PASCO ME-6810 Time of Flight Accessory - Manual (Page 8)

Time of Flight Accessory Model No. ME-6810
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pad. (For information about using computer software with the
interface, see Appendices A-C of this manual).
b) Set up for an Initial Speed and Time of Flight Study (with
interface)
Equipment Required: 2 Photogates with brackets, 1
ScienceWorkshop
® interface (CI-6400 or CI-6450) OR 2 PASPORT
Photogate Port (PS-2123) with 2 USB Links (PS-2100) and USB-
compatible computer, 1 Time of Flight Accessory, 1 Projectile
Launcher, DataStudio software
1. Put the Photogate
Mounting Bracket onto
the Projectile Launcher.
Mount one Photogate at
the closest position to the
front of the launcher.
Mount the second
photogate at the farthest
position on the bracket.
2. For ScienceWorkshop
interfaces: Connect the
stereo phone plug from the Photogate that is closest to the projectile
launcher into digital channel 1, the stereo phone plug of the second
photogate into digital channel 2, and the stereo plug of the Time--
of-Flight accessory into digital channel 3 on the interface.
For PASPORT interfaces: Insert the stereo plug of the photogate
into Port 1 on the PASPORT Photogate Port, the stereo plug of the
second photogate into Port 2 on the Photogate port, and the Time
of Flight Accessory into either Port 1 or Port 2 on a second
Photogate Port. Connect each Photogate Port to a USB link and
USB port on your computer.
3. Use the computer program that came with your interface to measure
the initial speed and overall time of flight of the projectile from the
launcher to the pad (For more information about using a computer
program to time the projectile, see Appendices A-C of this
manual.)
Photogates
Projectile Launcher
To computer interface
Photogate Mounting Bracket
Figure 5: Mounting the Photogates on
the Launcher