User's Manual

Rotary Motion Sensor Introduction

• In the list of ScienceWorkshop Digital Sensors, select

“Rotary Motion Sensor” and then click “OK”.

• In the Hardware Setup panel, confirm that the icon of the

Rotary Motion Sensor appears with the icon of the interface you

are using.

• At the lower right corner of the Hardware Setup panel is the Sen-

sor Properties icon. Click the Sensor Properties icon to open the

Properties window

• In the Properties window, select the sensor’s “Resolu-

tion”. The choices for the resolution are “Low: 360 counts

per revolution” and “High: 1440 counts per revolution”.

• NOTE: The required resolution depends on the rate at

which the Rotary Motion Sensor will rotate during the

experiment. In general, if the sensor is connected to a

PASCO 850 Universal Interface, choose “High: 1440

counts per revolution”. Otherwise, if the sensor will rotate

quickly during the experiment, select “Low: 360 counts

per revolution”. If the sensor will rotate slowly and a finer

resolution is required, choose “High: 1440 counts per rev-

olution”.

Select “Rotary Motion Sensor” and click OK

Rotary Motion

Sensor icon

Confirm the Rotary Motion Sensor

Sensor Properties

icon

Selected Sensor

Click the Sensor Properties icon

Rotary Motion Sensor Properties window