Technical information

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Navigating within the DataCollector Application
You’ll see four “tabs” at the bottom of the DataCollector application screen (see
Figure 7) labelled Setup, Meter, Table and Graph. Tap on one of the tabs to switch
between screens, or use the DateBook hard button (see Figure 6 on page 11), to
toggle through the four screens.
...record frequencies,
periods, or counts with a
photogate
Start a New Experiment of Standard type. If appli-
cable, select a sampling period that is larger than
the typical period you will measure. From the
Digital list, pick the function you want for each of
digital A and B.
Tap the Go button.
...record data from one
or two analog sensors
Start a New Experiment of Standard type. Select a
sampling frequency that meets your needs.
Note: If you have something selected for both
Digital A and Digital B, data from a second
analog sensor will not be recorded. To ensure data
from the second analog sensor is recorded, make
sure the option None is selected for either
Digital A or B.
Tap the Go button.
...look at data from sen-
sors or photogates, but
not record it
Start a New Experiment of either type, setting
other parameters as appropriate.
Tap the Meter Only button.
Table 4: Choosing between Interval and Standard Mode
If you want to... Just...