PASCO PS-2133 Respiration Rate Sensor - Manual (Page 2)

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• Start the PASCO data acquisition software. Set up a data
display in the software.
Using the PASCO Capstone Software
• Click the “Hardware Setup” icon in the Tools palette to
open the “Hardware Setup” panel. Confirm that the Rel-
ative Pressure Sensor icon appears with the interface’s
icon.
• Click one of the display templates in the workbook
page, or double-click an icon in the “Displays” palette to
open a data display.
Using the SPARKvue Software
• Start the interface and connect the sensor to an input
port on a SPARK Science device.
• In the sensor parameter screen, touch ‘Relative Pres-
sure’ to highlight it, and then touch ‘Show’ to open a
graph display.
Using the Xplorer GLX Datalogger
• Start the GLX datalogger and connect the sensor to one
of the input ports on the top of the GLX.
• The screen will show a graph of Relative Pressure ver-
sus Time.
Using the Respiration Belt
• First, deflate the belt. Open the release valve on the
squeeze bulb (turn the knob counter-clockwise) and
press on the belt to push any air out.
• Arrange the belt around the upper part of your chest so
that the part that has the tubes on it is on the right side of
the body with the tubes hanging down from the bottom
edge of the belt (see the diagram).
• Place the part of the belt that has the tubes against your
chest first. When this part is against your chest, the layer
of ‘pile’ will face away from your chest. Then place the
left side of the belt over the first part so the
hook-and-pile layers match each other. The belt should
be snug around the chest, but not so tight that breathing
is restricted.
• Connect the Quick Connector tube from the Respiration
Belt to the Quick Connector pressure port on the sensor.
Inflating the Respiration Belt
Close the release valve on the squeeze bulb (turn the knob
clockwise). Make sure that the sensor is connected to the
other tube. Squeeze the bulb several times to inflate the rub-
ber air bladder inside the belt. It may take as many as twenty
squeezes to inflate the bladder. When the bladder is inflated,
the belt will be more snug around your chest.
PASPORT Sensor Extension Cable
PASPORT
Input Port
Interface
This end
first
This end
second
Respiration
Belt
1
2
Squeeze
Bulb
Relative
Pressure
Sensor
To interface