Pasport PS-2104 User manual

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Instruction Sheet
012-07297E
Force Sensor
PS-2104
Included Parts
1. Force Sensor
2. Bumper attachment
3. Hook attachment
4. Cart/Bracket thumbscrew (M5 × 45 mm)
5. Rod clamp thumbscrew (1/4-20 × 0.75 inch)
Additional Part Required
• PASPORT interface or datalogger
Quick Start
1. Connect the Force Sensor to your PASPORT interface.
2. If you are using a computer, connect the PASPORT interface
to it and start DataStudio.
3. Screw the hook attachment into the sensor.
4. Press or click the start button to begin recording data.
5. Push or pull the hook. The sensor measures the applied
force.
Introduction
The Force Sensor connects to a PASPORT interface or datalogger
and records force in the range of −50 N to +50 N at a rate of up to
1000 samples per second.
Set-up
Connecting the Sensor to an Interface
1. Connect the sensor’s plug to any port of a PASPORT inter-
face or datalogger.
2. If you are using a computer, connect the PASPORT interface
to it and start DataStudio.
Zeroing the Sensor
Press the ZERO button on the sensor. The sensor’s output is
adjusted to read zero.
Connecting Bumper and Hook Attachments
Screw the bumper or hook into the sensor as illustrated.
About the Force Measurement
Sample Rate
By default, the sensor collects 10 samples per second. It can col-
lect data as fast as 1000 samples per second and as slow as one
sample every four hours. Change the sample rate in DataStudio
or on your datalogger.
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Inverted Output
By default, the sensor registers pushing as a positive force and
pulling as a negative force. To register pulling as positive and
pushing as negative, select the Force (Inverted) measurement in
DataStudio or on your datalogger.
Sensor Mounting
Mounting the Sensor on a Rod
Slide the sensor onto a rod and secure it with the thumbscrew as
illustrated.
Mounting the Sensor on a PASCO Cart
1. Insert the included Cart/Bracket thumbscrew through the
hole in the senor labeled Cart.
2. Screw the thumbscrew into the threaded hole on the top of
the cart.
Mounting the Sensor on an IDS Bracket
1. Insert the included Cart/Bracket thumbscrew through the
hole in the IDS Force Accessory Bracket (PASCO part
CI-6545).
2. Screw the thumbscrew into the hole in the sensor labeled
IDS Bracket.
Specifications
Technical Support
For assistance with any PASCO product, contact PASCO at:
For more information about the Force Sensor and the most
up-to-date version of this Instruction Sheet, visit:
www.pasco.com/go?PS-2104
Limited Warranty For a description of the product warranty, see the
PASCO catalog.
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Range ±50 N
Resolution 0.03 N
Maximum Sample Rate 1000 samples/s
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