PASCO AP-8214A Stress_Strain Apparatus - Manual (Page 5)

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4. Plug the sensors into the
interface.
• ScienceWorkshop inter-
face: Connect the Force
Sensor to Channel A.
Connect the yellow plug
of the RMS to Channel 1
and the black plug to
Channel 2.
• PASPORT interface: Con-
nect the Force Sensor and
the RMS to a multi-port
interface or two sin-
gle-port interfaces.
Prepare DataStudio
The included CD-ROM has a folder labeled “AP-8214 SETUP” that contains two DataStudio configuration (set-up)
files, two DataStudio workbook files, and a sample data file.
Start DataStudio and open the configuration file Stress Strain SW.ds (for ScienceWorkshop) or Stress Strain PS.ds (for
PASPORT) located on the included CD-ROM. Each configuration file has Graph displays, Digits displays and sev-
eral calculations.
1. Rotary Motion Sensor (RMS)
2. Force Sensor
3. Force Sensor attachment
4. Force Sensor setscrew
5. Stress Strain platform
6. 3-step pulley 7. belt
8. groove
9. coupon clamps
10. lever arm
11. thumbscrew
12. coupon
Fig. 7: Equipment Set-up
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Fig. 8: DataStudio files
Fig. 9: Stress Strain PS.ds DataStudio configuration file