Vernier Data Pro - Manual (Page 3)

Data Pro Guidebook
Table of Contents
Data Pro Guidebook ...........................................................................................3
Introduction .........................................................................................................3
Required Equipment and Supported Palm OS devices ............................................................................... 3
Connect Equipment and Load Data Pro onto your Palm OS Device..............4
Install Data Pro Software on your Palm OS device .................................................................................... 4
Tips and Troubleshooting for Data Pro Installation ......................................................................... 4
Connect the Equipment............................................................................................................................... 5
Provide Power to LabPro............................................................................................................................ 6
Data Pro Tutorials ...............................................................................................6
Overview .......................................................................................................................................... 6
LabPro Tutorial 1: Temperature Measurement with Data Pro ........................7
LabPro Tutorial 2: Non Auto-ID Sensor and Selected Events Mode ..............9
LabPro Tutorial 3: Events with Entry and Boyle’s Law ................................11
LabPro Tutorial 4: Collect Motion Data..........................................................13
LabPro Tutorial 5: Data Pro as a Stand-Alone Graphing Program..............15
The Data Pro Program in Detail .......................................................................17
Overview .................................................................................................................................................. 17
QUICK START........................................................................................................................................ 17
THE Data Pro Menu................................................................................................................................. 18
THE START OPTION ............................................................................................................................. 19
THE SETUP OPTION ............................................................................................................................. 20
Sensors ........................................................................................................................................... 20
Data Collection Modes................................................................................................................... 20
Modes Unique to Specific Digital Sensors (Photogate, Radiation Monitor, Drop Counter) .......... 24
Calibration of Sensors .................................................................................................................... 25
THE GRAPH OPTION ............................................................................................................................ 26
THE ANALYZE OPTION ....................................................................................................................... 31
The quit option ......................................................................................................................................... 32
Transferring Graphs and Data to Your Computer..........................................33
Printing Directly from your Palm OS Device ..................................................35
Appendix A: Battery and Adapter Information ...............................................37
Appendix B: Vernier Sensors for Data Pro.....................................................39
Appendix C: Support and Service Information ..............................................41
Product Support ........................................................................................................................................ 41
International Orders.................................................................................................................................. 41
Product Service......................................................................................................................................... 41
Other Vernier Services ............................................................................................................................. 41
Palm Handheld Information...................................................................................................................... 41
Dana by AlphaSmart Information............................................................................................................. 41
Appendix D: Data Pro Troubleshooting Guide...............................................42
Appendix E: Data Pro Sensor Setup Default Settings ...................................43