HP HP 410 User manual

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1. C h a r g e
Charge the unit. IMPORTANT! Before beginning, plug the StreamSmart
410 into your computer with the mini USB to USB cable that came in
the package with your HP graphing calculator. You will need to charge
the unit for approximately five hours. Your computer must be running
for charging to occur. DO NOT use the cable attached to the
StreamSmart 410 for charging.
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2. Connect
Connect a Fourier®sensor to the StreamSmart 410 using the sensor
cable. The following experiment uses the Fourier®light intensity sensor,
but you can use any sensor and still follow along with this guide. Note
the sensor cable ends have a flat side; be sure the flat side faces up on
the connection to the StreamSmart 410. Connect the StreamSmart 410
cable to the HP graphing calculator. Turn on both the calculator and
the StreamSmart 410. Aim the sensor at a florescent light source. Make
sure the switch on the sensor is set to C: 0 – 600 lux.
Figure 1-1

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3. Start the Application
The StreamSmart Aplet is located in the Aplet Library in the HP 39/
40gs, and in the APPS menu in the 50g. See Figure 1-2 below for
instructions on accessing the application.
Figure 1-2

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4. Stream
1. Once the StreamSmart Aplet starts, you will see the message,
“Waiting for connection...,” then data should automatically start
streaming. Your data stream may differ from that shown below.
Move the sensor around and notice how the readings vary.
2. Press the STOP menu key. You have now collected your first data set.
The data stream is a graphical representation of sensor data. The
horizontal axis represents time in seconds, and the vertical axis
represents sensor data in appropriate units (in this case, lux). The
plot window displays a number of items, as illustrated in Figure 1-3
below. Note that no setup is necessary; most settings are done
automatically.
Figure 1-3
Basically, the streaming application works similarly for the 39/40gs
models and the 50g calculators, with only minor differences in how
you access the functions. For example, in Figure 1-3, to access the

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second and third pages of the menu on the 50g, press the NXT key.
On the 39/40gs, use the left-and right-arrow menu keys. Thus, if you
wish to view the SCOPE option on the 50g menu, simply press the
NXT key to view the next page of the menu. Also, note the METER
menu key shown on the HP 50g performs the same function as the
PLOT and NUMERIC keys on the HP 39/40gs.
Figure 1-7 describes the menu items in more detail. The figure shown is for
the HP 39/40gs. For the HP 50g, use the NXT key to access the second
page of the menu to view these functions.
3. Press the PAN key to activate panning;
note the small square indicates activation.
Use the up-and down-cursor keys to
translate the stream and center it in the
display, as shown in Figure 1-4.
Figure 1-4
4. We will now zoom in horizontally on our
data. Press the PAN menu key to toggle to
ZOOM. Then press the right-cursor key to
start zooming in. Keep the key depressed
and zooming will continue smoothly.
Figure 1-5
5. In Figure 1-6, we have zoomed in
approximately 100 times; the window now
represents approximately 0.05 seconds of
data. Use the up-cursor key to zoom in
vertically on the graph until it fills most of
the display. You may have to pan again to
get the graph just as you want it. Figure 1-6
6. You can now see the light intensity fluctuates in such a way as to
produce almost 6 cycles in 1/20th of a second. This is consistent with
120 cycles per second, which would be expected from AC electricity in
the United States at 60 cycles per second.
7. Now here is your first surprise! Press the START menu key and you
should see these same waves in real time. The HP MCL collects data in
real time at rates over 5,000 samples per second. In fact, you can
zoom and pan as you did in steps 3-5 while data streaming is
occurring. Try it now to get familiar with the pan and zoom controls.
8. When your data stream appears similar to Figure 1-6, press the STOP
menu key.

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Figure 1-7
9. We will now select a data set and download it for statistical
analysis. On the HP 39/40gs, press the EXPRT (export) menu key.
On the 50g, press the NXT key to open the second page of the
menu and press the EXPRT menu key. We will use the cropping tools
to select just the data we want. Press the left-crop menu key to
activate it, as shown in Figure 1-8 below. Use the left- and right-
cursor keys to crop data from the left. Similarly, use the right-crop
tool to crop data from the right.
Figure 1-8

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In Figure 1-9, the cropping tools have been
used to select three cycles of the data.
Figure 1-9
10. Once the final data set has been
selected, it is ready to be exported for
statistical analysis. For the HP 39/40gs,
press the right-arrow menu key, followed
by the OK menu key to see Figure 1-10. If
you are using the HP 50g, press the NXT
key and then the OK menu key to see
Figure 1-11. In either case, the Export
menu allows you to select the columns
used for storing your data. Usually, the
default settings shown are the best.
Figure 1-10
Figure 1-11
11. Press the OK menu key to accept these default settings.
12. You will see a message informing you
that your data has been exported and all
other data has been deleted. Press any
key to continue. On the HP 39/40gs,
you will find yourself in the Statistics
Aplet, as shown in Figure 1-12.
On the HP 50g, the message tells you
that your data has been saved in the
reserved variable, DAT. In RPN mode,
press the VAR key, followed by the
DAT menu key, then the down-cursor
key to view the data (Figure 1-13). The
columns have been widened here to
show the data.
In Algebraic mode, press the VAR key,
followed by the DAT menu key, then
the ENTER key. Press the down-cursor key
to view the data.
Figure 1-12
Figure 1-13
For more information on using the StreamSmart 410 to perform
experiments, refer to the user’s guide on the product CD included in
your StreamSmart 410 package.
For more information about analyzing your data, refer to the user's
guide of your HP calculator.
User manuals, user guides, and other information about HP calculators
can be found at www.hp.com/calculators.
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