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Wireless Load Cell ±50N

PS

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3216

8

013-15734A

Specifications

Accessories (see www.pasco.com/product/

equipment/structures)

ME-3581 Building Better Bridges Set

ME-6991 Bridge Set

ME-6992B Advanced Structures Set

ME-7001 Human Structures Set

ME-7003 Large Structures Set

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-3216, in the text 

window.

Replacement Parts

For information about possible replacement parts, 

contact Technical Support:

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.

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.

Product End of Life Disposal Instructions:

This electronic product is subject to disposal and recycling regulations 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 Electronic and 

Electrical Equipment) symbol (to the right) and on the 

product or its packaging indicates that this product 

must not be disposed of in a standard waste 

container.

Battery Disposal Instructions:

Batteries contain chemicals that, if released, may affect the environment 

and human health. Batteries should be collected separately for recycling, 

and recycled at a local hazardous material disposal location adhering to 

your country and local government regulations. To find out where you can 

drop off your waste battery for recycling, please contact your local waste 

disposal service, or the product representative.
The Lithium Polymer (Li-Poly) rechargeable battery used in this product is 

marked with the International symbols to indicate the need for the 

separate collection and recycling of batteries.

Item

Value

Force Range

±50 newtons (N)

Acceleration Range

up to ±16 g (1 g = 9.8 m/s

2

)

Force Resolution

0.03 N

Accuracy

0.1 N

Logging

Yes

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-3216

Page 1: ...The PASCO Data Collection Software can show the compression or tension forces the accelera tion in X Y and Z and the resultant acceleration The sensor uses a micro electromechanical system MEMS device...

Page 2: ...he sensor off press and hold the ON OFF button for a moment until the Battery Status LED shines red The Wireless Load Cell puts itself to sleep after several minutes of inactivity if not connected and...

Page 3: ...tton All of the Force and Acceleration measurements will be set to zero To Zero Force or Acceleration Another option is to set either the Force measurement or the Acceleration measurements to zero Sta...

Page 4: ...option is to use the Common Rate button Click the Common Rate button in the Control palette below the workbook to open the Common Rate menu Select Wireless Force Sensor from the menu and then click th...

Page 5: ...th the PASCO Structures Systems such as the ME 3581 Building Better Bridges Kit The sensor can measure compression and tension forces in any member of the PASCO Structures Systems Use thumbscrews to m...

Page 6: ...Y Z Orientation In this orientation of the sensor the X axis direction is horizontal the Y axis direction is vertical and and the Z axis direction is perpendicular to the label on the front of the sen...

Page 7: ...rtant to making the sensor simple and always ready to use so all of the PASCO wireless products are designed for long battery life For example the sensor turns itself off after a few minutes of inacti...

Page 8: ...ence 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 r...

Page 9: ...hing lower than 0x6 means an older version of Bluetooth Your device will need the PS 3500 USB Bluetooth 4 0 Adapter 1The Mac Mini and MacBook Air were updated with Bluetooth SMART support in 2011 The...

Page 10: ...this example click 2 point 6 Click Next The Calibrate Sensor Enter Values screen opens 7 Hang the 1 kilogram mass on the calibration fixture 8 The gravitational force on the mass is pulling in the neg...

Page 11: ...linear equation that transforms the raw input data into the calibrated output data The linear function is of the form Raw Input Slope x Calibrated Output Offset Or Calibrated Output Raw Input Offset...

Page 12: ...e shifts so that it intersects the new point but its slope does not change Offset calibration is usually used to make one sensor agree with another sensor Due to normal variation among probes a second...

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