PASCO Wireless Smart Gate Reference Manual page 2

PS-3225
Product Name
Super Pulley
Super Pulley with Mounting Rod
Photogate Stand
Picket Fence (Large)
Picket Fence (Smart Timer)
Picket Fence (Cart)
Photogate Bracket (Track)
Photogate Mounting Bracket (Projectile Launcher)
Photogate Head
Accessory Photogate
Time-of-Flight Accessory
Photogate Tape, High Resolution
Photogate Pendulum Set
Initial Step: Connect to a USB Port or USB Charger
Use the included Micro USB Cable to connect the Micro USB Port on the Wireless Smart Gate to a
USB port or a USB charger (such as PS-2575A). When connected to a USB port or charger, the
Battery LED shines yellow to show the battery is charging. When the battery is charged, the Battery
LED shines green. Allow 3 hours for charging.
Introduction
The PASCO Wireless Smart Gate is a versatile measuring device that can connect to a computer or mobile device
wirelessly through Bluetooth (BLE) or physically with a Micro USB cable. It measures the time for an object's
motion, such as a PASCO Cart, as the object blocks one or more beams of light. The Smart Gate has three
detector ports and one Auxiliary port. There are slots for Ports 1 and 2 for Photogate Tape (ME-6663) or Photogate
Tape, High Resolution (ME-6666).
Port 1 and Port 2 operate in the same way as a pair of PASCO Photogates that are side-by-side.The space
between the emitters for Port 1 and Port 2 is 1.5 cm. PASCO Capstone or SPARKvue software records and
displays the times for a variety of timing combinations such as the amount of time each port is blocked, or the time
from when one port is blocked until the second port is blocked. The software also displays the values of
calculations such as the speed or velocity between Port 1 and Port 2.
Port 3, the Auxiliary Port, is the port for a PASCO Photogate or similar device
such as a Time-of-Flight Accessory. The Auxiliary port accepts a 0.25 inch
(6.35 mm) "tip-ring-sleeve" phono plug.
Port 4, the Laser Detector Port, is designed to work with a laser beam to
allow measurement of an object too large to pass through the Wireless Smart Gate. The software begins recording
time when a laser beam shining into the port is blocked by a passing object.
Compatible Equipment*
013-16123A
I ntrod uction
Model Number
ME-9450A
ME-9499
ME-9805
ME-9377A
ME-8933
ME-9804
ME-9806
ME-6812A
ME-9498A
ME-9204B
ME-6810A
ME-6666
ME-8752
Tip - Ring - Sleeve Phono Plug
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