyrighted with all rights 

reserved. Permission is granted to non-profit educational institutions for 

reproduction of any part of this manual, providing the reproductions are 

used only in their laboratories and classrooms, and are not sold for profit. 

Reproduction under any other circumstances, without the written consent 

of PASCO scientific, is prohibited. Version 23-07-2016.

Trademarks

PASCO, PASCO scientific, PASCO Capstone, PASPORT, and 

SPARKvue are trademarks or registered trademarks of PASCO scientific, 

in the United States and/or in other countries. All other brands, products, 

or service names are or may be trademarks or service marks of, and are 

used to identify, products or services of their respective owners. For more 

information visit www.pasco.com/legal.

FCC Statement

This Class A digital device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. 

Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may 

not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any 

interference received, including interference that may cause undesired 

operation.

CE Statement

This device has been tested and found to comply with the essential 

requirements and other relevant provisions of the applicable EU 

Directives.

Item

Value

Ranges

± 0.1 A and ± 1.0 A

Input Resistance

0.1 ohm

Battery

Rechargeable 

Lithium-Polymer. 

Expected life of 3 to 4 

months on a single charge 

with normal use.

Connectivity

Bluetooth SMART or USB

Max Wireless Range

30 m (unobstructed)

Max Sample Rate

1000 samples/second via 

Bluetooth.

100,000 samples/second 

via USB in burst mod.e

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Address:

PASCO scientific

10101 Foothills Blvd.

Roseville, CA 95747-7100

Phone:

+1 916 462 8384 (worldwide)

8700-772-8700 (U.S.)

Web:

www.pasco.com/support

Email:

[email protected]

Summary of Contents for PS-3212

Page 1: ... sensor measures current in two ranges between 1 ampere A and 1 A and between 0 1 A and 0 1 A The PASCO Data Collection Software will display and analyze the measurements from the sensor NOTE The software also supports remote data logging for long term experi ments The sensor is designed to optimize the battery usage time Since each sensor has a unique Device ID number more than one can be connect...

Page 2: ...ng Station See the diagram Charging begins automatically The charger circuit inside the sensor turns itself off when the unit is fully charged The battery status LED will shine yellow as the battery is charging and will shine green when the battery is charged The battery is partially charged at the factory Initial charging time may be three hours or longer depending on the power source ON OFF Info...

Page 3: ...r measures the current through the circuit Protection The Wireless Current Sensor has built in protection against damaging over current If the current exceeds 2 amps the sensor will make a sonic alarm and the status LEDs will both shine red If this happens take the steps necessary to reduce or stop the current through the sensor For example dis connect the power source Analyze the circuit to deter...

Page 4: ...button Start the sensor in the usual way If the sensor stops communicating with the computer software or tablet application try restarting the software or application If the problem remains press and hold the ON button for 10 seconds and then release Start the sensor in the usual way Turn Bluetooth off and then turn it back on Retry About the Battery The Wireless Current Sensor s battery is partia...

Page 5: ...other circumstances without the written consent of PASCO scientific is prohibited Version 23 07 2016 Trademarks PASCO PASCO scientific PASCO Capstone PASPORT and SPARKvue are trademarks or registered trademarks of PASCO scientific in the United States and or in other countries All other brands products or service names are or may be trademarks or service marks of and are used to identify products ...

Page 6: ...o connect to Windows computers Chromebooks and older Macintosh computers Note The PS 3500 USB Bluetooth 4 0 Adapter is the only adapter we can currently recommend Many other Bluetooth 4 0 adapters are available but this adapter has a specific design that enables in app pairing of Bluetooth SMART sensors 1To check the Mac computer s Bluetooth compatibility do the following Click the Apple Menu Sele...

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