Vernier EHR-BTA Manual

Exercise Heart Rate
Monitor
Order Code EHR-BTA
The Exercise Heart Rate Monitor measures a person's heart rate by registering the
small electrical signals carried across the surface of a person's skin each time his or
her heart contracts. Data are wirelessly transmitted to a Vernier interface using the
Heart Rate Receiver. Sensors purchased after May 2015 can also transmit data
directly to devices that are Bluetooth
without the receiver. This sensor is an excellent hands-free option for continuously
monitoring heart rate before, during, and after exercise or while a person is
stationary.

What is Included with the Exercise Heart Rate Monitor

 Exercise Heart Rate Strap
 Polar Transmitter Module (battery included)
 Heart Rate Receiver
NOTE: Vernier products are designed for educational use. Our products are not
designed nor are they recommended for any industrial, medical, or commercial
process such as life support, patient diagnosis, control of a manufacturing process, or
industrial testing of any kind.

Collecting Data using the Heart Rate Receiver

This sensor can be used with the following interfaces to collect data using the Heart
Rate Receiver.
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 Vernier LabQuest
2 or original LabQuest as a standalone device or with a
computer
 Vernier LabQuest Mini with a computer
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 Vernier LabPro
with a computer or TI graphing calculator
 Vernier Go! ®
Link
 Vernier EasyLink ®
 Vernier SensorDAQ ®
 CBL 2™
 TI-Nspire™ Lab Cradle
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Smart Ready, such as the LabQuest
General procedure for using the Exercise Heart Rate Monitor with the Heart Rate
Receiver.
1. Ensure that the Polar Transmitter Module is securely attached to the Exercise
Heart Rate Strap.
2. Connect the Heart Rate Receiver to the interface.
3. Start the data-collection software.
4. The software will identify the Exercise Heart Rate Monitor and load a default
data-collection setup. You are now ready to collect data.
Note: The subject's heart rate will not be displayed on the Meter Screen when using
the Heart Rate Receiver. Heart rate will be calculated and then graphed during data
collection after a short delay.
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Data-Collection Software when using the Heart Rate Receiver

This sensor can be used with an interface and the following data-collection software.
 Logger Pro 3 This computer program is used with LabQuest 2, LabQuest,
LabQuest Mini, LabPro, or Go! Link.
 Logger Lite This computer program can be used with LabQuest 2, LabQuest,
LabQuest Mini, LabPro, or Go! Link.
 LabQuest App This program is used when LabQuest 2 or LabQuest is used as a
standalone device. Version 2.2.1, or newer, is required if you are using
LabQuest 2. Version 1.7.1, or newer, is required if you are using the original
LabQuest.
 DataQuest™ Software for TI-Nspire™ This calculator application for the
TI-Nspire can be used with the EasyLink or TI-Nspire Lab Cradle.
 EasyData App This calculator application for the TI-83 Plus and TI-84 Plus can
be used with CBL 2, LabPro, and Vernier EasyLink. We recommend version 2.0
or newer, which can be downloaded from the Vernier web site,
www.vernier.com/easy/easydata.html, and then transferred to the calculator. See
the Vernier web site, www.vernier.com/calc/software/index.html for more
information on the App and Program Transfer Guidebook.
 DataMate program Use DataMate with LabPro or CBL 2 and TI-73, TI-83,
TI-84, TI-86, TI-89, and Voyage 200 calculators. See the LabPro and CBL 2
Guidebooks for instructions on transferring DataMate to the calculator.
 LabVIEW™ National Instruments LabVIEW™ software is a graphical
programming language sold by National Instruments. It is used with SensorDAQ
and can be used with a number of other Vernier interfaces. See
www.vernier.com/labview for more information.
This sensor is equipped with circuitry that supports auto-ID. When used with
LabQuest 2, LabQuest, LabQuest Mini, LabPro, Go! Link, SensorDAQ, TI-Nspire™
Lab Cradle, EasyLink, or CBL 2™, the data-collection software identifies the sensor
and uses pre-defined parameters to configure an experiment appropriate to the
recognized sensor.
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