Vernier DataMate Guidebook User Manual
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DataMate Guidebook
Table of Contents
DataMate Guidebook ..........................................................................................3
Introduction .........................................................................................................3
Required Equipment and Supported Calculators ........................................................................................ 3
Connect the Equipment and Load DataMate onto your Calculator ................4
Connect the Hardware ................................................................................................................................ 4
Provide Power to LabPro............................................................................................................................ 4
reset calculator (optional but recommended).............................................................................................. 4
Calculator Program Installation .................................................................................................................. 5
TI-82, and TI-83............................................................................................................................... 5
TI-73, TI-73 Explorer, TI-83 Plus, TI-83 Plus SE, TI-84 Plus, TI-84 Plus Silver Edition .............. 5
TI-86 ................................................................................................................................................ 5
TI-89, TI-89 Titanium, TI-92, TI-92 Plus, and Voyage 200 ............................................................ 5
LabPro Tutorials .................................................................................................6
Overview .................................................................................................................................................... 6
LabPro Tutorial #1: Temperature Measurement with DataMate and Auto-ID Sensors.............................. 7
TI-82, and TI-83 Calculators............................................................................................................ 7
TI-73, TI-73 Explorer, TI-83 Plus, TI-83 Plus Silver Edition, TI-84 Plus, TI-84 Plus Silver Edition
Calculators........................................................................................................................................ 7
TI-86 Calculators ............................................................................................................................. 7
TI-89, TI-89 Titanium, TI-92,TI-92 Plus, and Voyage 200 ............................................................. 7
LabPro Tutorial #2: Using a Non Auto-ID Sensor ..................................................................................... 9
LabPro Tutorial #3: Events with Entry and Boyle’s Law ......................................................................... 11
LabPro Tutorial #4: Collect Motion Data................................................................................................. 13
LabPro Tutorial #5: LabPro as a Stand Alone Device.............................................................................. 15
The DataMate Program in Detail......................................................................17
Overview .................................................................................................................................................. 17
Quick Start................................................................................................................................................ 17
TI-82, and TI-83 Calculators.......................................................................................................... 17
TI-73, TI-73 Explorer TI-83 Plus, TI-83 Plus Silver Edition, TI-84 Plus, TI-84 Plus Silver Edition
Calculators...................................................................................................................................... 17
TI-86 Calculators ........................................................................................................................... 17
TI-89, TI-89 Titanium, TI-92, TI-92 Plus, and Voyage 200 .......................................................... 17
Setup Option............................................................................................................................................. 19
Sensors ........................................................................................................................................... 19
Data Collection Modes................................................................................................................... 20
Calibration...................................................................................................................................... 22
Zero ................................................................................................................................................ 23
Save/Load....................................................................................................................................... 23
Start Option .............................................................................................................................................. 24
Graph Option ............................................................................................................................................ 25
Analyze Option......................................................................................................................................... 26
Tools Option............................................................................................................................................. 27
Quit Option............................................................................................................................................... 28
Supplemental Programs...................................................................................29
Load DataDir to Your Calculator ............................................................................................................. 29