Vernier DataMate Guidebook - Manual (Page 8)

6 DataMate Guidebook
LabPro Tutorials
OVERVIEW
The tutorials will teach you how to use the DataMate program. They will explore various
data collection modes using a variety of sensors. There are five tutorials that cover the
most widely used forms of data collection: time graph data collection, events with entry
data collection, and using the LabPro as a stand-alone device (without a calculator
connected).
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DataMate automatically recognizes an auto-ID sensor, identifies the channel to which
it is connected, loads a default experiment appropriate to the sensor, and shows the
current reading. All active channels are shown, and the Main screen is updated as
auto-ID sensors are added. In Tutorial #1 you will learn how to start the program and
start collecting data right away.
Note: It is important to start with Tutorial #1, as it provides necessary setup
information. Beginning with Tutorial #2 if you are using a non auto-ID sensor.
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You may have older sensors that don’t have the auto-ID ability. The directions for
setting up older sensors are given in Tutorial #2.
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Some experiments are not time based; instead they are event based. A pH titration is
an example. Tutorial #3 will guide you through the events with entry data collection
procedure using a pressure sensor.
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Tutorial #4 will show you how to set up and conduct an experiment with the Motion
Detector.
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Tutorial #5 will show you how to set up LabPro as a stand-alone device for data
logging, then transfer the data back to your calculator for viewing.