PS-3225
Assign SmartGate- Smart Gate and Auxiliary Port
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013-16123A
In a “Collision”, the carts with magnetic bumpers start at opposite ends of the track, move toward each other, and
collide between the Accessory Photogate and Wireless Smart Gate. Start recording data and then push the two
carts toward each other so that they collide near the middle of the track. The magnetic bumpers force each cart to
rebound and pass through The Accessory Photoate and the Wireless Smart Gate again. Use your data to
determine whether the total momentum after the collision is equal to the total momentum before the collision.
3. Smart Gate and Auxiliary Port - Photogate Timing (Two Photogates)
The “Photogate Timing (Two Photogates)” is designed for experiments such as “Acceleration Down an Inclined
Plane”. In this experiment, a cart starts at the top of an inclined PASCO track. When released, the cart accelerates
down the track and its velocity is measured when it passes through the Wireless Smart Gate and again when it
passes through the second photogate. The second photogate should be a PASCO Photogate Head (ME-9498A) or
the PASCO Accessory Photogate (ME-9204B). Connect the plug from the second photogate into Port 3, the
Auxiliary Port on the back of the Wireless Smart Gate. In this mode, Detector Port 1 on the the Wireless Smart
Gate will make measurements and so will the second photogate.
Smart Gate
Photogate
Connection to Port 3,
the Auxiliary Port
Smart Gate
Photogate