Carolina NeuLog Flow User Manual
Neulog flow sensor guide
NEULOG FLOW SENSOR GUIDE
NeuLog flow sensor
NUL-224
The NeuLog flow sensor can be used for any science experiment or activity which
involves a liquid flow rate such as in the fields of Environmental Science, Ecology,
Earth Science, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, etc.
The sensor comes pre-calibrated so you can start experimentation right out of the box
using any of the following guides.
Just a few of the thousands of possible experimental subjects that can be done with
the NUL-224 sensors are: stream velocity and health, turbidity, density verses flow
rate, fluid pressure and flow relationships, and many more.
The flow sensor uses the following units of measure:
Meters per second (m/s): The SI unit of velocity.
Connecting to the flow sensor:
The flow sensor takes velocity measurements of liquids flowing through the flow probe
attachment. There are a few options for connecting the probe attachment to a water
source:
Connect directly to a faucet using the threaded inlet and outlet pipes.
Use rubber hosing to connect the inlet and outlet pipes to the sample being
tested.
Quick start procedure:
PC or Mac Computer
Materials needed:
A USB to mini USB cable (which comes with the USB-200)
Your flow sensor needs to be connected to a USB-200 module. The USB-200 module
then connects to a computer via a USB to mini-USB cable. Please note that you
cannot plug the flow sensor directly into the computer.
Resident PC software and browser based software can be downloaded for free at
www.NeuLog.com/dowload as well as a full software user guide. Note: Make sure not
to download and install both types of software, they will conflict on the computer.
Procedure:
1.
Install the NeuLog software
2.
Connect the USB-200 module to the PC or Mac
3.
Connect the flow sensor to the USB-200 module (they directly plug
together). Please note there is no calibration required for this sensor.
4.
Open the NeuLog software.
5.
Once a flow sensor logo appears on the left side of the screen the probe
has been automatically identified and you can begin experimentation.
6.
If the flow sensor is not automatically identified then click the “Search for
sensors” icon to find the sensor.
7.
Select the “On-line experiment” button; this will open a graph below.
8.
Click on the “Module setup” button located on the flow sensor icon in the
module window to change the sensor settings if need be.
9.
Click on the experiment set up button to change the experiment settings if
need be (experiment duration for example).
10. The flow sensor will give a live reading in the box to the left of the screen
while plugged in.
11.
To run an experiment and collect data click “Run experiment”.
12.
To end data collection early, click “Stop experiment”.
Tablet, smart phone device
Materials needed:
Your flow sensor needs to be connected to a WIFI-201 module. The WIFI-201 module
will create a closed NeuLog wifi network which will stream the NeuLog data to a