PASCO UI-5000 850 Universal Interface Instruction Manual - Manual (Page 4)

850 Universal Interface UI-5000
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Introduction
Interface
The PASCO
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850 Universal Interface is a USB (Universal Serial Bus) multi-port data
acquisition interface designed for use with any PASCO sensor and PASCO Capstone™ software
(available separately). Users can plug a sensor into one of the twelve input ports on the interface,
perform the necessary setup in the PASCO Capstone program, and then begin collecting data.
PASCO Capstone software records, displays and analyzes the data measured by the sensor.
The 850 Universal Interface comes with a USB cable for connecting to a computer, and a power
supply (AC adapter with power cord) that converts input of 100 to 240 V AC to output of 20 V
DC at 6 A.
The 850 Universal Interface has three built-in signal generator/power outputs. One provides up
to 15 watts of power and the other two provide 500 milliwatts of power each. The interface can
output direct current (DC) or alternating current (AC) in a variety of waveforms such as sine,
square, and sawtooth.
(Please note that the 850 Universal Interface is not compatible with the PASCO CI-6552A
Power Amplifier because there is no ‘signal output’ from the DIN plug ports.)
Note: The 850 Universal Interface is compatible with all PASCO PASPORT sensors and
ScienceWorkshop sensors. The PASPORT sensors have a “PS-” prefix, and the ScienceWorkshop
sensors have a “CI-”, “ME-”, “SN-”, or “TD-” prefix. See the PASCO web site at
www.pasco.com for more information about the sensors.
Software
PASCO Capstone software, available separately, is required for the 850 Universal Interface, but
please note that PASCO Capstone supports any PASCO USB interface, such as the following:
• SPARK Science Learning System™ (PS-2008A)
• SPARKlink™ Interface (PS-2009)
• USB Link (PS-2100)
• PowerLink (PS-2001)
• Xplorer GLX Graphing Datalogger (PS-2002)
• Xplorer Datalogger (PS-2000)
USB Cable Power Adapter Power Cord