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Interval Mode
Use interval mode to record time intervals with digital sensors such as photogates.
The
New Experiment Setup
dialog is shown in
Interval
mode in Figure 8.
With input
A
enabled, the DataCollector records the time that photogate
A
’s beam
was interrupted - this time is labeled
T
A
. Input
B
is ignored.
With input
B
enabled, the DataCollector records the time that photogate
B
’s beam
was interrupted - this time is labeled
T
B
. Input
A
is ignored.
With
A+B
enabled, the DataCollector reports times for both photogates, as well as
the time between interrupting photogate
A
’s beam and photogate
B
’s beam. This
third time is labeled
T
AB
.
Figure 8:
The New Experiment Setup Dialog in Interval Mode
