Carolina NeuLog Photo Gate - Manual (Page 2)

NEULOG PHOTO GATE SENSOR GUIDE
1. Click the “Experiment Setup” button in the NeuLog software and
select “Velocity with a single gate”.
2. The graphic demonstrates the basic idea of what your experimental
setup should look like.
3. Measure and input the object width (in millimeters) into the text
field labeled “X[mm]”
4. Click “Save” and then you are ready to begin data collection.
Velocity with two gates:
The velocity with two gates option is ideal for experiments which examine
collisions between two objects of known width and mass.
1. Click the “Experiment Setup” button in the NeuLog software and
select “Velocity with two gates”.
2. The graphic demonstrates the basic idea of what your experimental
setup should look like.
3. Measure and input the width and mass for both of the objects
passing through the photo gate.
4. Assign each of your photo gate sensors to both the “Sensor A” and
“Sensor B” position.
5. Be sure to space the photo gates far enough apart to allow for a
collision between the two objects before they rebound back
through the photo gates.
6. Click “Save” and then you are ready to begin data collection
Acceleration with a single gate:
Acceleration with a single gate requires an object (or timing card) with two
flags (example shown above) with known widths.
1. Click the “Experiment Setup” button in the NeuLog software and
select “Acceleration with a single”.
2. The graphic demonstrates the basic idea of what your experimental
setup and timing card/object should look like.
3. Measure and input the width for both flags.
4. Click “Save” and then you are ready to begin data collection.
Acceleration with two gates:
Acceleration with two photo gates requires two Neulog photo gate sensors
and an object or timing card with a known width.
1. Click the “Experiment Setup” button in the NeuLog software and
select “Acceleration with two gates”.
2. The graphic demonstrates the basic idea of what your experimental
setup should look like.
3. Measure and input the width of your object (in millimeters) into
the text field labeled “X[mm]”.
4. Assign each of your photo gate sensors to both the “Sensor A” and
“Sensor B” position.
5. Click “Save” and then you are ready to begin data collection.