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1. Data Harvest Group Ltd 13 EASYSENSE O Advanced D0160 4 Easy Log In Easy Log it is not necessary to set the duration of the recording O Advanced will capture data until stopped up to a maximum of 41 days The data set will then be stored in O Advanced s memory Recording finished Name data set gt Main Menu Repeat experiment Main Menu 1 57 2 dBA Stop recording Switch off 2 185 Ix Press for yes Easy Log 3 22 45 C Press m for no Meter 88 ee A Press green to view the samples taken etc gt Press red to stop recording Press green again to return to the normal screen Samples taken 672 Elapsed 00 00 01 07 Interval 100 ms Started 26 11 16 32 e Connect the sensors If the display is turned off press any button to wake up O Advanced Main Menu A Switch off e Use the blue 7 buttons to scroll though the menu Easy Log until the pointer is pointing at EasyLog e Press the green gt button to select EasyLog and automatically begin recording 57 2 dBA 185 1x The bottom line of the LCD screen is a visual indicator of the logging as it takes place B aia The blueG buttons can be used to scroll and view the values from the sensors on the LCD screen whilst still logging Press the green gt button while still logging to see a akas Ke E logging summary i e samples taken elapsed time Interval 5 secs current logging interval and the time started Press gt Started 2
2. Battery life K Time 16 51 45 K Set date amp time DD MM YY Date 09 02 07 Internal temp DD MM YY gt Use the green button to select a number and then move to the next one System Menu Internal Temperature Internal Temperature Set date amp time K Internal temp K sensor is Off sensor is On Data sets Use the blue buttons to scroll through the list of data sets to choose a specific set to delete System Menu Data sets to delete Y 29 to delete Internal Temp 23 data sets stored all data sets Time at A or B Data sets 20 memory used 09 02 07 13 46 13 No Bluetooth for delete menu 14 to choose 1 deleted Delete data set Press for yes Press m for no data deleted Data Harvest Group Ltd 41 EASYSENSE O Advanced D0160 4 Appendix 7 Using Q Advanced with Bluetooth No Requirements 1 Your EASYSENSE Q Advanced must have a built in Bluetooth module If it has there will be Bluetooth Logo Bluetooth LED inc e A Bluetooth logo above the Data Harvest logo on the a e y top panel of the Q Advanced unit loggers only P e Bluetooth listed as a menu item in the System menu vb k from the Main Menu select System C R pr Note If Bluetooth is not fitted then it will list No Bluetooth 2 Your Desktop or Laptop computer must be Bluetooth enabled Bluetooth can added to a computer using an external adapter that plugs into a spare USB socket 3 Your PC should be r
3. J d L DATA HARVEST Gud o EASYSENSE Advanced user manual V 4 DATA HARVEST Wi EASYSENSE O Advanced D0160 4 CONTENTS What SIN nL SlOrage Case Aya iii a a a eee ane eee 3 The EASYSENSE Q Advanced data 1O0gger e 3 EASY SENSE Q Advanced DUBONS sis iukkkansia si ii a ai 4 Sman Q SENSON skio iii ki i i i i ii ENNES 4 Ways to capture data with EASYSENSE O Advanced aaa 5 Using Q Advanced connected to a computer for the first time 6 Using Q Advanced with the computer after initial SetUD aaa 7 The EasySense software OVeYIGW e e ananasai aaa aa aaa a aaa a aaa 7 Using Q Advanced without a computer aaa eee 10 MIETET is iai aa iai Ai ai S a ce eae N a aaa Ei as 11 SEL SEMSOL TANGE L msi iii ais Sai I a ai i a a ee 11 NAD SLO Los asi nai a ii aa I i i i a A ir a a ia ovat 12 EASy LOG A E Mn aS e 14 LOGON aaa sear tarts eee nema eee cat ne tere i eer Cen as 16 Time enle 19 Downloading stored data into the EasySense software 22 DYSISHNMME NU si a ner an S eee ee 22 1 No Bluetooth or Bluetooth see eee 22 Ze BAEN ING a esi kata iai aa aki as a a a ia a as ia Ia 23 DEL CALS Ce TIMMS iu i ini i i i i i t 23 A Internal Temperature sese ee eee e aaa e e 24 S Akal SE S L E S E E E S ee 24 UA e NO A aa aidai a ai a Naka a A NS oe 24 MECHA Gal ITO TIAUONN a siai a a ais i i a a a a aniacnate 25 Selecting the sensor rande eee eee ee kaka kana a e ee aaa aa aa aa aaa aaa aaa aaa 25 Hard
4. Power Power consumption is increased when Bluetooth is on To check the number of hours Q Advanced could operate without a power supply attached make sure Bluetooth is on blue LED lit that the sensors to be used are connected and then select Battery life from the System menu It O Advanced is connected to a mains power supply it will not auto switch off and will stay awake at all times It O Advanced is operating on battery power with Bluetooth on and is not being used e g not logging data no buttons being pressed it will automatically switch itself off after five minutes LCD display blank Data Harvest Group Ltd 42 EASYSENSE O Advanced D0160 4 It O Advanced is off LCD display blank Bluetooth communication will cease and connection to the EASYSENSE software will be lost Press any button to wake up the unit before re establishing connection Installing the Bluetooth USB adapter Microsoft s Service Pack 2 for Windows XP includes its own Bluetooth stack To install the Bluetooth USB adapter simply plug the adapter into a spare USB port preferably a port that the adapter can be left in Windows will identify the adapter and load the drivers the process is automatic and reguires no input from the user O Advanced is a Bluetooth 1 1 standard device and as such should operate with any Version 1 1 or higher Bluetooth adapters dongles however Data Harvest cannot guarantee full operation with all makes of adap
5. 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 mm 1 0 2 0 3 0 4 0 5 0 6 0 m Accel at A 2 Interrupt card Length of segment 30 40 50 95 100 or 120 mm E LL Pitch width of black clear stripe 10 20 40 60 or 80 mm D ms ae ais ade Product No 3177 which has a 47 mm diameter A V VI Accel A or B 1 Interrupt card Length of card 30 40 50 95 100 or 120 mm See page 34 for further information Data Harvest Group Ltd 20 EASYSENSE O Advanced D0160 4 Line 2 If you are measuring Speed or Velocity at A scroll Speed at A through the list of interrupters to find the type you are going K 1 Interrupt card Length 30 0mm to use Press the green gt button to select Line 3 Scroll through the list of dimensions and select the one to be the used Press the green gt button to select e Q Advanced will be ready to start taking measurements When a signal change from the digital sensor sensors is received the timing measurement will be displayed in seconds s on the LCD screen Example What you are measuring Time at A The measurement 0 00000 s 0 The reading number of this measurement t 0 000000s n 0 The average measurement over this number of readings The second line shows the current reading the number indicates the number of the reading The blue 7 buttons can be used to scroll back and forward through the readings already taken the number will indicate the reading number o
6. Data Harvest Group Ltd 9 EASYSENSE O Advanced D0160 4 gt Setup Remote Use to program Q Advanced to capture data for a set time span while disconnected from the computer remote The collect data is stored in Q Advanced s memory to be retrieved by the computer at a later stage The window will open with the logging wizard from which the time span interval between samples start condition and triggers for the recording can be chosen The options available will depend on the level you have selected to work at When the selection has been made the settings will be downloaded to Q Advanced and a message on the computer will inform The logger is now set up for remote logging Q Advanced can now be disconnected from the computer and placed in its recording position The recording will start when the start condition you have selected is met and stop when the selected time span has passed Note If you want to stop a recording before it has finished press the stop Il button on Q Advanced and follow the instructions on the display P Retrieve Remote Use this option to retrieve a data set stored in Q Advanced s memory A dialogue box will open showing the list of data sets currently stored The most recent data set is first in the list Select the required set of data and click on Retrieve Notes If the Erase data box is ticked the set of data selected will be erased from the logger after retrieval Using Q Advanced witho
7. Note If there isn t a choice of range available for the selected sensor then pressing enter will have no effect Set Sound Sound dBA gt Sound mV An asterisk will indicate the current range selected Use the blue buttons to scroll the list until the pointer is pointing at the required range e Press the green gt button to select the range and return to Meter Snapshot Snapshot mode enables you to capture sensor readings every time the green gt button is pressed rather than at a regular time intervals The readings are stored as a data set in Q Advanced s memory Main Menu amas Recording finished Stop recording Meter Name data set Press for yes gt Snapshot gt Main Menu Press for no Logging Repeat experiment Samples taken 1 Name each sample Samples taken 0 1 57 2 dBA 1 57 2 dBA gt No 2 185 Ix 2 185 Ix Press red to 2 5 C 3 2 5 C stop when you ve taken enough samples N Press the green button to take a sample Name each sample Samples o Sample 1 comment Samples taken 1 BA 1 gt Yes 185 Ix a 2 5 C N Use the blue buttons to After selecting text numbers for your scroll through the comment press the red button to finish and letters numbers go back to taking the next sample e Connect the sensors If the display is turned off press any button to wake up O Advanced e Use the blue buttons to scroll through the Menu Main Menu un
8. Press P for the delete menu Either leave as All data sets or use the scroll buttons to choose an individual set of data Press P gt to select and then gt to confirm your choice Press J to return to Data sets Press 4 to return to the System menu Switch off Main Menu Use this option to send Q Advanced directly into low System power sleep mode even when a supply of power is Switch off attached Easy Log Use the blue buttons to scroll the menu until the pointer is pointing at Switch off in the Main Menu Press the green gt button to select Press any button to wake up the unit Note If O Advanced is operating on battery power you do not have to use this option to switch the unit off after a period of inactivity the logger will auto power down Data Harvest Group Ltd 24 EASYSENSE O Advanced D0160 4 Technical information Selecting the sensor range Some plug in Smart Q Sensors have more than one range The range can be altered either on Q Advanced see below or on the computer by using Sensor Config from Settings in a logging option in the EasySense program Once a range is selected O Advanced will use the range until it is changed e Whilst in Meter mode use the blue 2 buttons to move the list until the pointer is pointing at the appropriate sensor e Press the green gt button to view the ranges available Note If there isn t a choice of range available for the selected sensor then
9. Advanced D0160 4 Notes S e The list starts each time at the same point a space use the blue 7 buttons to scroll up through the numbers and down to the delete 6 decimal place and minus sign 5 e The trigger level for a digital sensor e g light gate is automatically set at 4 50 3 2 1 e Press the green P button to confirm your choice 0 A lt q Logging will not start until the value rises above or falls below Deletea Ka V mistake the set level as appropriate Pre trigger If sensor rises or sensor falls has been selected as Pretrigger the trigger event and the selected logging 1004 duration interval is fast enough an option to set a pre None 25 trigger will be available None 25 50 75 and 100 Pre trigger will cause a percentage of samples to be taken before the trigger condition is met and the remainder to be taken afterwards e g if 1 000 readings are to be taken and a 25 pre trigger is selected 249 readings will be taken before the trigger condition is met Scroll through the choices and press the green gt button to select If pre trigger readings are not required leave the selection as None e Recording will start as soon as the trigger condition is reached The bottom line of the LCD screen is a visual indicator as logging progresses each square takes a 20 of the selected duration to fill in e When the recording is complete the LCD will show the Recording finished rec
10. Controller 24D2 then the drivers haven t installed correctly Delete ME eee x x x Intel R 82801EB USB Universal Host Controller 24DE the drivers XP Users right click on entry and select el ot acd Cc 2400 Uninstall Disconnect Q Advanced from the USB aras port Plug back in and re install the drivers by aloe following the initial setup instructions Question 3 I am having a problem establishing a connection between Q Advanced and the EasySense software when connected via Bluetooth 1 Check the LCD screen on O Advanced shows the Main Menu 2 If O Advanced is asleep press any button to wake up the logger 3 Check the Bluetooth LED is lit Bluetooth On If not select Bluetooth On Off from the System menu and select On Note If the only option is Off then Bluetooth is not currently paired with a computer Bluetooth USB adapter Data Harvest Group Ltd 47 EASYSENSE O Advanced D0160 4 4 If possible connect Q Advanced to its main power supply to exclude problems caused a low battery charge level and to prevent the logger going to sleep 5 Open the EasySense software Select Interface from the unable to connect message or from the File menu Check the interface is set to EasySense Range and the method of connection is Serial port Select the Outgoing Bluetooth link as the COM port from the drop down list To check the Outgoing COM port number for the Bluetooth device e Double click on the Bluetooth D
11. Experiment Type Home Choose Experiment Type New Experiment New Experiment New Experiment a p Fm K EasyLog Pictogram Meters Graph Meters Meters SnapShot SnapShot Counting Timing SnapShot Timing Options Options Options xi Remote Exit Exit Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 EasyLog N EasyLog will open pre set to record sensor values continuously as a line graph until stopped Click on the Start Stop icon to begin recording Logging will start with a time span of 30 seconds and when this has elapsed the time will double automatically This will continue until the recording is stopped by clicking on the Start Stop icon E Meters E 9 The Meters window gives an introduction to sensors and how they respond to change Up to four section displays can be open at any one time and they can be any combination of sensors and displays The program will open with live data from one sensor in a Numeric window Click on the appropriate picture icon on the tool bar to open other section displays i e Numeric Gauge Colour Change or Bar To alter the sensor displayed in a section right click in the individual section window and select the sensor from the list Click on the Start Stop icon E to stop recording Pictogram Level 1 only E The value from the sensors can be displayed as pictures or an abstract colour block or bar chart Each picture represents a 10 of the range or span of the sensor and is also displayed as a number from ze
12. Ltd 2 EASYSENSE O Advanced D0160 4 What s in the storage case d H HARVEST E EasySense Software and Documentation The EASYSENSE software CD ROM plus documents The EASYSENSE Q Advanced data logger a B ba YES E L S E brd aa i E ours A USB communication cable Two short Smart O sensor leads A power supply unit Two long Smart Q sensor leads UK version shown The EASYSENSE Q Advanced data logger Charge for 12 hours before first use EASYSENSE Q Advanced is a fully self contained portable data logger which can be used 1 As an interface connected to a computer 2 Asastand alone instrument In its stand alone mode Q Advanced can e Display meter readings of the sensors on its LCD display e Record the data from sensors in its memory for transferring later to a computer for analysis Data Harvest Group Ltd 3 EASYSENSE O Advanced D0160 4 Power socket USB input Red square stop or S a ae 4 Bluetooth LED indicator Power light aoa i loggers only T v 8 4 d DATA HARVEST Vod Blue triangle J M scroll up button LCD Display Green triangle enter or EASY SENSE select button U Aavanced gt Blue triangle PATALOGGER scroll down button Inputs for plug in sensors Note Input 5 and 6 are dual labelled as A and B for timing operations EASYSENSE Q Advanced buttons The green ENTER button is used to start data collection to confirm a ch
13. ms 1 n 0 gt Distance 2 0m Timing will start when a signal change is detected at sensor A and stop when the signal at B changes so it measures the speed of at which an object travels from sensor A to sensor B Use the blue buttons to scroll through and examine the readings already taken Acceleration at A Double interrupt card Accel at A Accel at A Accel at A gt K 2 Interrupt card 0 00000 ms 2 0 Length 40 0mm a 0 00000 ms 2 n 0 Data Harvest Group Ltd 38 EASYSENSE O Advanced D0160 4 Average acceleration can be measured using a single light gate with a double interrupt card Acceleration is calculated using the length of the segments on the double interrupt card Use the blue buttons to scroll through and examine the readings already taken Acceleration Change in Velocity a e jos Time taken Time taken for velocity Vi V Length of segment V Length of segment to change e Time t t2 Time t to 2 M Time taken E ki V2 Picket fence Accel at A Accel at A gt Accel at A gt Picket fence 0 00000 ms 0 pe EM 3 0 000000 ms 2 n 0 When a picket fence is used to measure Acceleration at A the measurements shown are for instantaneous acceleration i e it took this amount of time to travel this distance and the acceleration was Use the blue buttons to scroll through and examine the readings already taken To improve the accuracy of
14. passkey F Don t use a passkey 14 Click Next more secure it will be There will be short pause as passkey information is exchanged between the computer and Q Advanced the screen will show a check list for each stage When the exchange has taken place and is successful the final page of the wizard will be shown Windows XP will assign COM ports Q Advanced will communicate with the computer and therefore the EasySense software over the Outgoing COM port Make a note of the Outgoing COM port number G If the Outgoing COM port number is not shown in this window it will need to be added manually see page 48 The LCD screen on Q Advanced will show the electronic identity number of the Bluetooth adapter it has paired with Bluetooth will be automatically switched on LED will be lit 15 Click on Finish to close the wizard 16 To prevent the Incoming COM port being shown in the Interface connection s drop down menu select the COM Ports tab H the Incoming I COM port entry I and click on Remove J 17 Press the red Wi button on Q Advanced until you have returned to the Main menu Step 3 Establishing communication 1 Open the EasySense software Use the passkey found in the documentation Let me choose my own passkey Do you need a passkey to add your device To answer this question refer to the Bluetooth section of the documentation that came with your device I
15. pressing this button will have no effect e An asterisk will indicate the present range selected Use the blue S buttons to scroll the list until the pointer is pointing at the required range e Press the green gt button to select the range and return to Meter mode e Press the red button to exit Meter mode and return to the Main Menu Hard Reset Should Q Advanced fail to respond to the computer or a button press carry out a HARD RESET 1 If necessary attach Q Advanced to mains power 2 Hold the red s uare and both blue triangle buttons down at the same time for a second and then release If the hard reset has been done correctly the LCD will display EASYSENSE Q Advanced and the version number of its operating system before returning to the main menu It O Advanced still fails to respond please contact Data Harvest Note A Hard Reset does not erase any stored data sets but if a recording is interrupted by a reset then the data being captured will not be stored Powering Q Advanced Q Advanced can be powered by 1 Using the mains power supply provided 2 By the USB port whilst connected to the computer 3 By its internal batteries when charged The power light on Q Advanced will light when the unit is accepting power from a mains power supply or via the USB cable Data Harvest Group Ltd 25 EASYSENSE O Advanced D0160 4 Mains Power The power supply unit supplied is used to power O Advan
16. the time duration and interval between samples are selected e Select the start condition required from the following Start when choices at date amp time gt when K pressed 1 When gt pressed logging will be started by apes falle pressing the green P gt button 2 at date amp time the recording will start at the time and date specified 3 sensor rises logging will not start until the value from a sensor rises above a set level 4 sensor falls logging will not start until the value from a sensor falls below a set level Data Harvest Group Ltd 16 EASYSENSE O Advanced D0160 4 When b pressed Use the blue 7 buttons to scroll though the menu until the pointer is pointing at When K pressed Press the green gt button to select Press to l start logging Press the green B gt button on Q Advanced and logging Press I 4 S will start abort logging At date amp time Note When you select this option the LCD screen will show time date and the date format currently set If these are not correct change the settings in the System menu see page 23 Use the blueS buttons to scroll though the menu until the pointer is pointing at at date amp time Press the green gt button to select Set the time and date that you want the recording to start aera eae A gt Time 10 05 30 e Use the blue J buttons to select the correct hour Date 21 10 05 using the 24
17. will be the time it takes for an e object to pass through the light beam e For a Push Switch it will be the length of time that the switch is kept depressed e For Timing mats it will be the length of time someone stands on the mat Stop A Off Start A On Use the blue buttons to scroll through and examine the readings already taken The reading number of this measurement The measurement Time at A e A pl 0 00000 s 0 t 0 000000 s n 0 The average Over this number measurement of readings Time at Aor B A measurement will be taken each time a signal change is Time At A or B detected at either sensor A or gt sensor B The current measurement from A or B will be displayed on the LCD screen Time at A or B A 0 00000 s B 0 00000 s n 0 n 0 The measurements The reading number of the measurement Time from A to B GAL A Start A On Timing will start when a signal change is detected at sensor A and stops Time from A to B when the signal at B changes so it gt Time from A to B K 5455 S measures the time taken by an object t 0 000000 s n 0 to travel from sensor A to sensor B Use the blue buttons to scroll through and examine the readings already taken Period at A On the next screen Period at A K Period at A press to start 0 00000 s amp stop timing Press now t 0 000000 s Data Harvest Group Ltd 35 EASYSENSE O Advanced D0160 4 Start the pendulum swi
18. will go into low power sleep mode to reduce power consumption if more than two minutes five Data Harvest Group Ltd 26 EASYSENSE O Advanced D0160 4 minutes with Bluetooth ON have passed since any measurements have been taken or a button was pressed e O Advanced will wake up either when a button is pressed or will auto wake up when communicating with the computer via the USB port e While remote recording Q Advanced will stay awake until the interval between readings reaches 5 seconds or greater at this point it will begin to sleep between samples waking up just enough in front of the sample time to allow the sensors to stabilise e While taking measurements in the Time amp Motion mode Q Advanced will stay awake Language Q Advanced may have a language choice If so the options available will display during a hard reset e Hold the red square and both blue triangle buttons down at the same time for a second and then release b English e After the operating system number the screen will show Cymraeg the language options if any before returning to the main menu The pointer will indicate the current language selected e If you wish to alter the choice use the blue buttons to scroll the pointer until it is pointing at the preferred language which Q Advanced will automatically employ Specifications 4 x 20 Character LCD Display USB communication V1 1 amp V2 0 compatible Memory Capacity 256 KB Rate ma
19. 7 11 16 31 again to return to the normal screen Note If Q Advanced goes into sleep mode press any button to wake up the unit e When the experiment is complete press the red S button Q Advanced will continue to log data until you press the green gt button to confirm your choice and go to the Recording finished menu Note If the Stop button was not pressed intentionally press the red button to continue logging e Press the green P button to return to the Main Menu or Recording finished Name data set Main Menu scroll to Repeat the experiment Name the data set or Delete data set Repeat experiment Data Harvest Group Ltd 14 EASYSENSE O Advanced D0160 4 Repeat experiment will take you back to EasyLog in the Main Menu Name data set will open a window in which text or numbers can be selected for the name of the data set Name data set Use the blue buttons to scroll through the letters and numbers Press the green P gt button to select as appropriate Press the red jj button to finish and go to the recording finished menu a Delete data set Use to delete the set of data just created Press the green gt button to confirm your choice and then the red 4 button to return to the main menu e The data recorded will be stored as a data set The data set can be downloaded to the computer for display and analysis using Retrieve remote from the Home screen in the EasySense software Q Advance
20. EASYSENSE O Advanced D0160 4 Logging In Logging mode the total recording time interval between readings and trigger condition can be set The data set collected will be stored in Q Advanced s memory Example of logging using enter as the trigger see page 33 for the full menu Main Menu 777 Recording finished Snapshot Name data set gt Logging gt Main Menu Time amp Motion Repeat experiment Press to 57 2 dBA start logging 185 Ix Press to i C abort logging E Tea EEE Setup logging Start when K Duration 30 s at date amp time Interval 20 ms K when K pressed Samples 1500 sensor rises sensor falls Samples taken 672 Elapsed 00 00 01 07 Interval 100ms Started 26 09 16 32 e Connect the sensors If the display is turned off press any button to wake up Q Advanced A Main Menu e Use the blue 77 buttons to scroll though the menu until the Snapshot sera pointing at Logging Press the green gt button d ct Line 2 Scroll through the choices to find a suitable Setup logging gt Duration 5 mins duration of recording from those available a full list of interval 200 ms the choices is on page 29 Press the green gt button to Samples 1500 select e Line3 Scroll S through the choices to find a suitable SR S interval between each sample Press the green gt button K Interval 200 ms to select Samples 1500 The number of samples will automatically alter as
21. ROSE L iiss a iai iii aa ii i i enn i a a a aa a 25 Seu Ty nle Q Advanced IT 25 Rep e EP saree sents enacted ance nane tee ac aeoee de 27 TRIO ele NS a asis stan aaa ia a Tai a AN 27 Cale TT T Le Ls ii ia iai e L he a i ii 27 Updating O Advanced s nrmware esse 28 Appendix 1 EasyLog Logging sss adis ra sias ai o ia i i la ai S 29 Appendix 2 Duration and Interval Table for Logging esse sese eee 29 Appendix 3 LOGGING MENU esse eee eee e kasa ee eee 33 Appendix 4 Timer Interrupters and Parameters esse eee ee e eee e 34 Appendix S TIMING eiee ski Lis aaa kia din ii a a i a a k aa 35 Appendix 6 SYSTEM MGAU Ksena a i ias O a ES 41 Appendix 7 Using Q Advanced with Bluetooth sse 42 Initial use pairing O Advanced to the HPC 43 TOUD C THT E ene Mere er S eae ter ae S 46 AW Ts AN L as ae ais aaa aaa aa a a iai A ai a a 50 Copyright all rights reserved This manual may be copied for use within the premises of the Licensee on condition that it is not loaned sold or used outside the Licensee s premises Data Harvest s policy is to continually improve products and services so we reserve the right to make changes without notice It is acknowledged that there may be errors or omissions in this publication for which responsibility cannot be assumed No liability will be accepted for loss or damage resulting from use of information contained in this manual or from uses as described Document No DO160 4 Data Harvest Group
22. Select a suitable user s level i e Level 1 is start level up to 9 years old Level 2 is mid level 9 15 years old or Level 3 is exam level 15 years plus Data Harvest Group Ltd 45 EASYSENSE O Advanced D0160 4 3 If this is the first time the EasySense program has been opened an interface window will open If this is not the first time and a communication error message appears click on Interface Select Interface 4 Select the Interface as EASYSENSE Range K Interface 5 Select Serial port L and then the Bluetooth K S outgoing serial COM port link from the drop down list M Connection L Serial Port 6 Click on OK The program will save your selection M P Standard Serial over Bluetooth link COMI w so it will be automatically configured when next POE 6 used C Show at startup 7 When a connection is established the Home screen will open Select one of the experiment modes e g EasyLog Use after the initial set up e If the LCD display on Q Advanced is turned off press any button to wake it up If the blue LED doesn t start to flash check that Bluetooth is On System menu Bluetooth menu Bluetooth On Off Note Do not select Pair Bluetooth this action will delete any existing pairing and you will have to complete the Bluetooth pairing process again e Open the EasySense software As long as the Q Advanced unit is being used with the same comput
23. artial discharges with frequent recharges will not cause any harm Frequent full discharges should be avoided whenever possible Ideally Q Advanced should be stored at about 40 or more charge Do not store with the battery fully discharged Even when turned off sleep Q Advanced will use a small amount of current and the battery will slowly discharge If Q Advanced is to be stored for lengthy periods without use then it s a good idea to recharge the batteries every 6 8 weeks The speed at which a lithium ion battery will age is governed by both its storage temperature preferably less than 40 C and state of charge Eventually the battery pack will no longer deliver the stored energy and will need to be replaced A fully charged battery that looses its charge quickly or a battery with symptoms of swelling or physical damage will demonstrate the need for replacement When this happens contact Data Harvest and request a battery replacement pack for Q Advanced Product No 5007 The lithium batteries in O Advanced operate best at near room temperature between 10 and 30 C 50 to 86 F but can be used at any temperature between 0 to 40 C 32 to 104 F If O Advanced has been left in the cold let it warm to near room temperature before waking it from sleep Automatic Standby e Q Advanced has no ON switch To operate press any one of the buttons on the top panel e When Q Advanced is disconnected from the power supply or USB port it
24. bort logging Press for yes Press m for no Pretrigger O 0 None 25 1 Temperature C sensor falls 10 C 1 Temperature C sensor falls Use the blue buttons to scroll through to the required number and press the green button to select EASYSENSE O Advanced D0160 4 Appendix 4 Timer Interrupters and Parameters Interrupt cards gt Single Interrupt card Double Interrupt cards Preset values are 30 0 40 0 50 0 95 0 100 0 and 120 0 mm Measure the solid part of the card that will pass through the Light Gate The two segments of a double interrupt card must be egual in width L Multi segmented card picket fence Preset values of pitch are 10 0 20 0 40 0 60 0 80 0 mm Measure from the start of one black edge to the start of the next black edge Picket fence 10 Spoked Pulley The measurements for the Data Harvest Spoked Pulley are pre defined Distance Preset values are 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 mm 1 0 2 0 3 0 4 0 5 0 or 6 0m Measure from the sensor connected to Input A to the sensor at Input B E g with Timing mats measure from the centre of one mat to the centre of the other mat A B Timing mats Data Harvest Group Ltd 34 EASYSENSE O Advanced D0160 4 Appendix 5 Timing options Time atA Timing starts when the signal at input A changes and LD A stops when the signal reverts back US n e With Light Gates it
25. ced while it is connected to the computer and to recharge its internal batteries in preparation for logging data away from the computer Connect the mains power adapter to the socket on the back of the unit marked Power supply specifications 5V DC mains adaptor able to supply 500 lt to 1000 mA with a positive centre and negative outer pin Q Advanced will not auto switch off when accepting power from either the USB port or a mains power supply Batteries Q Advanced is fitted with a rechargeable lithium ion battery pack When the battery is in good condition and fully charged it will power Q Advanced in Easy Log or remote mode for at least 42 days Whenever Q Advanced is connected to its mains power supply or the USB port on the computer it will automatically re charge the battery A full charge will take up to 12 hours Notes e The drivers for Q Advanced must be installed on the computer before battery charging begins The USB chip in Q Advanced will be powered by a USB port so the drivers can be installed even if the logger s battery is discharged e If the computer is switched off or in sleep mode charging via the USB port will stop e Q Advanced can only be connected directly to a computers USB port or by using a powered USB hub It will not work with an unpowered hub Q Advanced requires an output current of 500mA Lithium ion batteries are memory free and prefer a partial rather than a full discharge Constant p
26. ck the box on the Wizard to indicate Sloe e sies tothe Bluetoot secin olihe My device is set up and ready to be reminds found C S r i e visible al das bottom of the dev only 8 Click on Next to begin pien 1 tla B kerl sri seru Iki pra mard ba sll 1 0 Add only Bluetooth devices that you trust Cancel 9 Your PC will search for any Bluetooth devices that are discoverable and within range Add Bluetooth Device Wizard Select the Bluetooth device that you want to add 10 Click on the O Advanced that is going to be paired with D m 11 Click on Next o If you don t see the atha yan as nt to add make Enae And L tp i ihal ca ame a with the devi ae Search Again Notes e The EASYSENSE O Advanced unit is identified by its serial number which is written on the base of the unit and shown on the LCD display when Pair Bluetooth is selected e Q Advanced will attempt to pair with Bluetooth device for 2 minutes If you have taken more than 2 minutes Q Advanced may show a Pairing failed message Press the red button on the Q Advanced unit to exit the Pair Bluetooth menu and then press the green button to select again Click on Search Again in the Device Wizard Data Harvest Group Ltd 44 EASYSENSE O Advanced Add Bluetooth Device Wizard 12 You will then be asked if a Passkey is required Click on Use the passkey found in the documentation E E 13 Type 1234 in the
27. cket on the i Input socket sensor housing with the flat of the connecting plug facing E upwards h lt Sensor cable with locating arrows 3 Connect the other end of the cable to the shaped input L facing upwards socket on the Q Advanced W 4 i lt Sensor housing Smart Q Sensors are available to purchase separately and are not supplied with O Advanced Sensors can be divided into two main types 1 Analogue which are used to measure physical quantities such as temperature sound light pH etc 2 Digital which are switch type sensors for measuring ON OFF conditions such as light gates and timing mats used for calculating time speed and acceleration Please contact your supplier for an up to date list of Smart Q Sensors Ways to capture data with EASYSENSE Q Advanced There are different ways that O Advanced can be used to collect data 1 PC connected In this mode O Advanced is entirely driven by the software on the host computer The data from the sensors is transmitted immediately to the computer and displayed on the computers screen using the applications in the EasySense software This method of collection is useful for many classroom based experiments 2 Stand alone In this mode Q Advanced is used to collect and store data while disconnected from the computer Data Harvest Group Ltd 5 EASYSENSE O Advanced D0160 4 Data can be a Displayed on the LCD screen but not stored using M
28. d records data at a rate of 40 samples per second until it has captured 1000 samples At this point the sample rate halves i e 20 samples per second and alternate samples are discarded leaving 500 samples It will continue at this speed until it has captured another 500 samples 1000 total then the sample rate halves again i e 10 samples per second and it discards half the stored data and so on See page 29 for full details While battery powered Q Advanced will stay awake until the interval between readings reaches 5 seconds or greater at this point it will begin to sleep between samples to conserve battery power When Q Advanced is asleep sensor readings can be viewed by pressing any button to wake it up Note Q Advanced does not auto switch off when accepting power from either the USB port or a mains power supply When the sample interval is greater than or equal to one second i e after logging for more than 8 minutes and 20 seconds it is possible to download data from Q Advanced to a computer without interrupting the recording using Retrieve remote from the Home screen in the EasySense software The maximum duration of any one Easy Log recording is 41 days 16 hours 1000 hours 1000 readings at a 1 hour interval Note If you would prefer to record for a specified time span then set up Q Advanced using Logging see page 16 or the Setup remote option in the EasySense program Data Harvest Group Ltd 15
29. ding over a long duration with O Advanced operating on battery power the unit will sleep between samples to conserve battery power Press any of the buttons to wake up the unit so the current value from the sensors can be viewed While logging press the green button to see a logging summary i e samples taken the time elapsed since the Samples Taken 269 l i Elapsed 00 00 32 45 recording was started the current logging interval and the Interval 5 secs time started using the date and time set in the Q Started 27 09 16 31 Advanced s clock as a reference Press gt again to return to the normal screen To stop logging before the duration is complete press Ei and then gt to confirm When the sample interval is greater than or egual to one second it is possible to download data from Q Advanced without interrupting the recording using the Retrieve remote option in the EasySense software For very fast sample rates there is a limit to the number of sensors that can be connected this is indicated in the maximum sensors column on page 29 For slower rates the internal temperature sensor and up to six external sensors can be used The following Smart Q Sensors are not able to provide readings at intervals of less than 20 ms 50 Hz Ohaus Scout Pro Top pan Balance Adapter Product No 3060 Carbon Dioxide Gas Sensor Product No 3152 Drop Counter and Bubble Sensor Product No 3266 Geiger Muller Sensor Product No 3265
30. e To update the firmware of your Q Advanced unit Step 1 Copy the English Firmware Update for EASYSENSE Q Advanced onto the hard disc of your computer and run the exe Step 2 Connect Q Advanced to the computer using the USB cable Step 3 Carry out a HARD RESET on O Advanced by holding down the red and both blue buttons for a second Wait for a few seconds A progress bar will indicate Q Advanced is being programmed WARNING Do not disconnect Q Advanced during this re programming stage or it may be seriously damaged A tick will indicate if the process was successful Disconnect the EASYSENSE Q Advanced unit If you wish to repeat these processes connect another EASYSENSE O Advanced unit and click on the update window to return to the start screen step 2 A cross will indicate that an error occurred Click in the update window to go back to start screen step 2 and try again Step 4 Exit the program Data Harvest Group Ltd 28 EASYSENSE O Advanced D0160 4 Appendix 1 EasyLog Logging EASYSENSE O Advanced records data at a rate of 40 samples per second until it has captured 1000 samples At this point the sample rate halves i e 20 samples per second and alternate samples are discarded leaving 500 samples It will continue at this speed until it has captured another 500 samples 1000 total then the sample rate halves again i e 10 samples per second and it discards half the stored data and so o
31. er Bluetooth USB adapter connected to the same USB port communication will be established and the screen will open If Q Advanced is operating on battery power with Bluetooth on and is not being used it will automatically switch itself off after five minutes LCD display blank If Q Advanced is off Bluetooth communication will cease and connection to the EasySense software will be lost Press any button to wake up the logger before re establishing connection Note If Q Advanced is connected to its mains power supply it will stay awake at all times Trouble shooting Before reporting faults please attempt a HARD RESET of the unit 1 If necessary attach to power 2 Hold down the red square and both blue triangle buttons and keep them all held down for 1 second and then release If the hard reset has been done correctly the LCD will display EASYSENSE O Advanced and the version number of its operating system before returning to the main menu Technical support If you are experiencing a problem please contact the Technical Support department at Data Harvest Please provide details of e The computer platform it is being used with Data Harvest Group Ltd 46 EASYSENSE O Advanced D0160 4 e The software version number e Adescription of the problem being encountered If possible telephone from a location where you can operate Q Advanced with the computer Questions Question 1 The LCD display on Q Advanced is blan
32. ers up or down until the correct hour is shown press gt to select the cursor will move onto minutes Repeat for minutes and then seconds Data Harvest Group Ltd 23 EASYSENSE O Advanced D0160 4 e Set Date day month year Use the blue buttons to scroll the numbers up or down until the correct day is shown press gt to select Repeat for month and then year press the green gt button to return to the System menu 4 Internal Temperature Use the blue buttons to toggle the internal temperature sensor On or Off If set to On the temperature sensor will be recognised as Input No 7 Internal Temperature K sensor is Off The internal temperature sensor can be used to measure the temperature of Q Advanced s environment For convenience the built in temperature sensor is displayed on the same scale as the plug in temperature sensors However Q Advanced can only be used in an environment of 0 to 40 C 0 to 95 RH non condensing Note The speed of reaction to a change in temperature will be slow in comparison to a plug in Temperature sensor due to O Advanced s plastic case Press to return to the System menu 5 Data sets bata sets ata sets stored Data Sets Stored Indicates the number of 29 memory used K for delete menu individual data sets stored Memory Used Indicates the amount of memory used in storing the captured data as a percentage of the total memory To delete all or some data sets
33. eter mode b Displayed collected and stored using the logging menu options i e EasyLog Snapshot Logging or Time amp Motion see stand alone operation on page 10 c Setup via Setup Remote in the EasySense software to log data for a set time period The data collected in remote mode is stored in the memory of Q Advanced to be retrieved later by the computer Using Q Advanced connected to a computer for the first time Step 1 Do NOT connect Q Advanced to the USB port before the EasySense software is installed Install the EasySense software if it is not already on your computer For details of how to install and operate this program please refer to the instructions provided with the EasySense software Step 2 a If O Advanced is to be connected via the USB port the USB drivers will need to be installed e Connect the square USB plug of the USB cable to the USB input on the side of Q Advanced e Connect the flat USB plug to a USB port on your computer e Windows will automatically detect a new device and install the drivers b If Q Advanced is to be connected via Bluetooth use the instructions provided on page 43 Notes e To connect via Bluetooth your O Advanced unit must have Bluetooth built in This will be indicated by a Bluetooth symbol above the Data Harvest logo 3 e f you wish to add Bluetooth functionality to your Q Advanced unit please contact Data Harvest for information abou
34. evices icon e Select the COM Ports tab e The devices and the virtual Com ports they use will be shown in a list Identify the Q Advanced unit by its serial number and note its Outgoing COM port number Bluetooth Devices ions COM Ports Hardware This computer is using the COM serial ports listed below To To avoid confusion as to which COM port to use in the determine whether you need a COM port read the documentation por that came with your Bluetooth device Interface connection s drop down menu select the eo Incoming COM port and click on Remove COM3 Outgoing 060131 09999 EasySense Q Adva Note If you regularly alternate between a USB and Bluetooth connection select Show at start up in the Interface window so it will automatically open when you start the EasySense program Question 4 I am using Bluetooth but the blue LED on my Q Advanced isn t lit If the LCD display is blank press any button to wake up Q Advanced If the blue LED doesn t light check that Bluetooth is On System menu Bluetooth menu Bluetooth On Off and select On If the only option is Off then Bluetooth is not currently paired with a computer Bluetooth USB adapter Follow the pairing instructions Question 5 The Bluetooth option only shows OFF so is not currently paired the Bluetooth Device Wizard already lists my Q Advanced unit as Passkey enabled and when I try to pair I get pairing failed e This can happen if
35. f the measurement shown The bottom line shows the average measurement and number of readings used to calculate this average Note Whilst recording in this mode Q Advanced will stay awake e Press the red button to finish or cancel timing The LCD will show the recording finished menu and the data set will be stored Recording finished e Either press the green gt button to return to the Main lt vats set Menu or scroll to Repeat the experiment Delete data d 4 perenne set or Name the data set Delete data set Repeat experiment will take you direct back to the recording window Name data set will open a window in which text or numbers can be selected for the name of the data set Name data set Use the blue2 buttons to scroll through the letters and a numbers Pre s the green gt button to select as appropriate The list starts each time at the same point use the up button to go through the numbers and the down button to go through the alphabet Press the red button to finish and go to the recording finished menu Delete data set Use to delete the set of data just created Press the green gt button to confirm your choice and then the red S button to return to the main menu e The data set can be downloaded to the computer for display and analysis using Retrieve remote from the Home screen in the EasySense software Data Harvest Group Ltd 21 EASYSENSE O Advanced D0160 4 Downloading stored data in
36. f the documentation specifies a passkey use that one Choose a passkey for me 1294 F D You should always use a passkey unless your device does not support one We recommend using a passkey that is 8 to 16 digits long The longer the passkey the Ea erra Nin abd eer dey ies Be oe ee Bea Li a draa er abre n rm Puer ed Ken rr Re utes ted bere GIR He Ld pi ong paa Dh eee 8 eee g ees wie etad re m pe KR a a a rr EEES Fa B lec r i Pei cadk ak Add Bluetooth Device Wizard Completing the Add Bluetooth Device Wizard The Bluetooth device was successfully connected to your computer Your computer and the device can communicate whenever they are near each other These are the COM serial ports assigned to your device Outgoing COM port COM14 Incoming COM por C M15 G To close this wizard click Finish Pair Bluetooth ID 060929 01071 Passkey 1234 Paired 00461878A78 H Bluetooth Dey izes Devices Options COM Ports Hardware This computer is using the COM serial ports listed below To determine whether you need a COM port read the documentation that came with your Bluetooth device Direction Name a Outgoing 080501 141932 Serial Port Incoming 080501 141932 Port COM10 COM12 J Remove Learn more about Bluetooth COM ports J 2 If this is the first time the EasySense program has been opened a Select program level window will open
37. finished sampling press the red button to close the data set then green gt to confirm your choice and enter the Recording finished menu Recording finished Name data set gt Main Menu A PNWHRUDNWOOOR XII LIR d Delete lt Space Repeat experiment gt e Press the green P button to return to the Main Menu or scroll to Repeat the experiment Name the data set or Delete data set Repeat experiment will take you direct Samples taken 0 to the Samples taken window the 1 25 6 C 2 54 8 dBA choice of whether to name or not name 3 178 1x each sample will still apply Name data set will open a window in which text Name data set or numbers can be selected for the name of the data set Use the blue amp buttons to scroll through the letters and numbers Press the green gt button to select as appropriate Press the red button to finish and go to the recording finished menu a eN lt XS lt CHMHUNUBSAQTODS dX da TO DO an ow Delete data set Use to delete the set of data just created Press the green gt button to confirm your choice and then the red S button to return to the main menu e The readings taken will be stored as a data set At least 700 samples can be stored in one data set the limit is dependant on the number of sensors YAN GO The data set can be downloaded to the computer for display and analysis using Retrieve remote from the Home screen in the EasySense program
38. g the K symbol will reappear in the first line Use the blue buttons to scroll through and examine the data Press the green gt button to continue timing or the red J button to finish Acceleration A to B Accel A to B Accel A to B Accel A to B gt 1 Interrupt card 0 00000 ms 0 gt Length 120 Omm _ a 0 00000 ms n 0 A single interrupt card is used to measure the Velocity at A the Velocity at B and the time taken to travel from A to B Acceleration Change in Velocity Velocity at B Velocity at A Time taken Time taken to travel from A to B Use the blue buttons to scroll through and examine the readings already taken Light gate at A Light gate at B Time taken to travel from A to B Data Harvest Group Ltd 40 EASYSENSE O Advanced D0160 4 Appendix 6 System Menu Main Menu System Menu Bluetooth Menu Pair Bluetooth Time amp Motion Data sets Bluetooth On off ID 060929 01071 gt System gt Bluetooth Pair Bluetooth Passkey 1234 Switch off Battery life Pairing enabled Bluetooth Menu Bluetooth on off Use the blue buttons Pair Bluetooth Bluetooth on off gt Bluetooth is ON AV to scroll between ON Paired 00461878A7 and OFF System Menu Battery life No Bluetooth Awake 7 9 hours gt Battery life Easylog 73 days Set date amp time Level 66 Use the blue buttons to scroll AV the numbers up or down System Menu Set date format Set date amp time
39. harge battery and switch off Charge the batteries Question 9 Do the batteries need to be discharged reconditioned No the batteries in Q Advanced are lithium ion and are memory free Avoid full discharges when ever possible Constant partial discharges with frequent recharges will not cause any harm Question 10 My batteries do not seem to hold their charge any more Do need to send the unit back for a replacement to be fitted No order a replacement battery pack from Data Harvest Product No 5007 Warranty EASYSENSE Q Advanced is warranted to be free from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of 12 months from the date of purchase provided it has been used in accordance with any instructions under normal laboratory conditions This warranty does not apply if Q Advanced has been damaged by accident or misuse In the event of a fault developing within the 12 month period EASYSENSE Q Advanced must be returned to Data Harvest for repair or replacement at no expense to the user other than postal charges Note Data Harvest products are designed for educational use and are not intended for use in industrial medical or commercial applications K WEEE Waste Electrical and Electronic Eguipment Legislation Data Harvest Group Ltd is fully compliant with WEEE legislation and is mum pleased to provide a disposal service for any of our products when their life expires Simply return them to us clearly ide
40. hour clock press gt to select repeat DD MM YY for minutes and then seconds e Use the blueS buttons to select the correct day press gt to select repeat for month and then year Waiting for e Press the green gt button to select the time and date Time trigger set Logging will not start until the date and time i asad T 7 selected have been reached Sensor rises above or falls below Logging starts Trigger Trigger a TTT T NL S TT T T T TU T V fs ED T T L TT T T TT CT TTT Level Logging starts Sensor rises above Sensor falls below Logging will not start until the value Logging will not start until the value rises to above the set level falls to below the set level e Use the blue S buttons to scroll though the menu until RE ala the pointer is pointing at sensor rises or sensor falls K sensor rises as appropriate Press the green gt button to select sensor falls e Scroll S though the connected sensors until the Start whens pointer is pointing at the sensor that will be used as a 3 Temperature gt 1 Temperature trigger Press the green gt button to select 2 renperature e Enter the level at which the sensor will trigger the start 1 Temperature C use the blue buttons to scroll up or down through the sensor rises numbers Press the green gt button to select a number When the trigger level is selected press the red S button Data Harvest Group Ltd 17 EASYSENSE O
41. ion until the pointer is pointing at System Press the gt System green gt button to select Switch off Data Harvest Group Ltd 43 EASYSENSE O Advanced D0160 4 5 Use the blue up down buttons to scroll the menu until the pointer is pointing at Bluetooth Press the green gt button to select gt Bluetooth Battery life System Menu Data sets 6 Use the blue up down buttons to scroll the menu until Bluetooth Mani the pointer is pointing at Pair Bluetooth Press the Bluetooth On off green gt button to select Pair Bluetooth The LCD screen will show e ID O Advanced s serial number which will be used to identify the logger in the new devices list e g 060131 01256 e Passkey All Q Advanced units have a passkey of 1234 The passkey is not configurable and is fixed at manufacture e Pairing message displays the point in the pairing process that Q Advanced has reached The messages are Powered shown when the Bluetooth module in Q Advanced is initialised Pairing enabled Q Advanced is transmitting pairing information that can be received by a Bluetooth receiver the Bluetooth USB adapter or the PC Paired xxxxxxxxxx e g OOOBOD6904AE the pairing between O Advanced and the receiver is complete the number displayed is the Mac address for the Bluetooth device that it is currently paired with Add Bluetooth Device Wizard On the computer Libel aaah raed Add Bluetooth 7 Ti
42. k and when I press a button it doesn t wake it up Connect Q Advanced to power and leave it on charge for at least 5 minutes HARD RESET the unit hold the red and both blue buttons down at the same time for a second and then release Question 2 I am having a problem establishing a connection between Q Advanced and the EasySense software when connected via a USB port Check the LCD screen on Q Advanced shows the Main Menu Check that the USB lead is plugged in at each end If Bluetooth is fitted check its switched OFF LED isn t lit when the unit is awake Open the EasySense software Select Interface from the unable to connect message or from the File menu Check the interface is set to EasySense Range and that the method of connection is USB port 5 If there is still a problem check the USB drivers have installed correctly a e Go to Device manager i e Windows XP Users Go to Start Control Panel if necessary switch to Classic view System Hardware tab Device Manager Vista Users Go to Start Control Panel if necessary switch to Classic view Device A a a 7 3 IDE ATA ATAPI controllers ds Manager Hator Mice and other pointing devices 72 Monitors B Network adapters Device Manager Check a DHG EasySense O Advanced device is listed in the Universal Serial Bus controller s list If there are any question marks or exclamation marks Intel R 82801EB USB Universal Host
43. n DURATION 2 Compress to a half 0 05 50ms 500 1000 ace ma 2 per sec 0 5 500ms US to a fifth 500 1000 m sk emne AS SS Bee a Compress to a half 500 1000 wom a gt I ass w e AS w veo om mm oo oo R er amo oe o f o samme Appendix 2 Duration and Interval Table for Logging Pre triggers are only available with fast recording times and when a trigger of sensor rises or falls below has been set 20 per sec Every 1 min For very fast sample rates there is a limit to the number of sensors that can be connected this is indicated in the maximum sensors column For slower rates the internal temperature sensor and up to six external sensors can be used The following Smart Q Sensors are not able to provide readings at intervals of less than 20 ms 50 Hz Ohaus Scout Pro Top pan Balance Adapter Product No 3060 Carbon Dioxide Gas Data Harvest Group Ltd 29 EASYSENSE O Advanced D0160 4 Sensor Product No 3152 Drop Counter and Bubble Sensor Product No 3266 Geiger Muller Sensor Product No 3265 the beats per minute range of the Heart Rate and Pulse Waveform Sensor Product No 3147 Motion Sensor Product No 3705 or 3270 and the Polar Heart Rate Exercise Sensor Product No 3148 n morai sampes EET a Taa L TSR T 100us 1000 14 mows S H me 200 IAR ims T S KAS ame 5 ms 20 v oms o as T menai Lens T re
44. nging and when it is moving freely press the green button on Q Advanced to start timing the symbol will disappear from the first line The time will start to be measured when the pendulum first passes through the Light gate it will ignore the second signal change when the pendulum passes back through and will stop at the third change when the ia pendulum arrives back at the Light gate The display will show the time for a complete period Basiai niek the pendulum starts and stops the recording Press the green E button on Q Advanced to pause timing the gt symbol will reappear in the first line Use the blue buttons to scroll A through and examine the data L Press the green button to continue a timing or the red jj button to finish Period at A measures to ty to Start front edge of pendulum passes light gate going forward t4 ignored back edge of pendulum passes light gate going forward t2 ignored back edge of pendulum passes light gate going back ts ignored front edge of pendulum passes light gate going back t Stop front edge of pendulum passes light gate going forward Stopwatch AtoA Press to Start A On then press again to 0 R Stop A On gt t 00 00 00 00 n 0 x Stopwatch A to A K Stopwatch A to A 00 00 00 00 as Push button E switch The time will start to be measured when the signal at input A changes ON and will continue
45. nt of the Data Harvest Spoked Pulley is pre defined Set up the investigation but do not press enter on O Advanced until you are ready to take readings the spokes on the pulley can easily interrupt the Light gate beam and create false results When all is ready press the green gt button for the recording to start the gt symbol will disappear from the first line Press the green E button on Q Advanced to pause timing the gt symbol will reappear in the first line Use the blue buttons to scroll through and examine the data Press the green gt button to continue timing or the red S button to finish Speed at AorB Speed at A or B at Aor B K Speed at A or B 1 Interrupt card 0 00000 ms 1 gt Length 30 0mm 0 00000 ms 1 A measurement is taken each time a signal change is detected when an object passes through either sensor A or sensor B The current measurement from A or B will be displayed on the LCD screen 3 Speeds at Aor B 3 Speeds at A or B Speeds at A or B gt 3 Speeds at A or B 1 Interrupt card 0 00000 ms gt Length 30 0mm 2 0 00000 ms 1 0 00000 ms Three measurements are taken for a signal change at either sensor A and or sensor B e g for elastic or inelastic collision investigations To take another three measurements press the red ij button and select Repeat experiment Speed from A to B Speed from A to B Speed from A to B K Speed from A to B Distance A to B 0 00000 ms 0 v 0 00000
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47. oice or take a sample The red STOP button is used to stop data being recorded or return to the previous screen The blue buttons SCROLL are used to scroll through menus on the LCD screen or to browse measurements during data logging To operate Q Advanced press any of these buttons Smart Q Sensors Smart Q Sensors are each equipped with a sophisticated microprocessor that greatly improves the sensor s accuracy precision and consistency The auto identification circuitry dramatically simplifies set up procedures and allows for greater flexibility when logging data The six inputs on Q Advanced may be used with analogue and digital sensors Both will be recorded side by side during logging operations e g whilst recording with traditional analogue sensors a digital sensor can be used to create a blip on the graph to mark an event Once a Smart O Sensor is connected it will automatically be detected and displayed on the LCD display Data Harvest Group Ltd 4 EASYSENSE O Advanced D0160 4 To maintain consistency with existing software sensor inputs 5 and 6 are dual labelled as A and B These inputs for are use with digital sensors which must be connected to either Input 5 A or Input 5 A and 6 B during Timing operations Four sensor leads have been provided to connect Smart Q Sensors to Q Advanced 1 Hold the Smart O sensor housing with label on top NI 2 Push one end of the sensor cable into the so
48. ooth device COM ports Method 2 e From the Devices manager select the Devices tab R e Select the O Advanced S and then Properties T 060929 01072 EasySense Q Ad Bluetooth Devices A This Bluetooth device offers the following services To use a service select the check box R ADDS eds CUM Pod Hankaare r s 1 X Serial port SPP Serial Port Penpheral keyboods mice puti ks S DROS 11072 E asr roe D Adrarond Paik e erated e Select the Services tab U select the check box next to Serial port V and click on Apply W When the COM port for the serial port X is shown click on OK e Click on the COM ports tab and note the Outgoing COM port number Remove the incoming COM port if listed Question 7 What do I do when I get a Memory full message You will need to free some memory by deleting some or all data sets from Q Advanced s memory using delete in Data Sets from the System menu Ouestion 8 Will I get a warning if the battery level is low When the charge level of the battery is very low about 10 or less a Battery low message will start to appear on the LCD screen Connect Q Advanced to its power supply Data Harvest Group Ltd 49 EASYSENSE O Advanced D0160 4 or to the USB port on a computer to charge the batteries Press any button to clear the message Note If the battery low message is ignored and the charge level drops even further the logger will display Rec
49. ording finished menu and the data recorded will be Name data set stored as a data set Either press the green gt button to gt Main Menu return to the Main Menu or scroll to Repeat the i EE experiment Name the data set or Delete data set Repeat experiment will enable you to repeat the experiment with the same settings If a date amp time trigger was selected you will return to the start when window so you can set a new time Name data set will open a window in which text or Name data set numbers can be selected for the name of the data set Use the blue S buttons to scroll through the letters and numbers Press the green gt button to select as appropriate a The list starts each time at the same point use the up button to go through the numbers and the down button to go through the alphabet Press the red S button to finish and go to the recording finished menu Delete data set Use to delete the set of data just created Press the green gt button to confirm your choice and then the red button to return to the main menu e The data set can be downloaded to the computer for display and analysis using Retrieve remote from the Home screen in the EasySense software Data Harvest Group Ltd 18 EASYSENSE O Advanced D0160 4 While recording with a sampling interval of 20 ms or more the blueS buttons can be used to scroll and view the sensor readings on the LCD screen whilst still logging If recor
50. p icon a A Scope Level 3 only Scope has a simple oscilloscope type display Select the Timebase from panel on the right The fastest interval between readings for a USB connected Q Advanced is 20 us For a Bluetooth connected logger is 20 ms roll mode Click on the Start Stop icon to begin recording In roll mode the graph trace will be redrawn continuously on the screen until you click on the Start Stop icon when the trace will freeze Timing Timing is used to allow students to study Time Velocity Acceleration Momentum and Kinetic Energy relationships using switch type digital sensors such as Light gates connected to input 5 A or 5 A and 6 B A wizard will open with the recording options available these will depend on the user level selected When the selection has been made click on Finish Click on the Start Stop icon and a reading will be displayed when a change is detected in signal from the digital sensors Click on the Start Stop icon to stop data being recorded Counting Level 1 and 2 only Use to count events by using switch type digital sensors connected to input 5 A or 5 A and 6 B The program will open pre set to display a count as a number and horizontal bar graph Click on the Start Stop icon K each time the state of a sensor is changed to On e g by pressing a push switch the number of counts will advanced by one Click on the Start Stop icon Ei to stop data being recorded
51. r current selection and make adjustments as necessary when EasySense opens 3 Click on OK The program will save your selection so it will be automatically configured when next used When a connection is established the Home screen will open Select one of the experiment modes i e EasyLog Graph Meters Scope Snapshot or Timing Using Q Advanced with the computer after initial setup e USB users Use the USB cable to connect Q Advanced to the computer Bluetooth users If the display is turned off press any button to wake up Q Advanced If the blue LED doesn t light check that Bluetooth is On System menu gt Bluetooth menu b Bluetooth On Off e Open the EasySense software program e Select one of the recording modes e g EasyLog from the Home screen Note for Bluetooth users If Q Advanced is operating on battery power it will automatically switch itself off LCD display goes blank if not used for five minutes When O Advanced is off it will not be able to communicate with the EasySense software Auto switch off can be prevented by connecting Q Advanced to its mains power supply The EasySense software overview Home is the main navigation screen it has the icons for all of Q Advanced Td logging options The experiment options and the complexity of toolbars and Home functions are altered by the user level selected Data Harvest Group Ltd 7 EASYSENSE O Advanced D0160 4 Home Choose Experiment Type Home Choose
52. re any data The display is updated every half second The range of a Smart Q sensor can be altered whilst in Meter mode Use the blue Main Menu gt 1 24 5 C buttons to scroll Easy Log 2 57 2 dBA and view data gt Meter 3 0 11 mT Snapshot 4 3 5 C W from the attached sensors e Connect the sensors If the display is turned off press any button to wake up Q Advanced e Use the blue buttons to scroll the list until the pointer Main Menu is pointing at Meter Easy Log gt Meter Snapshot e Press the green gt button to select The blue S buttons can be used to scroll and view data from the sensors The green gt button can be used to check or change the sensors range see below The red button can be used to temporarily halt the updates to the sensors readings Two lines on the top left will indicate that the display is paused Press the green button gt to cancel pause e Press the red button to exit Meter mode and return to the main menu Set sensor range Some Smart Q sensors have multiple ranges e g sound can be in decibels dBA or milli volts mV The range of a sensor can be altered whilst in Meter mode e Whilst in Meter use the blueS buttons to scroll through the 2 57 2 dBA 3 s 7 R lt list until the pointer is pointing at the appropriate sensor Data Harvest Group Ltd 11 EASYSENSE O Advanced D0160 4 e Press the green gt button to view the ranges available
53. readings an increment is automatically applied to a picket fence with a pitch length of less than 60 mm This will mean that there are fewer readings than number of pitches on a fence Note It is envisaged that when a picket fence with a pitch length of 10 mm is used that it will be used on a buggy type investigations which produce slower times than dropping thorough Light gates the times are therefore averaged over less pitches Instantaneous Acceleration is calculated using the change in Velocity of 2 pitches divided by the time taken for the velocity to change V V Data Harvest Group Ltd 39 EASYSENSE O Advanced D0160 4 Spoked Pulley Accel at A On the next screen Accel at A K K Accel at A K 10 Spoked pulley press to start 0 00000 ms 2 0 Diameter 47 0mm amp stop timing _ Press K now a 0 00000 ms 2 n 0 When a Spoked Pulley is used to measure Acceleration at A the measurements shown are for instantaneous acceleration i e at this distance the acceleration was The measurement of the Data Harvest Spoked Pulley is pre defined Set up the investigation but do not press enter on Q Advanced until you are ready to take readings the spokes on the pulley can easily interrupt the light gate beam and create false results When all is ready press the green gt button for the recording to start the gt symbol will disappear from the first line Press the green E button on Q Advanced to pause timin
54. ress the green gt Time amp Motion button to select STI e Use the blue buttons to scroll the menu until the Time amp Motion menu pointer is pointing at Time Speed or Acceleration as Speed gt Time appropriate Press the green gt button to select a eraon e Use the blueS buttons to scroll the sub menu until the pointer is pointing at the option required Press the green gt button to select Stopwatch A toA Speed from A to B gt Time at A b Speed at A Acceleration menu LF Pm Accel at A Accel Ato B Time at Aor B Speed at Aor B Time from A to B 3 Speeds at Aor B Period at A e f Speed or Acceleration is selected enter the choice of interrupt and its measurement The choices will be Line 1 Whatis Line 2 Interrupter Line 3 Measurements available to select being measured Speed atA 1 Interrupt card Length of card 30 40 50 95 100 or 120 mm 2 Interrupt card a Length of segment 30 40 50 95 100 or 120 mm Picket fence Pitch width of black clear stripe 10 20 40 60 or 80 mm 10 Spoked pulley 3 For use with the Data Harvest Spoked Pulley Product No 3177 which has a 47 mm diameter a SpeedatAorB I Speed at Aor B 1 Interrupt card Length of card 30 40 50 95 100 or 120 mm ASS I ITS 3 Speeds at Aor B 1 Interrupt card Length of card 30 40 50 95 100 or 120 mm AI A A Speed from Ato B Distance Ato B Distance between A and B 100
55. ro to ten The program will open with live data from the sensors displayed as pictures on a horizontal chart The graph type can be changed to an abstract colour blocks a bar chart or oriented vertically The sensor readings are captured every time the Store icon is selected Click on the Start Stop icon EJ to stop recording Snapshot fer Snapshot will open pre set to record sensor values on demand manual sampling with a bar graph display Click on the Start Stop icon to begin recording Click in the graph area to collect a sample Click on the Start Stop icon to stop data being recorded Data Harvest Group Ltd 8 EASYSENSE O Advanced D0160 4 Graph Level 2 and 3 only Graph is pre set to record sensor values against a chosen time span as a line graph display The window opens with the logging wizard from which the time span interval between samples start condition and triggers for the recording can be chosen The options available will depend on the level you have selected to work at When the selection has been made click on Finish Click on the Start Stop icon and the recording will start when the start condition you have selected is met e g if None was the selected trigger then the recording will start as soon as the Start Stop icon is clicked The recording will stop when the selected time span has passed Note If you want to stop a recording before it has run the full term click on the Start Sto
56. rs Q Advanced could continuously operate without a power supply attached 2 Battery Life EasyLog some methods of logging i e EasyLog or Logging with a long duration will switch Q Advanced automatically into sleep mode between samples to reduce power consumption EasyLog will indicate the theoretical number of days that Q Advanced could record in this mode 3 The percentage capacity charge level of the battery The LCD display will show Battery is charging if power is being supplied to Q Advanced via a power supply or USB connection Press the red 4 button to return to the System menu Note Ideally Q Advanced should be stored with at least 40 or more charge Do not store Q Advanced with its battery fully discharged or with sensors connected Some reserve charge is needed to retain data and settings in memory See page 25 for powering information 3 Set date amp time Data and time are automatically set by the Set date amp time EasySense software using the settings from your gt Time 15 57 43 computer s clock If Q Advanced is not used with Date 11 11 07 the software the date and time can be set on the DOAMNA unit e Set date format Select how you would like the date displayed Use the blue buttons to scroll through the choice of formats DD MM YY MM DD YY YYYY MM DD until your choice of format is shown Press gt to select e Set Time uses a 24 hour clock Use the blue buttons to scroll the numb
57. set K Main Menu Repeat experiment to Togging H to Togging Start when at date amp time gt when K pressed sensor rises Setup logging gt Duration 1 min Interval 20 ms Samples 3000 Main Menu Snapshot K Logging Time amp Motion logging K for yes m for no Recording finished Logging aborted Name data set gt Main Menu Repeat experiment At date amp time Recording finished Name data set K Main Menu Repeat experiment Start when gt Time 03 31 29 Date 10 11 05 DD MM YY Start when sensor falls K at date amp time when K pressed Setup logging gt Duration 1 min Interval 20 ms Samples 3000 Main Menu Snapshot gt Logging Time amp Motion Use the blue buttons to scroll the numbers up or down Logging aborted Press the green button to select a number and then move to the next one Sensor falls below or rises above falls below shown Stop logging Press for yes Press m for no Awaiting trigger Recording finished 2 1 2353 C Name data set K Main Menu Repeat experiment Awaiting trigger Start when 1 Temperature Start when sensor rises sensor falls at date amp time Setup logging gt Duration 1 min Interval 20 ms lt Samples 3000 Main Menu Snapshot gt Logging Time amp Motion AV Data Harvest Group Ltd 33 D0160 4 waiting for Time trigger Press W to abort logging A
58. t a Bluetooth upgrade Step 3 Main Menu e Check that the LCD screen on O Advanced is displaying x GE the Main Menu Snapshot Note In most circumstances Q Advanced will not communicate with the PC if it is taking samples If the LCD screen shows samples being taken press the red square J button to stop and then the green triangle gt to confirm AD e Open the EasySense software program MAT Step 4 The first time the EasySense program is opened a Select Program Level window will automatically open Select a suitable user s level Data Harvest Group Ltd 6 EASYSENSE O Advanced D0160 4 e Level1isaimed at start level e g up to 9 years old e Level 2 is aimed at mid level e g 9 15 years old e Level 3 is aimed at exam level e g 15 years plus Note The program level can be altered at anytime using the Level icon once a logging option has been opened Step 5 An Interface option window will open ses naras 1 Select the Interface as EASYSENSE Range Teeme rangs 2 Select the method of connection ere e If you are connecting via the USB port select USB Bluetooth Communications Pot COMS lt port USB Pat e If you are using Bluetooth select Serial port and then SEE the serial COM port configured for Bluetooth from the drop down menu Note If you use different interfaces or methods of connection tick the Show at startup option so you can check you
59. ter Initial use pairing O Advanced to the PC To prevent O Advanced switching off during the pairing process we recommend connecting to its mains power supply To use the O Advanced with a PC via Bluetooth an initial pairing must be created This pairing allows the logger to automatically re connect to the PC in the future and ensures that it will not talk to or interfere with any other Bluetooth to PC connections running nearby Q Advanced will attempt to pair with another Bluetooth device for 2 minutes giving time for the PC Bluetooth services to be started Note The following screen shots are based on a PC using the standard Windows XP Bluetooth software stack Other Bluetooth adapters dongles may use different software and screens may appear different However the principles described for discovery amp pairing are the same This initial set up is a three step process Step 1 Discover devices Connect the Bluetooth USB adapter to the PC Open the Bluetooth Devices manager either via Control Panel from the Start menu or the Bluetooth device icon on the taskbar Bluetooth icon Bluetoot Uoue Step 2 Pair the devices NE P eee Hod 1 Select the Devices tab A 2 Click Add B and the Add Bluetooth Device Wizard will launch B On Q Advanced 3 Connect Q Advanced to its mains power supply 4 Use the blue up down buttons to scroll the main menu Main Menu on Time amp Mot
60. th pairing process again Bluetooth On Off use to switch Bluetooth from On to Off or visa versa Use the blue buttons to scroll between ON and OFF Press the green gt button to select your choice and return to the System menu Bluetooth On Off The number shown as paired is the MAC address for PR the Bluetooth device that it is currently paired with Paired QOOBOD690499 Note If the only option available is OFF then the unit is not currently paired with a computer See page 43 for pairing information When O Advanced is awake and Bluetooth is On the blue indicator LED will be lit Data Harvest Group Ltd 22 EASYSENSE O Advanced D0160 4 Pair Bluetooth Selecting Pair Bluetooth will delete any existing pairing and will initiate the Bluetooth pairing process See Appendix 7 on page 42 for information on using Q Advanced with Bluetooth 2 Battery life Battery life Awake 5 7 hours EasyLog 91 days Level 82 Note If Q Advanced has been on charge disconnect the power supply and or USB cable for at least 15 seconds before checking values Q Advanced will determine the power requirements of the connected sensors and compare this with the charge level of the batteries Bluetooth communication will increase power consumption so if you will be using Bluetooth make sure it is switched on before checking battery life The LCD will display an estimate of 1 Battery Life Awake the number of hou
61. the Q Advanced has been paired with another computer Bluetooth USB adapter Press the red S button on Q Advanced to exit Pair Bluetooth and clear the current entry e Open the Bluetooth Device Manager Select the Devices tab select the Q Advanced unit you are using and click on Remove e Repeat the normal pairing operation Check there is an Outgoing COM ports entry for your Q Advanced if not add the COM port manually To add the COM port manually If an Outgoing COM port was not shown as assigned in the Bluetooth Wizard it will need to added manually There are two methods available Data Harvest Group Ltd 48 EASYSENSE O Advanced D0160 4 Method 1 e Close the Bluetooth Device Wizard e From the Devices manager select the COM Ports tab N and click on Add O e Click on Outgoing P select the Q Advanced unit from the drop down list of devices Q and click on OK The Outgoing COM port should now be listed Bluetooth Devices Add COM Port N Previn Stn r COM Ports Hardware This computer is using the COM serial ports listed below To Select the type of COM serial pon that US steak determine whether you need a COM port read the documentation MALL Cy Incoming device initiates the connection Port Direction Name Paces l Outgoing computer initiates the connection Device that will use the COM port 60929 01072 EasySense O Advanced Browse Service Serial Port AE Learn more about Bluet
62. the beats per minute range of the Heart Rate and Pulse Waveform Sensor Product No 3147 Motion Sensor Product No 3705 or 3270 and the Polar Heart Rate Exercise Sensor Product No 3148 Time amp Motion Used to setup and store time measurement from either one digital sensor connected to Input 5 A or two connected to Input 5 A and Input 6 B Digital switch type sensors e g Light Gates have two states ON low or OFF high Speed Velocity and Acceleration are calculated by Q Advanced using time data and the dimensions of the interrupter used in an investigation E g Speed at A Length of single interrupt card Time The choice of interrupter and its dimensions are preset in Q Advanced s memory Example Speed at A see page 35 for further details Main Menu Recording finished Logging Name data set gt Time amp Motion gt Main Menu System Repeat experiment Time amp Motion _ Speed menu Time Speed from A to B 1 Interrupt card L 0 00000 ms 1 0 G Speed at A Speed at A K Speed K Speed at A K Length 120 Omm Acceleration Speed at A or B v 0 000000 ms n 0 Data Harvest Group Ltd 19 EASYSENSE O Advanced D0160 4 e Either connect a digital sensor to Input 5 A or a pair of digital sensors to Input 5 A and 6 B If the display is turned off press any button to wake up Q Advanced e Use the blueO buttons to scroll the menu until the E mee pointer is pointing at Time amp Motion P
63. til the pointer is pointing at Snapshot Meter K Snapshot Logging e Press the green gt button to select Snapshot e Each data sample can be given a name number e g the location at which the sample was taken Use the blue buttons to select from either yes or no for this option N e From now on each time you press the green gt button Samples taken 2 on Q Advanced a reading will be taken from all sensors oT aaa connected Q Advanced will display the number of 3 178 1x samples taken so far and the current value from the Sensors The blueS buttons can be used to scroll and view data from the list of sensors Data Harvest Group Ltd 12 EASYSENSE O Advanced D0160 4 If yes to name each sample was selected a window Sample 1 comment will open for adding a comment to the sample Use the blue S buttons to scroll through the letters and numbers Press the green gt button to select as appropriate a The list starts each time at the same point use the up button to go through the numbers and the down button to go through the alphabet Select the lt symbol two presses up from a to delete a mistake Press the red 4 button when you have finished entering your comment This will take you back to the samples taken window ready to take the next sample Note If Q Advanced goes into sleep mode press any button to wake up the unit and then press gt to take a reading e When you have
64. time graph To improve the accuracy of readings an increment is automatically applied to a picket fence with a pitch length of less than 60 mm This will mean that there are fewer readings than number of pitches on a fence Note It is envisaged that when a picket fence with a pitch length of 10 mm is used that it will be used on a buggy type investigations which produce slower times than dropping thorough Light gates the times are therefore averaged over less pitches Pitch length Readings taken with a pitch increment of 80mm 1 80x 1 80 mm 60mm 1 60x1 60 mm 40mm 2 40x2 80 mm 20mm 4 20x4 80 mm 10mm 5 10x5 50 mm For example 80 mm readings taken with a pitch increment of 1 80 mm Reading 1 Reading 2 Reading 3 Reading 4 Reading 5 D 40mm D 120mm D 200mm D 280mm D 360mm Reading 1 __ Reading 2 _l Reading 3 Reading 4 Reading 5 1 T2 To T La To l Tg T6 Tio Ts Spoked Pulley Speed at A On the next screen Speed at A gt K Speed at A K 10 Spoked pulley press to start 0 000000 ms 1 0 gt Diameter 47 0mm amp stop timing time 0 00000 s Press now distance 0 000 m Data Harvest Group Ltd 37 EASYSENSE O Advanced D0160 4 When a Spoked Pulley is used to measure Speed at A the measurements shown are for instantaneous speed i e it took this amount of time to travel this distance and the speed was The measureme
65. to the EasySense software e Connect O Advanced to the computer and open the EasySense program e Select Remote gt Retrieve Remote from the Home screen e Select the data set from the list and click on Retrieve Collect Remote Data Note The most recent data set is first in the list ctober 06 30 12 06 26 41 04 55 28 04 52 25 05 11 35 09 50 54 05 14 48 EasyL 23 September 2005 05 11 31 EasLog lt q Older data sets Description Erase Data from Logger after Retrieve System menu e Use the bluev7 buttons to scroll the menu until the Main Menu i i inti Time amp Motion pointer is pointing at System Press the green gt System button to select Switch off e Use the blueS buttons to scroll the menu until the System Menu pointer is pointing to the appropriate system menu Data_sets gt No Bluetooth item Press the green P gt button to select Battery life Set date amp time Internal Temp 1 No Bluetooth or Bluetooth If Bluetooth has been built in it will show listed as Bluetooth If not then the System menu will show No Bluetooth Bluetooth Menu e Use the blueS buttons to scroll until the pointer is S Aa L pointing to the appropriate Menu item Press the green gt button to select Note If you have already paired your logger do not select Pair Bluetooth this action will delete any existing pairing and you will have to complete the Bluetoo
66. unning Windows XP with Service Pack 2 or higher which includes its own Bluetooth stack software General information With Bluetooth technology your Q Advanced unit can talk wirelessly to your computer over a distance of up to 10 metres Bluetooth will allow only one Q Advanced unit to talk to one computer at a time It is not possible to connect a Q Advanced unit simultaneously to multiple computers Once paired Q Advanced will store the electronic identity of the Bluetooth device it was paired with so it can automatically re connect to the adapter computer in the future It will only store the electronic identity of the device it was last paired with If you use a Bluetooth USB adapter then Windows XP will install a new set of drivers each time the adapter is plugged into a new USB port Each Bluetooth USB adapter identifies itself to the computer as a different device so if you plug another adapter into the same USB port then another set of drivers will be installed The result of either of these actions is a different COM port setting which will need to be selected from Interface in the File menu of the EasySense software For these reasons we strongly recommend that an Q Advanced unit is always used with the same computer with the same Bluetooth USB adapter connected to the same USB port on the computer Note You may find it useful to number the computer Q Advanced unit Bluetooth adapter and USB port to identify this combination
67. until the signal at A changes again ON i e like a stopwatch Use the blue buttons to scroll through and examine the readings already taken Speed atA Timing will start when the signal at input A changes and stops when the signal changes back Single interrupt card Speed at A Speed at A gt Speed at A gt 1 Interrupt card 0 00000 ms 1 Length 95 Omm v 0 00000 ms When a single interrupt card passes through a Light gate the time measured is for how long the card took to pass through the Sensor Speed is calculated using the length of the interrupt card divided by the time taken for the card to pass Use the blue buttons to scroll through and examine the readings already taken T Stop Aoff Start Aon Data Harvest Group Ltd 36 EASYSENSE O Advanced D0160 4 Double interrupt card Speed at A Speed at A K Speed at A gt 2 Interrupt card 0 00000 ms 1 Length 95 0mm v 0 00000 ms t Each segment of the interrupt card is treated as a single card so two measurements will be taken Multi segmented card Picket fence Speed at A Speed at A gt Speed at A K Picket fence 0 000000 ms 1 0 Pitch 40 Omm time 0 00000 s distance 0 000 m EEEE l i Picket fence When a picket fence is used to measure Speed at A the measurements shown are for instantaneous speed i e at this distance the speed was This data can be used to plot a distance vs time or instantaneous speed vs
68. ut a computer EASYSENSE Q Advanced has no ON switch To switch Q Advanced on press any button on the panel Notes If Q Advanced is operating on battery power and is not being used it will automatically switch itself off after five minutes with Bluetooth On two minutes with No Bluetooth or Bluetooth Off Press any button to resume operation Q Advanced will not auto switch off when accepting power from either the USB port or a mains power supply Q Advanced has a menu of different options available which are displayed on the built in LCD screen Main Menu Easy LOg There are five working modes which can be used Meter to collect data without being connected to the computer These are Meter Snapshot Easy Log Logging and Timing modes Snapshot Logging T 1 A menu option is selected by using the blue kis Motion l buttons to move the list up A or downY7 until the i x Switch off l l pointer is pointing at the required option the pointer stays in the same position Press the green gt button to select Data Harvest Group Ltd 10 EASYSENSE O Advanced D0160 4 Use the blue buttons scroll to move up or down a list Use the red button to stop or return to the previous screen Use the green button enter to select the Mode reguired Meter In this mode Q Advanced will display measurements from the active sensors on the LCD screen but will not sto
69. vo 00m some 10 77 C CI 40 rooms o oms 10 Data Harvest Group Ltd Burton imora e agg T Preven 250 V soo ys woof H Dime sof 25 v HT 7 ena sampes sensore wager ws o w w S E 1 ms 2 ms 00 5 ms 40 v 10 ms 20 ms some 20 TTT eon Tea OP Rene soms 10 30 EASYSENSE O Advanced D0160 4 Buran imorat T Samples Priva soms 400 7 uration T Inna T samples T Peneaer soms 200 oms 100 20oms s soms 20 Pas wo oms 200 zom 160 T Buran menai Samples Frerao m 000 v oms 1600 V Diasas 300 anse 150 7 soms 60 rs o s ss 200 ms 600 240 am 2000 7 some 200 amm 600 Duration T Intai T sampes am 48 om a Data Harvest Group Ltd 31 EASYSENSE O Advanced D0160 4 ws w Taos eo os 600 y mn smn am 60 omn 2 omn a omn a es 960 em 96 Duration Interval Samples Duration Interval Samples Duration Interval Samples omin E CE II 840 420 84 42 21 14 288 20 min 216 288 30 min 96 1 hour 72 1 hour 96 e mona sammes Burton eral Sample Burton eral Samos Burton merai sampes as a Samples Data Harvest Group Ltd 32 EASYSENSE O Advanced Appendix 3 Logging menu When b pressed Recording finished Name data
70. x logging speed is 20 microseconds between samples 50 kHz Digital timing from A to B 4 us resolution 12 bit sampling resolution Firmware upgradeable Operating range 0 40 C and 0 to 95 RH non condensing Power supply specifications 5V DC mains adaptor able to supply 500 to 1000 mA with a positive centre and negative outer pin Bluetooth functionality if fitted Compatible with a Bluetooth V1 1 or later devices Operating range 10 metre 33 Feet radius indoors Care amp Maintenance e Clean with a damp cloth do not immerse in water Q Advanced is not waterproof e O Advanced is suitable for use in an operating range of 0 40 C and 0 to 95 RH non condensing e If Q Advanced has been left in the cold let it warm to near room temperature before waking it from sleep e Do not subject to extreme heat or cold or leave in a location where it will get wet e Do not expose to direct sunlight for extended periods of time e Do not expose to temperatures greater than 60 C e g near a heater or inside a car in hot weather Data Harvest Group Ltd 27 EASYSENSE O Advanced D0160 4 e Donot store Q Advanced with its battery fully discharged Ideally it should be stored at about 40 or more state of charge See page 25 Updating Q Advanced s firmware Occasionally Data Harvest may release updated firmware which will contain improvements or new features Updates will be made available from the Data Harvest websit

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