Vernier DataMate Guidebook - Manual (Page 9)

DataMate Guidebook 7
LABPRO TUTORIAL #1: TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT WITH DATAMATE
AND AUTO-ID SENSORS
A good way to get acquainted with LabPro is by performing a simple experiment. This
particular tutorial will investigate the response time of a Temperature Probe using the
DataMate program in Time Graph mode. Just follow the four easy steps and you are on your
way to becoming comfortable with LabPro and DataMate.
MATERIALS
TI graphing calculator Vernier Stainless Steel Temperature Probe
LabPro interface One 250 mL beaker or cup
DataMate program 100 mL hot water
PROCEDURE
Connect the hardware.
1.
Plug the link cable into the link port of the TI graphing calculator and LabPro.
2. Plug the Stainless-Steel Temperature Probe into Channel 1.
3. Either install four AA batteries or connect the AC adapter to LabPro.
4. Now you can start the DataMate program.
TI-82, and TI-83 Calculators
Press
PRGM then press the calculator key for the number that precedes
DataMate program (usually
1
). Press
ENTER . An introductory screen
will appear, followed by the main screen.
TI-73, TI-73 Explorer, TI-83 Plus, TI-83 Plus Silver Edition, TI-84
Plus, TI-84 Plus Silver Edition Calculators
Press
APPS
, then press the calculator key for the number that precedes DataMate
program. An introductory screen will appear, followed by the Main screen.
TI-86 Calculators
Press
PRGM
, press
F1
to select < NAMES >, and press a menu key to select
< DATAM > (usually
F1
). You may need to press
MORE
to see <DataMate>. Press
ENTER
. An introductory screen will appear, followed by the Main screen.
TI-89, TI-89 Titanium, TI-92,TI-92 Plus, and Voyage 200
Press
2nd
[ VAR-LINK ]. Use the cursor pad to scroll down to “datamate”, then press
ENTER
. Press ) to complete the open parenthesis on the entry line and press
ENTER
. An introductory screen will appear, followed by the Main screen.
5. If the calculator cannot establish a link with LabPro, this menu appears. If
you choose
INTERFACE , the calculator will continue to attempt linking
with LabPro. If the link still cannot be established, the error message
shown below will appear
.