CMA Dishmachines CLAB DATA-LOGGER 003 User manual

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CLAB User’s Guide ver. 2.1, April 2018
Author: Ewa Kedzierska
© CMA, Amsterdam, 2015
CMA,
A.J. Ernststraat 169,
1083 GT Amsterdam,
Netherlands!
[email protected]
www.cma-science.nl
CASIO and ClassPad are trademarks or registered trademarks of Casio Computer Co.,
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TABLE"OF"CONTENTS"
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I."INTRODUCTION" 5!
1.##About#CLAB# 5!
2.#Items#included#with#CLAB# 5!
3.#How#to#use#this#guidebook# 6!
II."GETTING"STARTED" 7!
1.#CLAB#overview# 7!
2.#Power#Button# 8!
3.#Status#LEDs#and#Speaker# 9!
3.1.!Power!LED! 9!
3.2.!Measurement!LED!10!
3.3.!Speaker!10!
4.#Powering#CLAB#10!
5.#Memory#13!
6.#Sensor#inputs#14!
6.1.!BT!analog!sensor!plug!14!
6.2.!Automatic!sensor!detection!14!
6.3.!Sampling!rate!15!
7.#Built-in#Accelerometer#15!
8.#The#ways#of#using#CLAB#15!
8.2.!CLAB!with!a!CASIO!Graphic!Calculator!16!
8.1.!CLAB!with!a!PC!computer!16!
8.3.!CLAB!standalone!16!
III."USING"CLAB"WITH"A"CASIO"GRAPHIC"CALCULATOR"AND"E-CON"17!
1.#CLAB#and#CASIO#Graphic#Calculators#17!
2.#E-CON#software#17!
IV."USING"CLAB"WITH"A"COMPUTER"AND"COACH" 18!
1.#Coach#programs#18!
1.1!Coach!18!
1.2!Coach!Lite!18!
2.#Installing#the#CLAB#driver#19!
3.#Typical#measurement#procedure#in#Coach#19!

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V."USING"CLAB"STANDALONE"20!
3.#Typical#measurement#procedure#with#CLAB#standalone#20!
VI."INCLUDED"SENSORS" 21!
1.#BT01#Temperature#sensor#22!
1.!Practical!information!22!
2.!Suggested!experiments!23!
3.!Technical!data!23!
2.#BT02#Voltage#sensor#23!
1.!Practical!information!24!
2.!Suggested!experiments!24!
3.!Technical!data!24!
VII."TECHNICAL"SPECIFICATIONS" 25!
1.#Key#features#25!
2.#Working#conditions#and#maintenance#25!
3.#Software#for#CLAB#26!
4.#Warranty#26!
5.#Battery#precautions#26!
6.#Safety#Information#26!
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I."INTRODUCTION""
1.""About"CLAB""
CLAB!is! an! easy-to-use! portable! data-logger! for! Mathematics,! Science! and!
Technology!Education!that!can!be!used!with!a!CASIO!Graphic!Calculator!equipped!
with!the!E-CON!program,!with!a!PC!computer!and!standalone,!in!the!field!and!in!
the!classroom.!!
CLAB!is!equipped!with!its!own!processor!and!memory,!enabling!measurements!at!
high! sampling! rates! up! to! 100! 000! Hz! with! accurate! independent! timing.! It! has!
FLASH! memory! to! allow! easy! upgrade! of! the! internal! system! software! and! to!
store!measured!data.!
For! connecting! sensors! CLAB!has! three! BT! (right-handed)!sensor! inputs,! which!
support! CMA! sensors.! CMA! offers! a! wide! range! of!sensors,! which! can! be!
connected!to! these! sensor! inputs.! Additionally! CLAB!has!a! built-in! 3-axis!
accelerometer.!!
2."Items"included"with"CLAB"""
The!following!items!are!included!with!CLAB:!!
•USB!Power!Adapter!(100-240!V!AC,!DC!5V/1A)!for!powering!CLAB!and!charging!
its!battery!
•USB!cable!for!connecting!CLAB!to!the!computer!or!to!the!delivered!USB!power!
adapter!
•BT01!Temperature!sensor!(-40!..!140!°C)!
•BT02!Voltage!sensor!!(-10!..!10!V)!
•User’s!Quick!Start!Guide.!
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3."How"to"use"this"guidebook"" "
This!guidebook!is!intended!to!provide!instructions!for!the!basic!operations!of!the!
CLAB!data-logger.!The!chapters!in!this!guidebook!include:!!
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II."Getting"started!–!provides!start-up!information!for!the!learning!of!data-logger,!
and!offers!and!overview!of!basic!operations!of!CLAB.!!
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III."Using"CLAB"with"a"CASIO"Graphic"Calculator"and"E-CON"software"–!explains!
how!to!use!CLAB!with!a!CASIO!Graphic!Calculator.!
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IV."Using"CLAB"with"a"computer"and"Coach"software"–"explains!how!to!use!CLAB!
with!a!PC!computer!and!Coach!software.!!
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V."Using"CLAB"standalone"-!explains!how!to!use!CLAB!standalone.!
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VI."Included"sensors"–"provides!technical!specifications!of!included!in!the!CLAB!
package!sensors.!!
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VII."Technical"specifications"–"provides!technical!specifications,!working!
conditions!and!maintenance.!!
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This!User’s!Guide!and!more!on!CLAB!is!also!available!on-line!as!a!free!download!at!
CMA!website!www.cma-science.nl.!!!
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II."GETTING"STARTED"
1."CLAB"overview""
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CLAB!has!built-in!a!3-axis!Accelerometer!and!Speaker.!!
Power"Button!!
surrounded!by!two!semicircle!status!LEDs"
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Analog"(right-handed)"BT"Sensors"Inputs"1,"2,"3,""
for!connecting!sensors!
Mini"USB"Port"
for!connecting!a!USB!cable!for!charging!!
or!for!communication!with!computer!
Calculator"3-pin"Port""
for!communication!with!!
CASIO!Graphic!Calculators!

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2."Power"Button""
The!Power!Button!of!CLAB!is!used!to:!!
•Turning!the!device!on!and!off.!!
•Rebooting!the!device.! Use! this! feature! when! CLAB!“locks! up”! and! does! not!
respond!to!commands.!Data!and!measurement!settings!may!be!lost.!!
•Handling!data!collection!process.!!!
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The!detailed!operations!of!the!Power!Button:!!
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CLAB"Status"
POWER"BUTTON"
ACTION"
OFF!
Press!
Turns!CLAB!on!!
The!left!LED!blinks!red!and!turns!green!!
when!the!device!is!ready!!
ON!
Press!and!hold!!
for!2!sec!!
and!release!
Turns!CLAB!off!
Press!until!the!left!LED!becomes!red!then!release,!!
the!device!turns!off.!
ON!
Press!and!hold!
for!6!sec!!
and!release!
Resets!CLAB!!
(use!only!when!the!device!does!not!respond)!
Press!and!hold,!after!2!sec!the!left!LED!becomes!red,!
after!6!sec!the!LED!starts!to!blink,!then!release,!!
the!rebooting!starts.!
ON!
CLAB!waiting!!
for!triggering!
Press!
Manually!triggers!the!data!collection!
Press!the!button!when!the!right!LED!is!blinking!blue.!
ON!
CLAB!is!sampling!
Press!
Stops!data!collection!
Press!the!button!when!the!right!LED!is!blinking!green.!
ON!
CLAB!ready!for!
data!collection!
Press!
Starts!data!collection!or!Collects!a!single!measurement!!
(Only!available!when!the!device!works!standalone)!
Press!the!button!when!the!right!LED!is!blue.!!
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3."Status"LEDs"and"Speaker"
The! two! semicircles!multicolored! LEDs! surrounding! the! Power! Button! together!
with!built-in!speaker!provide!information!about!the!operating!status!of!the!CLAB.!!
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3.1."Power"LED""
The!left!Power!LED!indicates!power!and!battery!status.!!
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CLAB"STATE"
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CLAB!is!turned!Off!and!not!being!charged,!!
or!CLAB!is!in!Power!Save!Mode!
ON,!together!with!right!LED!
The!LEDs!color!depend!on!the!battery!level!
Orange:!battery!is!being!charged!!
Green:!battery!fully!charged!
CLAB!is!Off!!
and!being!charged!!
(connected!to!USB!or!to!its!power!adapter)!
ON!
The!LED!color!depends!on!the!battery!level!
Green:!battery!full!!
(battery!level!is!between!80%!and!100%)!
Blue:!battery!good!!
(battery!level!is!between!20%!and!80%)!
Red:!battery!low!!
(battery!level!is!less!than!20!%!!
and!needs!to!be!charged)!
CLAB!is!turned!On!
!and!not!being!charged!!
(not!connected!to!USB!or!to!its!power!adapter)!
Note:!powering!CLAB!in!this!situation!!
may!cause!faulty!battery!level!indication!
Left"Power"LED""
for!displaying!power!and!battery!status!
Right"Measurement"LED""
for!displaying!data!collection!status!!

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3.2."Measurement"LED"
The!right!Measurement!LED!indicates!the!data-collection!status.!
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MEASUREMENT"LED"
CLAB"STATE"
OFF!
No!data!collection!
ON!
Blue!
Ready!for!data!collection!
ON!!
Blinking!Blue!
Waiting!for!trigger!conditions!
Data!collection!starts!automatically!after!the!trigger!conditions!are!met.!
To!start!the!data!collection!manually,!press!the!Power!Button.!
ON!!
Blinking!Green!
Sampling!data!
ON!!
Green!
Measurement!data!present!in!CLAB’s!memory!
ON!!
Red!
Error!
3.3."Speaker"
Speaker!generates!different!sounds!and!indicates!events.!
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SPEAKER!
CLAB"STATE!
Sound!1!
Power!On!
Sound!2!
Data!collection!starts!
Sound!3!
Data!collection!ends!
Sound!4!
Count!down!-!sound!n!times!(=!number!of!countdown)!
4."Powering"CLAB"
An!internal!rechargeable!battery!(Lithium-Ion!battery,!3.7!V,!1200!mAh)!located!in!
the! internal! compartment,! powers! CLAB.! CLAB!is! delivered! with! its! battery!
partially!charged.!The!device!will!work!as!long!as!the!battery!provides!power!or!it!
is! powered! via! the! power! adapter.! The! Power! LED! indicates! the! actual! battery!
level!when!CLAB!is!turned!on!(see!!“3.!Status!LEDs!and!Speaker”).!!
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Note:&
•In!case!CLAB!is!connected!to!USB!or!to!the!USB!Power!Adapter!the!Power!LED!will!show!
nearly!always!Green.!!
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Before!the!battery!becomes!too!low!for!operating!the!device!the!Power!LED!turns!
red! to! warn! that! the! battery! level! is! critical! (lower! than! 20! %).! If! you! continue!
working! without! charging,! the! device! will! shut! down.!A! fully! discharged! battery!
requires!up!to!4!hours!of!charge!time!to!become!fully!charged.!But!within!3!hours!
the!battery!will!be!charged!at!least!up!to!90!%.!
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Battery! life! will! depend! on! the! sensors! and! features! used! but! typically! you! can!
expect!to!use!CLAB!between!at!least!4!hours!(in!case!of!3!sensors!connected)!up!
to!8!hours!without!recharging!it.!To!save!power!turn!off!CLAB!when!you!do!not!
need! it.! To! prolong! battery! life,! automatic! power! down! turns! off! CLAB! after! 10!
minutes!of!inactivity.!The!next!time!you!turn!it!on,!it!is!exactly!as!you!left!it.!!
In! the! case! that! CLAB! is! used! standalone! (see! also! 8.3)!and! the! measurement!
settings!are:!
•measurement!time!longer!than!2!hours,!and!
•sampling!frequency!less!than!one!sample!per!2!minutes,!
CLAB!is!set!into!a!Power-save!Mode!and!will!turn!itself!off!between!collecting!data!
samples.!It!awakes!2!seconds!before!a!new!sample!has!to!be!collected.!Data!are!
saved! in! CLAB!memory! in! between.!In!Power-save! Mode! the! Motion! detector!
BT55i!cannot!be!used.!
The!life!of!the!battery!is!more!than!300!full!(0!to!100%)!charging!cycles.!If!charging!
cycle! is! not! full! e.g.! 30%! to! 60%! it!will! last! more! charging! cycles.! Exposure! to!
temperature!over!35oC!will!significantly!reduce!battery!life.!A!replacement!battery!
can!be!ordered!separately.!!
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Notes:&
•CLAB!can!be!used!while!the!battery!is!being!charged.!
•CLAB!typically!consumes!about!150!mA.!If!you!connect!many!sensors!then!power!
consumption!can!be!higher.!!
•When!the!USB!port!does!not!provide!enough!power,!CLAB!will!not!be!charged!or!charging!
will!be!significantly!slower.!!
CLAB!backside!with!
rechargeable!the!battery!
placed!in!the!battery!
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To&charge&battery&&
Use!only!the!USB!cable!and!USB!power!adapter!delivered!with!your!CLAB.!!
•Connect!the!USB!cable!to!the!mini!USB!port!of!CLAB.!!
•Connect!the!other!end!of!the!USB!cable!to!a!USB!power!adapter.!!
•Plug!the!USB!power!adapter!into!a!standard!power!outlet.!!
-!or!-!!!
•Connect!the!USB!cable!to!the!mini!USB!port!of!CLAB.!!
•Connect!the!other!end!of!the!USB!cable!into!a!free!USB!port!of!your!computer.!
Notice,!that!the!efficiency!of!charging!via!a!USB!port,!is!limited!by!the!maximal!
current! provided! by! a! USB! socket! (500! mA! for! USB! 2.0! and! 800! mA! for! USB!
3.0).!!
To&replace&battery&&
Use!only!the!approved!rechargeable!batteries!provided!by!CMA.!To!simplify!the!
battery! replacement! CMA! provides! a! complete! backside! of! CLAB! (as! shown! in!
photo)!in!which!a!new!battery!is!already!placed.!!
•Turn!CLAB!off.!!!
•Use! a! small! cross-slotted! (Philips!
head)! screwdriver! to! unscrew! the!
screws!located!on!the!sides!of!CLAB.!!!
•Very!carefully!move!the!back!side!of!
CLAB!out!of!its!housing.!The!battery!
is! connected! to! the! CLAB’s! PCB!
board! via! a! wire! and! the! board!
moves! together! with! the! plastic!
part.!!
•Very!carefully! disconnect! the!
battery! from! the! PCB! by! pressing!
the! battery! plug! and! moving! it! out!
of! the! battery! connector! on! the!
PCB.!!!
•Move! out! the! Power! button! from!
the! backside!of! CLAB.! Notice! that!
this! button! is! made! from! three!
plastic!parts,!which!can!fall!apart.!!
•Connect!the!new!battery!to!the!PCB!
board! by! inserting! the! battery! plug!
into! the! battery! connector!on! the!
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•Insert! the! Power! button! into!the!
new! backside.! Take! care! that! the!
parts! of! the! Power! button! are!
placed!in!the!correct!position.!!
•Carefully!insert!the!PCB!board!to!the!
backside.!The!PCB!should!fit!firmly.!!
•Keep!the!backside!together!with!the!
board,!insert!the!board!into!small!rails!inside!the!CLAB!housing!and!move!the!
board!to!close!the!housing.!!
•Screw!the!screws.!
•Return! your! old! battery! for! responsible! recycling! and! do! not! throw! it! in! the!
trash.!
5."Memory""
CLAB!is!equipped!with!2!MB!of!Flash!(non-volatile)!memory,!and!128!KB!of!FRAM!
memory.!!
Flash!memory!contains!the!CLAB!internal!operating!system!(firmware)!and!can!be!
rewritten! to! update! the! firmware.! As! new! functionality! becomes! available,! you!
can!download!the!firmware!from!the!CMA!website!to!your!computer!and!update!
your!CLAB.!Firmware!updates!are!also!included!with!the!Coach!software.!"
FRAM!memory!of!CLAB!contains:!
•the!local!sensor!library,!!
•current!CLAB!experiment!settings!and!sensor!definitions,!!
•measured!data!file!-!which!can!consist!of!up!to!a!total!of!60,000!data!points.!In!
the!Coach!software!it!is!possible!to!use!the!buffer!in!a!cyclic!way,!resulting!in!a!
measurement!up!to!500,000!points.!
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If!CLAB!is!switched!off,!all!memory!contents!-!Flash!and!FRAM!-!are!maintained.!
FRAM! is! maintained! as! long! as! the! battery! is! not! completely! depleted;! Flash! is!
always!maintained.!However,! the!Flash!memory! can!be!rewritten!to! update!the!
local!sensor!library!and!the!firmware.!!
To&update&firmware&&
To!make!use!of!new!features!for!CLAB!it!is!necessary!to!update!its!firmware .!CMA!
provides! a! special! utility! program! Firmware" Update.!This! program! can! be!
downloaded!from!the!CMA!website!or!is!provided!with!the!Coach!software.! !
The!Coach!program!recognizes!automatically!when!a!connected!to!the!computer!
CLAB!needs!to!be!updated!and!offers!direct!update.!!
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6."Sensor"inputs""
For!connecting!sensors!CLAB!has!three!BT!(right-handed)!sensor!inputs!1,!2,!and!3!
with!input!voltage!ranges!0!..!5!V!and!-10!..!10!V.!These!inputs!support!all!analog!
CMA!sensors!and!automatically!identify!these!sensors.!Especially!for!CLAB!a!new!
CMA! Ultrasonic! Motion! Detector! BT55i,! which! can! be! connected! to! analog! BT!
inputs!of!CLAB,!is!available.!!
CMA!offers!a!wide!range!of!sensors,!for!a!complete!list!of!available!CMA!sensors!
consult!the!CMA!website.!CLAB!also!supports!Vernier!sensors.!
6.1."BT"analog"sensor"plug""
Sensors!with!BT!(right-handed)!plug!can!be!connected!to!input!channels!of!CLAB.!
The!BT!plug!has!6!pins!with!the!following!connections:!!!
Pin"
Connections"
1!
Vin!
2!
Ground!
3!
Vres1/I2C3!data!
4!
Auto-ID2/I2C3!clock!
5!
5!V!DC!
6!
Vin-low!
1Vres - Output reference voltage (pull-up resistor 15 kΩ) for resistance measurements.
2Auto ID (pull-up resistor 10 kΩ) - Auto ID sensor detection input. The BT inputs have the
possibility for automatic sensor recognition.
3 For (I2C) communication between CLAB and intelligent sensors.
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Vin"
Vin-low"
Inputs!
1,!2,!3!
1,!2,!3!
Input!range!!
-10!..!10!V!
0!..!5!V!
Resolution!(12!bit)!
4.9!mV!
1.2!mV!
Input!impedance!!
100!kΩ!
100!kΩ!
In! the! Coach! software! all! CLAB! inputs! can! be! (simultaneously)! used! as! counter!
inputs.! Sensors! such! as! the! CMA! Photogate! or! CMA! Radiation! sensor! are! by!
default!defined!as!counters.!Other!analog!sensors!can!be!used! as! counters!(e.g.!
using! a! Heart-rate! sensor! as! a! counter)! after! defining! the! counter! conversion!
settings.!!
6.2."Automatic"sensor"detection""
CLAB!automatically!detects!sensors!when!they!are!connected!to!the!sensor!inputs!
and! tries!to! identify! the! connected! sensors.! Most! CMA! sensors! will! be!
automatically! identified.! Some! older! CMA! sensors! or! sensors! connected! via! the!
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sensor! adapter! (e.g.! CMA! 4-mm! to! BT! adapter! 0519)!will! be! not! identified! and!
need! to! be! manually! selected! from! the! Sensor! Library!(on! a! CASIO! Graphic!
Calculator!in!the!E-CON!software,!on!a!PC!computer!in!the!Coach!software)!or!a!
custom! probe! should! be! defined! (on! a! CASIO! Graphic! Calculator!in! the! E-CON!
software).!!
6.3."Sampling"rate""
CLAB!can!sample!up!to!3!sensors!simultaneously.!The!sampling!rate!depends!on!
the!number!of!channels!used!during!the!data!collection.!For!measurement!via!one!
channel! maximum!sampling! frequency! is! 100!kHz,! for! measurement! via! two!
channels!simultaneously!60!kHz!and!via!three!channels!40!kHz.!!
7."Built-in"Accelerometer"
CLAB! has! a! built-in! 3-axis!
Accelerometer,! which! measures!
acceleration! in! 3! ranges:! ±20! m/s2,!!!!!!
±40!m/s2!and!±80!m/s2!in!the!x,!y!and!z!
directions.! This! sensor! can! be! used! in!
combination! with! other! external!
sensors.!!
For!the! directions! of! x,! y! and! z! axes!of!
the!accelerometer!see!the!image.!
Holding!the!CLAB!in!the!shown! position!
should! give! the! following! values! of! the!
component!accelerations:!!
x-component!≈!0!m/s2!!
y-component!≈!0!m/s2!!
z-component!≈!-9.81!m/s2.!
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The!exemplary!activity!for!measurements!with!built-in!accelerometer!is!delivered!
in!Coach!software!(project!‘Measurement!with!CMA!CLAB’!>!1.Tutorials)*.!!
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*!Starting!from!Coach!version!6.7.!Check!the!CMA!website!www.cma-science.nl!for!the!latest!
updates.!
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8."The"ways"of"using"CLAB"
CLAB!can!be!used:!
-as! an! interface! connected! to! a! CASIO! Graphic!Calculator! with! display! ! of!
measured!data!on!the!calculator!screen,!
-as!an!interface!connected!to!a!PC!computer!with!display!of!measured!data!on!
the!computer!screen,!
-as!a!stand-alone!data-logger.!!
8.2."CLAB"with"a"CASIO"Graphic"Calculator""
CLAB!can!be!used!with!CASIO!Graphic!Calculators!on!which!the!E-CON!software!is!
installed,!such!as!CASIO!fx-CG!Series,!fx-9860GII! Series!or!ClassPad!II!(fx-CP400).!
When!connected!to!a!calculator!CLAB!is!controlled!by!the!E-CON!software!running!
on! the! calculator.! The! collected! data! are! transferred! to! the! calculator! and! the!
measurement!can!be!followed!and!analyzed!on!the!calculator.!To!connect!CLAB!to!
a!CASIO!Graphic!Calculator!you!need!a!data!communication!cable!with!3-pin!jack!
connectors!(SB-62).!This!cable!is!provided!with!your!CASIO!Graphic!Calculator.!!
8.1."CLAB"with"a"PC"computer""
Via! the! provided! USB! cable! CLAB! can! be! connected! to! a! USB! port! of! a! PC!
computer! and! work! as! a! lab! interface.! The! Coach! 6! program! running! on! the! PC!
controls! CLAB.! The! collected! data! are! transferred! to! the! computer! and! the!
measurement! can! be! followed!and! analyzed! on! the! computer! screen.!The! USB!
cable!is!provided!with!your!CLAB!data-logger.!!
8.3."CLAB"standalone""
When! using! CLAB! as! a! standalone! device,! CLAB!controls! the! data! collection!
process;!it! collects! and! stores! the! measurement! data.! This! is! very! useful! for!
remote! data! collection! e.g.! outside! the! school.! The! experimental! setup! is!
prepared!using!the!E-CON!application!on!a!CASIO!Graphic!Calculator!or!the!Coach!
software!on!a!computer!and!uploaded!to!CLAB.!The!measured!data!are!stored!in!
the!CLAB!memory!and!can!be!downloaded!into!a!calculator!or!a!computer!after!
the!measurement!is!finished.!!
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III."USING"CLAB"WITH"A"CASIO"GRAPHIC"CALCULATOR"AND"E-CON""
When! using! CLAB! with! a! CASIO! Graphic! Calculator! CLAB! is! controlled! by! the! E-
CON!program!running!on!the!calculator.!The!collected!data!are!transferred!to!the!
calculator!and!depending!on!the!selected!measurement!mode!measurement!data!
appear!during!the! data!collection!(real-time! mode)!or! after!the! measurement!is!
finished.!!!
1."CLAB"and"CASIO"Graphic"Calculators""
The!CASIO!Graphic!Calculators!that!have!E-CON!software!installed!can!be!used!for!
data!collection!with!CLAB.!!
To&connect&CLAB&to&a&CASIO&Graphic&Calculator&&
Use! the! data! communication! cable! with! 3-pin!jack! connectors! (SB-62)! provided!
with!your!CASIO!Calculator.!!
•Connect!one!end!of!the!data!communication!cable!to!your!calculator.!!
•Connect!the!other!end!of!the!cable!to!the!CASIO!Calculator!port!on!your!CLAB.!!
•Turn!on!CLAB!and!your!CASIO!Graphic!Calculator.!
•If!you!experience!problems!with!communication!make!sure!that!both!plugs!are!
fully!inserted!in!the!communication!ports.!!
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2."E-CON"software""
E-CON!is! a! menu-driven! calculator! application! developed! by! CASIO.! It! allows!
configuring! experiments! with! CLAB,! collecting! the! data! via! connected! sensors,!
graphing!and!processing!the!collected!data.!!
For! more! information! on! CASIO! E-CON!visit! the! following! website!!
http://edu.casio.com/support/.!

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IV."USING"CLAB"WITH"A"COMPUTER"AND"COACH""
When! using! CLAB! as! a! lab! interface! connected! to! a! PC! computer!CLAB! stays!
connected!to!the!PC!via!a!USB!port!(on-line!mode)!and!is!controlled!by!the!Coach!
program!running!on!the!PC.!The!collected!data!are!transferred!in!real-time!to!the!
computer! and! the! course! of! the! measurement! can! be! followed! directly! in! the!
program.! The! recorded! data! are! not! stored! in! CLAB’s! memory! and! should! be!
saved!on!the!PC!in!the!Coach!6!program.!!
1."Coach"programs""
The! Coach! and! Coach! Lite! programs! (version! 6.6! or! newer)! support!
measurements! with! CLAB.! Before! you! start! to! use! CLAB! with! the! computer! we!
recommend!to!first!install!the!Coach!or!Coach!Lite!program!(version!6.6!or!newer)!
on!your!PC.!!
1.1"Coach1""
Coach!is!a!multimedia!learning!and!authoring!software!environment!for!Science,!
Technology!and!Mathematics!Education!that!offers!tools!to:!!
•collect!data!via!interfaces!and!sensors!!
•control!systems!!
•measure!on!digital!videos!and!images!!
•model!dynamical!systems!and!processes!!
•process!and!analyze!data.!!
As! an! authoring!system! Coach! allows! to! create! multimedia! activities! for! CLAB.!
Exemplary!Coach!Activities!for!CLAB,!prepared!for!use!by!students,!are!available!
in!the!Coach!program.!!
Detailed!information!about!the!use!and!features!of!Coach!6!are!described!in!the!
Guide&to&Coach&6!which!can!be!found!on!the!CMA!website!(www.cma-science.nl).!!
1.2"Coach"Lite2""
Coach!Lite!is!a!limited!version!of!Coach,!which!supports!measurement!and!control!
with! CMA's! interfaces,! among! others! also! CLAB.! The! data! collected! in!
measurements! can! be! further! processed;! the! program! offers! a! number! of! data!
processing!and!data!analysis!tools.!Exemplary!Activities!for!CLAB,!prepared!for!use!
by!students,!are!available!in!Coach!Lite.!These!Activities!cannot!be!modified;!the!
result!of!student!work!can!be!saved!in!Result!files.!!
Detailed!information!about!the!use!and!features!of!Coach!6!Lite!are!described!in!
the!Guide&to&Coach&6&Lite,!which!can!be!found!on!the!CMA!website.!
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1Has!to!be!purchased!separate!(license!code!needed!for!installation).
2Free,!has!to!be!downloaded!from!the!CMA!website!www.cma-science.nl.

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2."Installing"the"CLAB"driver""
CLAB! is! equipped! with! HID3!USB! for! which! a! standard! driver!is! available! in!
Windows.!The!driver!installation!is!automatically!executed!the!first!time!CLAB!is!
connected!to!the!computer4.!
3."Typical"on-line"measurement"procedure"in"Coach"""
To&collect&data&with&CLAB&connected&to&the&computer&5:&&
•Connect!CLAB!to!the!computer!via!the!provided!USB!cable.!!
•Turn!on!CLAB.!!
•Start!Coach!6!Lite!or!Coach!6!and!open!an!Activity!for!CLAB.!!
•Connect!sensor(s)!to!the!sensor!input(s)!on!CLAB.!!!
•CLAB!automatically! detects! the! connected! sensor(s)! and! displays! the! sensor!
icons! of! the! identified! sensors! on! the! CLAB!screen! panel.! Sensors,! which!are!
not! automatically! identified,! have! to! be! selected! manually! from! the! Coach!
Sensor!Library.!
•The!measurement!in! Coach!is!executed!according! to!the! given!measurement!
settings.! Click! Measurement" Settings!to! check! these! settings:! measurement!
type,! measuring! time,! sampling! frequency! and! number! of! collected! samples.!
Adjust!these!settings!if!needed.!!
•Follow! the! instructions! given! in! the! Coach! Activity! or! directly! start! the!
measurement!by!clicking!the!green!Start!button.!!!
•In!most!cases,!Coach!automatically!starts!the!measurement.!!
oIf! triggering! is! enabled! then! the! measurement! is! started! automatically!
when!the!trigger!conditions!are!met.!
oWhen!the!type!of!measurement!is!set!to!Manual!then!the!green!Manual"
Start!button! appears! in! the! Toolbar.! Click! this! button!to! collect! a! single!
measurement.!When!keyboard!input(s)!is!specified!then!the!value!of!one!
or!more!quantities!have!to!be!typed!in.!
•The! measurement! is! stopped! when! the! specified! measurement! time! (time-
based)! or! specified! number! of! samples! (manual)! has! been! reached.!!
If!you!want!to!interrupt!the!measurements!process,!click!the!red!Stop!button!
or!press!<Esc>.!!
•Save!your!result!to!file!via!the!File!menu!options!Save!or!Save"As….!!
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3!Human!Interface!Device.!
4!No!administrator!rights!are!needed!to!install!this!driver!under!all!Windows!versions.!
5!This!procedure!does!not!describe!the!Event-based!type!of!measurement.!!
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V."USING"CLAB"STANDALONE"
When! using! CLAB!as! a! standalone! device,! CLAB!controls! the! data! collection!
process!-!it! collects! and! stores! the! measurement! data.! This! is! very! useful! for!
remote!data!collection!e.g.!outside!the!school.!!
The! experimental! setup! is! prepared! using! the! E-CON!application! on! a! CASIO!
Graphic!Calculator!or!the!Coach!software!on!a!computer!and!uploaded!to!CLAB.!
CLAB!can!be!then!disconnected!from!the!calculator!or!computer.!!
The!Power!button!of!CLAB!is!used!to!start!and! stop!the!pre-defined!experiment!
and!LEDs!and!a!speaker!give!feedback!about!the!status!of!the!data!collection.!The!
measured! data! are! stored! in! the! CLAB!memory! and! can! be! downloaded! into! a!
calculator! or! a! computer! after! the! measurement! is! finished.! Using! E-CON!or!
Coach!the!collected!data!can!be!further!analyzed!and!processed.!
1."Typical"measurement"procedure"with"CLAB"standalone""
•Prepare!the!experiment!setting!by!using!a!CASIO!Graphical!Calculator!with!the!
E-CON!program!or!a!computer!with!the!Coach!program.!!
•Send! the! experiment! settings! to! CLAB.! The! right! Measurement! LED! of! CLAB!
becomes!blue!when!CLAB!is!ready.!
•Now!you!can!disconnect!CLAB!from!your!calculator!or!computer.!!If!you!wish!
(long! time! between! preparation! of! the! measurement! and! the! start! of! the!
measurement)! you! can! now! turn! your! CLAB! off.! Settings! are!stored! in!
permanent!memory.!After!you!turn!CLAB!on!again!the!right!measurement!LED!
will!show!CLAB!is!ready!for!measurement.!!!
•Start!the!measurement!by!pressing!the!Power!Button.!
oIf!Triggering!is!enabled!(the! right!Measurement!LED! is!blinking!blue)! then!
the!measurement!is!started!automatically!when!the!trigger!conditions!are!
met.!To!force!triggering!manually,!press!the!Power!Button.!!
oWhen! the! type! of! measurement! is! set! to! Manual!then! press! the! Power!
Button!to!collect!a!single!measurement.!!
•The!right!Measurement!LED!blinks!green!when!CLAB!is!collecting!data.!If!you!
want!to!stop!the!measurement,!click!the!Power!Button.!
•For!long-time!measurements:!!
owith!time!measurements!longer!than!2!hours,!and!!
owith!sampling!frequency!of!one!sample!per!2!minutes!(or!lower),!and!
owithout!use!of!Motion!detectors!BT55i,!!
CLAB!is!set!into!a!Power-save!Mode!and!will!turn!itself!off!between!collecting!
single! data! samples.! It! awakes! 2! seconds! before! a! new! sample! has! to! be!
collected.! Data! are! saved! in! CLAB!memory! in! between.!During! the!
measurement!a!short!press!of!the!Power!Button!will!wake!CLAB!up.!It!will!stay!
awake!until!the!next!sample!is!taken!and!then!go!back!to!sleep!again.! !!