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Wireless Force-Acceleration Sensor
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To zero the Wireless Acceleration Sensor, start by
selecting any of the choices for acceleration in the
Home Screen to open a Graph display of
Acceleration versus Time.
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In the Graph display, select the Experiment Tools
(
) icon to open the Experiment Tools window.
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Follow the same procedure that you used for setting
the force measurement of the Force-Acceleration
Sensor to zero.
Collect Data
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In the SPARKvue Home Screen, select a
measurement from the list under the sensor’s name.
A graph of the measurement versus time opens.
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In SPARKvue, select the Start button (
) to begin
collecting data.
PASCO Capstone
Connecting the Wireless Sensor to a Tablet or a
Computer via Bluetooth
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For PASCO Capstone, select Hardware Setup in the
Tools palette. The sensors in the list are ordered by
proximity to the wireless device. Select the sensor
with the address that matches the XXX-XXX Device
ID number on the sensor.
Connecting the Wireless Sensor to a Computer with the
Micro USB Cable
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Connect the micro end of the included Micro USB
Cable into the micro USB port on the end of the
sensor. Connect the other end of the Micro USB
Cable to a USB port on the computer, or into a
powered USB hub connected to the computer.
Zero (Tare) the Force-Acceleration Sensor
At the beginning of an experiment, the measurement
from the sensor may not be zero when the force or
acceleration is actually zero. This is a normal behavior
that is corrected when you zero (or tare) the sensor
using the PASCO Data Collection Software.
In PASCO Capstone, there are options for setting the
Wireless Force-Acceleration Sensor to zero.
One option is to use the Common Rate button:
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Click the Common Rate button in the Control palette
below the workbook to open the Common Rate
menu.
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Select Wireless Force Sensor from the menu and
then click the zero button. This will set the sensor
reading to zero.
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Repeat the process to zero the “Wireless
Acceleration Sensor” if needed.
Another option is to select a choice in the sensor’s
Properties palette:
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Click Hardware Setup in the Tools palette to open
the Hardware Setup window.
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Click the Properties icon for the Wireless Force
Sensor in the Hardware Setup window to open the
Properties window.
Button
Menu
Common Rate Button and Menu
Zero button
Zero Button
Properties
icon
Hardware Setup Window