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Quick start procedure:
PC or Mac Computer
Materials needed:
900-209 Photo Gate Sensor
900-213 USB Module
A USB to mini USB cable (which comes with the
900-213)
Your photo gate sensor needs to be connected to a
900-213 module. The 900-213 module then connects
to a computer via a USB to mini-USB cable. Please
note that you cannot plug the photo gate sensor
directly into the computer.
Resident PC software and browser based application
can be downloaded for free at
as well as a full software user guide.
Note:
Make sure not to download and install both
types of software they will conflict on the computer.
Procedure:
1.
Install the Edu-logger software
2.
Connect the 900-213 module to the PC or Mac
3.
Connect the photo gate sensor to the 900-213
module (they directly plug together). Please note
there is no calibration required for this sensor.
4.
Open the Edu-logger software.
5.
Once a photo gate sensor logo appears on the left
side of the screen the probe has been
automatically identified and you can begin
experimentation.
6.
If the photo gate sensor is not automatically
identified then click the “Search for sensors” icon
to find the sensor.
7.
Select the “On-line experiment” button; this will
open a graph below.
