NEULOG ROTARY MOTION LOGGER SENSOR GUIDE
NeuLog rotary motion logger sensor
NUL-226
The NeuLog rotary motion sensor can be used for any science experiment which
involves rotary motion including angular velocity, angular acceleration and revolutions
per second such as in the fields of Mechanics, Physics, Biomechanics, etc.
The sensor comes pre-calibrated so you can start experimentation right out of the box
using this guide.
Among hundreds of possible experimental subjects that can be studied with the NUL-
226 sensor are: rotary motion studies, angular velocity, angular acceleration, sine
waves, torque, engine studies, and many more.
The rotary motion sensor's measurement units are:
Degrees (°): The standard unit for measuring angles
Radians per second (rad/s): The angular displacement’s rate of change
Radians per second squared (rad/s
2
): The angular velocity’s rate of change
Revolutions per second (rev/s): The total number of complete revolutions
per second.
Using the rotary motion sensor:
The rotary motion sensor can be set up in your classroom or lab in many different
configurations:
Connecting the revolving head to a conveyor system
Rolling the revolving head along a surface
Spinning the revolving head manually.
Quick start procedure:
PC or Mac Computer
Materials needed:
NUL-226 Rotary Motion Sensor
USB-200 USB Module
USB to mini USB cable (included with the USB-200 module)
Your rotary motion sensor needs to be connected to a USB-200 module. The USB-
200 module then connects to a computer via a USB to mini-USB cable. Please note
that you cannot plug the rotary motion sensor directly into the computer.
The browser based application can be downloaded for free at
well as a full application user guide.
Choose "Downloads" on the main menu and then choose "Software and Application".
Procedure:
1.
Install the NeuLog application.
2.
Connect the USB-200 module to the PC or Mac.
3.
Connect the rotary motion sensor to the USB-200 module (they directly plug
together). Please note there is no calibration required for this sensor.
4.
Open the NeuLog application by clicking on the shortcut on the screen.
5.
Once a rotary motion sensor module box appears on the left side of the screen
the probe has been automatically identified and you can begin experimentation.
6.
If the rotary motion sensor is not automatically identified, click the “Search for
sensors” icon to find the sensor.
7.
Select the “On-line experiment” icon; this will open a graph below.
8.
Click on the “Module setup” button located in the rotary motion sensor module
box to change the sensor's settings if need be.
9.
Click on the "Experiment setup" icon to change the experiment settings if need
be (experiment duration for example).
10. The rotary motion sensor will give a live reading in the module box to the left of
the screen while plugged in.
11.
To run an experiment and collect data click the “Run experiment” icon.
12.
To end data collection early, click the “Stop experiment” icon.
Tablet, smart phone device
Materials needed:
NUL-226 Rotary Motion Sensor
WIFI-201 WIFI module
BAT-200 Battery Module
Your rotary motion sensor needs to be connected to a WIFI-201 module. The WIFI-
201 module will create a closed NeuLog WiFi network which will stream the NeuLog
data to a device of your choosing. Once your device is wirelessly connected to the
NeuLog network, you can run experiments and collect data through a browser of your
choosing.
Procedure:
