Wireless Smart Gate
Port 4, Laser Detector Port Setup
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The LED shines clear when the laser beam shines into
Port 4. Imagine that you want to measure the period of
a pendulum made with a bowling ball. You can use
Port 4 and a laser. To do so, connect the Wireless
Smart Gate and set up a Pendulum Timer.
1.
Turn on the sensor and start the software. In
PASCO Capstone, click the “Hardware Setup” icon
in the Tools palette to open the Hardware Setup
panel.
2.
In no device is connected, the panel says
“Searching for wireless devices…” and, below that,
“Please connect to an interface or wireless device.”
•
The Hardware Setup panel confirms that the
software is “Searching for wireless devices”. The
panel shows the “Available Wireless Devices”.
3.
Under “Available Wireless Devices,” click the
sensor that matches the XXX-XXX Device ID
number that is on one side of the Wireless Smart
Gate. A “Connecting to the sensor” message
appears briefly.
•
The Hardware Setup panel changes to show that
the Wireless Smart Gate is connected.The panel
shows the image of the Wireless Smart Gate
including
Port 3
, the Auxiliary Port. and
Port 4
, the
Laser Detector Port.
•
The default setup choice is “Smart Gate (Single
Flag)”.
4.
Click the image of Port 4.
•
The image now shows a laser that appears to be
shining into Port 4
.
5.
In the Tools palette, click the Hardware Setup icon
to close the Hardware Setup panel. Click the Timer
Setup icon to open the Timer Setup panel
.
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Step 2 shows “
Laser Switch, Ch 1:4
” to indicate
that Port 4 is configured. You will need to create a
new pre-configured timer.
•
Click the green star-shaped button.
Port 4, Laser
Detector Port
Laser Image