PASCO PS-2136 3-Axis Acceleration_Altimeter Sensor - Manual (Page 3)

Model No.PS-2136 Specifications
3
Using PASCO Capstone Software
Click the “Hardware Setup” icon in the Tools palette and
click the “Properties” icon (that looks like a gear) to open the
sensor “Properties” window.
Select the needed option. NOTE: The “Remove Sensor Zero
Offset” option will undo the “Zero Sensor Now” option.
Using SPARKvue Software
After SPARKvue starts, the Sensor Parameter screen shows
the measurements that the sensor can make. Touch one of the
measurements, and then touch “Show” to open a page with a
graph display.
In the graph page, touch the “Tools” icon ( ) to open the
Experiment Tools page.
Touch “Configure Sensor” to open the “Sensor Configura-
tion” page. Touch “Edit Sensor Properties…” and then touch
“Acceleration/Altimeter” to open the “Edit Sensor Proper-
ties” page.
The options are “Zero Sensor Automatically On Start:”
(default choice), or “Zero Sensor Now”. Change the default
choice if necessary and then touch “OK”. Touch “Done” and
then “OK” in order to return to the graph page.
Specifications
Suggested Activities
Acceleration on an Inclined Plane
• Roller coaster amusement park physics.
• Hiking, mountain biking, skiing.
• Starting, stopping, turning a vehicle.
Sample Data
Acceleration and altitude data from a roller coaster.
Item Value
Range: Acceleration: ± 10 g
Altitude: 0 to 7000 meters
Accuracy: Acceleration: ± 1% of full scale
Altitude: ± 1% with calibration
Resolution: Acceleration: 0.01 g
Altitude: 0.3 m
Default sample rate: 20 samples/second