PASCO ME-6810 Time of Flight Accessory User Manual

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Time of Flight Accessory

Model No. ME-6810

Appendix A: DataStudio Software Instructions for Using the

Time of Flight Accessory with a PASPORT Interface

Instructions for an Initial Velocity and/or Time of Flight Study

1. Connect the photogate and time of flight accessory stereo plugs to the

Photogate Ports. [Note: You will need 1-2 photogates and 1-2
PASPORT Photogate Ports (PS-2123). See the PASPORT interface
setup instructions on page 7 of this manual.]

2. Connect the each Photogate Port to a USB link or hub.

3. When the Choose Timer window appears, select "Time in Flight"

and click OK.

4. Measure the photogate spacing (meters).

5. At the Change Variable Values prompt, accept or change the default

photogate spacing and click OK.

6. Initial Velocity and time of flight parameters automatically appear

in a Table display. You are ready to begin collecting data.

Note: To change mea-
surement parameters,
click on the Setup button
to open the PASPORT
Setup window. Scroll to
the Time of Flight options
and check to add options
or uncheck to remove
them. For more informa-
tion, see the DataStudio
online help.