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Owen,
Here's one way to acheive your goal:
When plugging in the photogates, you're prompted with a Choose Timer
box. Pick the Collision Timer mode, because it's configured to give V2
and V1 from two photogates.
Next, choose the Recordable Timer to define a timing sequence for the
time between gate 1 and 2
Then, create a calculation for acceleration using your equation which
uses the two velocities from the collision timer and the time between
gates from the recordable timer.
I'll send a DataStudio file with this setup for your review to your
personal email address.
Let me know, if you have any other questions.
Sean McKeever
Physics Product Development
Owen <okugelgen@MINDSPRING.COM> wrote:
Hi folks!
I am trying out the PASCO PasPort system and DataStudio.
I can't figure out how to use DataStudio software, PasPort photogate
port and two photogates to calculate acceleration the way I can with
ScienceWorkshop:
a glider with a 1 cm flag passes thru two photogates
accel. = (v2-v1)/(time between gates).
Any suggestions?
(I know I could use a small picket fence a motion sensor, but would
rather use the method described above)
Thanks in advance,
Owen
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