Carolina NeuLog Pressure User Manual
Neulog pressure sensor guide
NEULOG PRESSURE SENSOR GUIDE
NeuLog pressure sensor
NUL-210
The NeuLog pressure sensor can be used for any science experiment or activity which
requires an accurate pressure measurement such as in the fields of Physics, Biology,
Physiology, Microbiology, Botany, Weather Science, etc.
The pressure sensor comes pre-calibrated in the factory, and never requires
recalibration.
Both the pressure and barometer sensors measure pressure however the pressure
sensor is much easier to connect to lab ware such as syringes, beakers, and test
tubes whereas the barometer sensor is ideal for testing atmospheric pressure in the
open or in large containers. A hose with an attachment piece come connected to the
sensor to make connections to various mediums easier.
Just a few of the thousands of possible experiments that can be done with the NUL-
210 sensors are: Boyle’s Law, Gay-Lussac’s Law for ideal gases, weather
phenomena, yeast and microbe fermentation, small animal exercise physiology,
chemical reactions, and many more.
The pressure sensor can collect data using four different units of measure:
Kilopascal (kPa): The SI unit of pressure.
Atmospheres (atm): A pressure unit equal to one earth atmosphere at sea
level (101.325 kPa)
Pounds per square inch (psi): The unit of pressure which measures the
amount of force (in pounds) a gas or liquid exerts across one square inch
Bar: A non-SI unit equal to exactly 100 kPa
Quick start procedure:
PC or Mac Computer
Materials needed:
A USB to mini USB cable (which comes with the USB-200)
Your pressure sensor needs to be connected to a USB-200 module. The USB-200
module then connects to a computer via a USB to mini-USB cable. Please note that
you cannot plug the pressure sensor directly into the computer.
Resident PC software and browser based software can be downloaded for free at
www.NeuLog.com/dowload as well as a full software user guide. Note: Make sure not
to download and install both types of software they will conflict on the computer.
Procedure:
1.
Install the NeuLog software
2.
Connect the USB-200 module to the PC or Mac
3.
Connect the pressure sensor to the USB-200 module (they directly plug
together). Please note there is no calibration required for this sensor.
4.
Open the NeuLog software.
5.
Once a pressure sensor logo appears on the left side of the screen the
probe has been automatically identified and you can begin experimentation.
6.
If the pressure sensor is not automatically identified then click the “Search
for sensors” icon to find the sensor.
7.
Select the “On-line experiment” button; this will open a graph below.
8.
Click on the “Module setup” button located on the pressure sensor icon in
the module window to change the sensor settings if need be.
9.
Click on the experiment set up button to change the experiment settings if
need be (experiment duration for example).
10. The pressure sensor will give a live reading in the box to the left of the
screen while plugged in.
11.
To run an experiment and collect data click “Run experiment”.
12. To e
nd data collection early, click “Stop experiment”.
Tablet, smart phone device
Materials needed: