PASCO ME-6810 Time of Flight Accessory - Manual (Page 6)

Time of Flight Accessory Model No. ME-6810
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Setup the Time of Flight Accessory with a Photogate
Timer
a) Setup for a Time of Flight Study (with Timer)
Equipment Requirements: See page 4 of this manual.
1. Remove the
Photogate Head from
the support rod of the
Photogate Timer.
2. Put the Photogate
Mounting Bracket
onto the Projectile
Launcher. Mount the
Photogate Head at the
front of the Launcher.
3. Connect the Time-of-
Flight accessory stereo
phone plug into the
side of the Photogate
Timer.
4. Set the Photogate
Timer to PULSE mode
to measure the time of
flight of the projectile
from the launcher to the pad.
b) Setup for an Initial Speed and Time of Flight Study (with
Timer)
Equipment requirements: See page 4 of this manual.
1. Remove the Photogate Head from the support rod of the Photogate
Timer.
2. Put the Photogate Mounting Bracket onto the Projectile Launcher.
Mount the Photogate Head at the closest position on the front of the
Projectile Launcher. Mount the second photogate at the farthest
position on the mounting bracket.
3. Measure the distance between the photogates. You will use this
distance and the measured time between the photogates to calculate
the initial speed of the projectile (ball).
Figure 2: Attaching the Photogate
Mounting Bracket
Projectile Launcher Photogate
Head
Photogate Mounting Bracket
To Photogate
Timer
Figure 3: Photogate Timer (side view)
Connect stereo phone
plug here.
GND SIGNAL
+ 5V
DIGITAL OUTPUT