PASCO DataStudio Starter Manual - Manual (Page 12)

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Workbook
The workbook display is a powerful, self-contained authoring environment. Use this feature to create
guided scientific inquiry or as a lab write-up tool. Workbooks can contain DataStudio displays,
graphics, and text.
Setting Experiment Options
Options
Use the Options button to set sampling options. Clicking the Options button in the Experiment Setup
window will open the Sampling Options.
Manual Sampling Tab
This option is used with experiments that require selecting specific data points (instead of collecting
continuous data). These data points can then be associated with a parameter that is not measured by a
sensor. The associated parameter can be typed in manually.
Clicking the “Keep data values only when commanded”check box will activate manual sampling
mode. If the data that is kept will have associated manually input data, also check the "Enter a
keyboard value when data is kept" checkbox. If the "Prompt for a value" checkbox is checked, when
data is 'kept', DataStudio will prompt the user to manually input the associated data. The remaining
options are for describing the manually input data. You can describe and name the data, prescribe
units, as well as the numerical accuracy.
Delayed Start Tab
A delayed start condition causes DataStudio to monitor and not store any experiment data until a
prescribed condition has been met. The condition can be based on time, or an experimental condition.
Use the Delayed Start tab to select between time and data measurement, then set parameters for the
start condition.
Automatic Stop Tab
An automatic stop condition causes DataStudio to end data collection when a prescribed condition has
been met. The condition can be based on time or an experimental condition. Use the Automatic Stop
Tab to select between time and data measurement, then set parameters for the start condition.