PS-3225
Hardware Set-Up
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013-16123A
Mounting the Wireless Smart Gate on a PASCO
Projectile Launcher
Use a Photogate Mounting Bracket (ME-6821A) to
attach the Wireless Smart Gate to a PASCO Projectile
Launcher (see the PASCO web site for more information
about launchers).
Clamp the PASCO Projectile Launcher in place. Mount
the Photogate Mounting Bracket to the T-slot of the
Projectile Launcher. Adjust the bracket so that the second
position on the bracket is aligned with the end of the
launcher. Remove the swivel rod clamp from the side of
the Wireless Smart Gate (but save the swivel rod clamp
for later use). Use one of the smaller thumbscrews from
the Photogate Mounting Bracket (ME-6821A) to attach
the Wireless Smart Gate to the Photogate Mounting
Bracket as shown.
Using the Wireless Smart Gate with the
Time-of-Flight Accessory
The PASCO Time-of-Flight Accessory (ME-6810A) is
designed for projectile motion experiments. The
Time-of-Flight Accessory can be used with a Wireless Smart
Gate mounted on a Projectile Launcher to measure the time of
a projectile’s motion from launch to landing. Connect the plug
from the Time-of-Flight Accessory into Port 3, the Auxiliary
Port on the back of the Wireless Smart Gate. The Wireless
Smart Gate measures the initial speed of the projectile and the
Time-of-Flight Accessory measures total travel time.
Using the Wireless Smart Gate with Photogate Tape
High Resolution Photogate Tape (ME-6666) fits through the
Photogate Tape Slot on the detector side of the Wireless Smart Gate.
The Photogate Tape is made of a flexible Mylar material that can be cut to any length, and is reusable. The tape is 30 m long
with 1cm spacing between bands (edge-to-edge). When the tape is threaded through the Photogate Tape Slot of the Wireless
Smart Gate, the student can measure position, velocity, and acceleration with a high degree of accuracy.
Wireless
Smart Gate
Projectile
Launcher
Base
Photogate
Mounting
Bracket
(ME-6821A)
Thumbscrew
Projectile Launcher
(ME-6800)
Smart Gate
Time-of-Flight
Accessory Pad
Smart Gate
ME-6666
Photogate
Tape Slot
Photogate Tape,
High Resolution