PASCO PASPort PS-2128 Quick Start

PS-2128
Visual Accelerometer
Full Scale
Switch
Negative Scale
ON/ZERO/OFF
(red lights)
button
Specifications:
Sensor range: Auto-scale: ±0.02 g to ±2 g
(±0.2 m/s
Manual scale: ±0.1 g, ±0.5 g, ±2 g
(±1, ±5, ±20 m/s
Resolution:
LEDs: 20% of full scale range;
DataStudio: 0.001 g (0.01 m/s
Accuracy:
±
0.02 g (0.2 m/s
Maximum sample rate: 100 samples/sec
Frequency response: 0 to 10 Hz
Maximum acceleration:*
±2 g (20 m/s
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Note: The maximum acceleration measurement is ±2 g (20 m/s
maximum acceleration without damage to the sensing element is 1000 g.
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Function
Switch
Positive Scale
(green lights)
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Acc elerometer Quick Start
The PS-2128 Visual Accelerometer provides a real-time, visual display of acceleration
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(m/s or g) along a single axis. When connected to a computer with DataStudio software,
the Visual Accelerometer can be also used to record and graph acceleration changes.
A d d i ti o n al E qu i p m en t N e ed e d
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• PASPORT interface [USB Link (PS-2100) with USB-compatible computer or
Xplorer (PS-2000)]
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• EZscreen or DataStudio software (version 1.7.2 or later)
E q ui p m e nt S et up
1. Connect the USB Link to a USB port on your computer or to a USB hub.
2. Connect the PASPORT cable to the Visual Accelerometer and to the USB Link (or
Xplorer).
3. The software launches when it detects a PASPORT sensor. Select a choice from the
PASPORTAL window.
4. Move the Accelerometer slide switches to select a scale type and/or range.
5. To turn on the Accelerometer, momentarily push in and release the black button.
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CARD 1A
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