Vernier Data Pro User Manual

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Data Pro

2. Select Import From

→

Palm Data Pro... from the File Menu

Connect your Palm handheld to the HotSync cradle/cable. If you are using a
Dana, connect the USB cable to the Dana’s computer port (using the square or
“B” end of the USB cable) and to the computer’s USB port (using the flat or
“A” end of the USB cable).

Press the HotSync button

on the cradle/cable. On Dana, press the

function and sync keys.

You should get a message on your computer screen indicating that your
Palm OS device and computer are communicating. When this process is
completed, the data file will be in the Data Pro folder in
the Palm User folder on your computer.

Launch Logger Pro or Graphical Analysis on your PC or Macintosh computer.

Select Import From

→

Palm Data Pro from the File Menu.

The data will be imported into the data table and displayed graphically, as
shown on the previous page.

Load Data from Files Saved by Data Pro Perform all the steps in number 2 above, but
select Import From

→

Text File from the File Menu. Navigate to the Palm/User

Folder/Data Pro folder and select the saved text file you wish to import.
Load Text Files into other Applications, such as Microsoft Excel The data that you
send to the computer using HotSync can also be loaded into spreadsheet applications,
such as Microsoft Excel. DataProX.txt file is found in Palm/User Folder/Data Pro.)

Use HotSync

Press the HotSync button

on the cradle/cable. On Dana, press the

function and sync keys.

You should get a message on your computer screen indicating that your Palm
handheld and computer are communicating.

When this process is completed, the data file will be stored in the Data Pro folder
in the Palm User folder on your computer, as a text file (DataProX.txt).

d.

Launch a spreadsheet application, such as Microsoft Excel. Navigate to the
location of DataProX.txt (in Palm/User Folder/Data Pro) on your computer,
and import the file into spreadsheet application.