Introduction, Labpro components – Vernier LabPro User Manual
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Introduction
The Vernier LabPro is a versatile data-collection interface that can be used to collect data in a variety of
ways in the classroom or in the field. It can be used with a computer, TI graphing calculator, or as a stand-
alone data logger. More than 60 Vernier sensors are available for use with LabPro.
By following this guidebook, you will learn to
Set up and collect data with a Macintosh
®
or Windows
®
computer.
Set up and collect data with a Texas Instruments graphing calculator.
Use LabPro as a stand-alone data logger, and then retrieve data with a computer or a TI graphing
calculator.
LabPro Components
The LabPro package contains the parts you need to connect LabPro to a computer or most TI graphing
calculators. Those parts include
LabPro interface
User’s Manual
TI graphing calculator cradle (off-white color) for the
TI-84 Plus, TI-84 Plus Silver Edition, TI-89 Titanium
Voltage Probe
43 cm and short calculator-to-
calculator link cables
TI graphing calculator cradle (translucent blue green)
for the TI-73, TI-73 Explorer, TI-82, TI-83, TI-83
Plus, TI-83 Plus Silver Edition, TI-86, TI-89
The LabPro interface has three buttons, three LEDs, four analog channels (CH 1, CH 2, CH 3, and CH 4),
two digital channels (DIG/SONIC 1 and DIG/SONIC 2), a serial computer connection, a USB computer
connection, a piezo speaker, and a calculator I/O port.