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Glossary
Analog sensor
. . . . . . a sensor that measures a continuous quantity, such as volt-
age, temperature, pH, etc. These sensors output a voltage from 0-5 V that
the DataCollector interprets as a value. As opposed to a
Digital sensor
.
App
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . an application running on the Zire handheld.
Conduit
. . . . . . . . . . . software running on a personal computer (on the Mac or
Windows operating system) that assists in transferring data from the Zire
handheld to the PC.
Digital sensor
. . . . . . a sensor that only has two states:
on
and
off
. A photogate is
a digital sensor. As opposed to an
Analog Sensor
.
HotSync Manager
. . . software running on a personal computer that, in
conjunction with the
conduit
, transfers data between the Zire handheld and
the PC.
Meter Only
. . . . . . . . a type of DataCollector experiment. When running an
experiment in
Meter Only
mode in the DataCollector
App
, live values are
displayed on screen, but no data is recorded in the table.
Screen tabs
. . . . . . . . four tabs at the bottom of the DataCollector
App
screen.
Switch between the
Setup
,
Meter
,
Table
, and
Graph
screens by tapping the
appropriate tab.
Status bar
. . . . . . . . . a series of indicators at the top of the DataCollector
App
screen showing which sensors are connected and the status of the current
experiment.