Respiration
Monitor Belt
(Order Code RMB)
The Respiration Monitor Belt is used to measure human respiration rates. It must be
attached to the Vernier Gas Pressure Sensor (see Figure 1), which is then connected
to any of the Vernier interfaces (Vernier LabPro
®
, LabQuest
®
2, LabQuest
®
,
LabQuest
®
Mini, Go!
®
Link, SensorDAQ
®
), Vernier EasyLink
®
, or TI-Nspire™ Lab
Cradle. The following are some of the activities and experiments that can be
performed using the Respiration Monitor Belt:
Study the resting respiration pattern of students.
Investigate respiration patterns that have been interrupted by simple activities
such as holding of breath.
Compare respiration rates of athletes and non-athletes.
Compare respiration rates of females and males.
Monitor respiration rates, including recovery time, before and after vigorous
exercise.
Compare respiration rate and heart rate (using a Vernier Heart Rate Monitor).
Figure
1
Collecting Data with the Respiration Monitor Belt
This sensor can be used with the following interfaces to collect data:
Vernier LabQuest 2 or LabQuest as a standalone device or with a computer
Vernier LabQuest Mini with a computer
Vernier LabPro with a computer or TI graphing calculator
Vernier Go!Link
Vernier EasyLink
Vernier SensorDAQ
CBL 2™
TI-Nspire™ Lab Cradle
2
NOTE:
Vernier products are designed for educational use. Our products are not
designed nor recommended for any industrial, medical, or commercial process such
as life support, patient diagnosis, control of a manufacturing process, or industrial
testing of any kind.
Data-Collection Software
This sensor can be used with an interface and the following data-collection software.
Logger
Pro
3
This computer program is used with LabQuest, LabQuest Mini,
LabPro, or Go!Link.
Logger
Pro
2
This computer program is used with ULI or Serial Box Interface.
Logger Lite
This computer program is used with LabQuest 2, LabQuest,
LabQuest Mini, LabPro, or Go!Link.
LabQuest App
This program is used when LabQuest is used as a standalone
device.
DataQuest™ Software for TI-Nspire™
This calculator application for the
TI-Nspire can be used with the EasyLink or TI-Nspire Lab Cradle.
EasyData App
This calculator application for the TI-83 Plus and TI-84 Plus can
be used with CBL 2™, LabPro, and Vernier EasyLink. We recommend version
2.0 or newer, which can be downloaded from the Vernier web site,
www.vernier.com/easy/easydata.html, and then transferred to the calculator. See
the Vernier web site, www.vernier.com/calc/software/index.html for more
information on the App and Program Transfer Guidebook.
DataMate program
Use DataMate with LabPro or CBL 2™ and TI-73, TI-83,
TI-84, TI-86, TI-89, and Voyage 200 calculators. See the LabPro and CBL 2™
Guidebooks for instructions on transferring DataMate to the calculator.
LabVIEW
National Instruments LabVIEW™ software is a graphical
programming language sold by National Instruments. It is used with SensorDAQ
and can be used with a number of other Vernier interfaces. See
www.vernier.com/labview for more information.
How to Use the Respiration Monitor Belt
Follow this procedure to make measurements with the Respiration Monitor Belt
connected to a Gas Pressure Sensor and a Vernier interface, Vernier EasyLink, or
CBL 2™:
1. Set up the Respiration Monitor Belt.
If you are collecting data with a computer, start Logger
Pro
, open an experiment
file set up for the Respiration Monitor Belt.
If you are collecting data with a LabQuest 2 or LabQuest as a standalone device,
launch the LabQuest App and set up a Respiration Monitor.
If you are collecting data with a calculator, run the DataQuest, DataMate or
EasyData program and select a Respiration sensor.
