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PS-2143

The PS-2143 Quad Temperature Sensor can be used to take four simultaneous 
temperature probe measurements.  The sensor comes with two Stainless Steel 
Probes (PS-2153) and two Fast Response Probes.

Additional Equipment Needed

PASPORT

TM

 interface (USB Link, PowerLink, Xplorer, etc.) with USB-com-

patible computer or a PS-2000 Xplorer

EZscreen or DataStudio

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 software (version 1.9.0 or later)

Sensor Specifications:

Quad Temperature Sensor:

Range: -35°C to 135°C
Accuracy: ±0.5°C
Resolution: 0.0025°C
Repeatability: 0.01°C
Unit options: °C,°F, K

Probe Specifications:

Fast Response Temperature

Range: -10°C to +70°C
Accuracy: ±0.5°C
Resolution: 0.0025°C
Construction: A 10K thermistor is 
housed in a water proof PVC tip.  The 
thermistor is connected to a 3.5 mm   
stereo connector with a 4-foot PVC  
insulated wire.

Stainless Steel Temperature
(PS-2153):

Range: -35 to 135

°

C

Accuracy: ±0.5

°

C

Resolution: 0.0025

°

C

Construction: A 10K thermistor is 
housed in a stainless steel tube. 

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Quad Temperature Sensor

CARD 1A

Equipment Setup

Connect the PASPORT interface to a USB port on 
your computer or to a USB hub.

On the Quad Temperature Sensor, insert one or 
more temperature probes into the temperature port.

Connect the Quad Temperature Sensor to the 
PASPORT interface. (If using an Xplorer in the 
classroom, connect the Xplorer cable to your 
computer.)

The software launches when it detects a PASPORT 
sensor. Launch DataStudio.

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Activity: Temperature Differences Among 

Various Parts of the Body

DataStudio/DS Lite Tasks: Procedure:

Record the temperature:

On the main toolbar, click the 

Start 

button.

Change the sample rate:

In the Setup window, use the 

Plus

 and 

Minus

 

buttons to change the rate.  To set a new time 
unit, click on the down arrow next to Hz and 
select a new unit.

Change measurement 
units:

In the Setup window, click on the down arrow 
next to the appropriate temperature probe    
number and select a new unit.

Scale to fit the data:

Click the 

Scale-to-Fit

 button on the Graph tool-

bar to automatically scale the data.

View data statistics:

On the Graph toolbar, click the 

Statistics

 button.

Equipment required

: PS-2143 Quad Temp. Sensor, PASPORT interface, DataStudio 

(1.9.0 or later), up to four Fast Response Temperature Probes, adhesive patches/tape 

1. Plug the PS-2143 Quad Temp. Sensor into a PASPORT interface.
2. Connect the PASPORT interface to a USB-compatible computer.
3. Launch DataStudio.
4. Plug a Fast Response Temperature Probe into each of the ports on the Quad 

Temp. Sensor box.

5. (Optional): Calibrate each of the probes using the calibration procedure on card 

2B.

6. Place a probe in each of the following locations: a) chest b) abdomen c) upper 

arm and d) leg. (

Note:

 To hold the probes in place, put an adhesive patch or 

piece of medical tape over each probe.)

7. In DataStudio, open a Graph display.  From the Data list, drag the icons for the 

temperature measurements to the graph.

8. Click the 

Start 

button to begin collecting data.

9. Ask the student to exercise vigorously for about 10 minutes, and watch the data 

while exercising.  Stop and rest for about 10 minutes.

10. To end data collection, click the 

Stop

 button.

11. Compare the body temperature at each of the four locations during exercise.  At 

which location was the body temperature a) the lowest and b) the highest?  At 
which point was the change in temperature the greatest? Explain your answers.  
Do more muscular parts of the body generate more or less heat than those 
parts with more fat tissue?

12.  (Optional): With disposable thermometers, have each student take his/her 

body temperature.  During exercise, which is higher, the core body temperature 
or the skin temperature?  Explain your answers.

13. (Optional): Using skin calipers, take a skinfold measurement for the chest, 

abdomen, arm, and leg.  Is there a relationship between the temperature 
increase and the skinfold measurement?   

CARD 1B

Sample Data: Temperature Differences Among Various
Parts of the Body During Exercise 

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