RED User Manual
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1. Sn 2 Shadow Measures the amount of time the beam IS obscured gt ja ht EE 3 Gate to Gate Measures the time elapsed between two events light to dark on two different gates If more than two gates are connected to the hub a single hub supports up to 4 gates the unit will show the time elapsed between the last and previous one 4 Pendulum Measures the period of a pendulum passing through the gate ReallyEasyDatae com RED ReallyEasyData Collectors 3 Setting Up an Experiment continued Modifying Unit of Measurement E i ie mer fF 11 54 Press to modity the unit of measurement Once the unit of measure has l been chosen press the green enter icon to set the value l r Press or to scroll through the available options based on the tethered probe ReallyEasyDatae com RED ReallyEasyData Collectors 3 Setting Up an Experiment continued OoOo Modifying Acquisition Recording Mode Press to modify the acquisition record ing mode Time Based Data is acquired Press the green enter icon to using the current sampling rate confirm the mode of acquisition a current and duration settings Press or to tog M gle between time based and event based i Even Based A single data point recording J is acquired when the user press es the red record icon 14 ReallyEasyDatae2. com RED ReallyEasyData Collectors 3 Setting Up an Experiment continued Advanced Settings Screen Press the Settings icon twice to access the advanced settings screen Back icon brings the user to the experiment settings screen as well as back to the main screen A grayed out denotes you are in the advanced settings screen Use the or icon to decrease increase the actual value setting Enter icon Press to confirm the actual value settings Time in hours and minutes Date mm dd yyyy or the format chosen in the regional settings Regional settings Choice of European or U S format for numbers and date Brightness of screen a eS ee eS O Calibration of unit ReallyEasyDatae com 15 RED ReallyEasyData Collectors 3 setting Up an Experiment continued Setting Time Press to set the current time Press or to adjust Press or to adjust the the hour minutes E Press the green enter icon to set the value m Press the green enter and move to the icon to set the value minutes ReallyEasyDatae com RED ReallyEasyData Collectors 3 Setting Up an Experiment continued Setting the Date Ep Press to set the current date Press or to adjust Press or to adjust the month the day Press the green enter Press the green icon to
3. je Press the green enter icon to set the value ae Press to modify the calibration screen Press or to adjust the first calibration point Press or to adjust the second calibration point ReallyEasyDatae com 19 RED ReallyEasyData Collectors 4 Using the USB Drive Co Using the USB Drive e Insert the USB drive in the provided USB slot on the top of the unit e User will confirm the settings and press green play icon and then the red record icon When the unit has completed collecting data press the blue stop save icon and wait for the USB symbol on screen to stop flashing before removing USB drive e Data will be saved as a csv file e Remove USB drive and connect the USB to your PC e Install the Microsoft Excel plug in software found on the USB drive e Begin analyzing the data collected 5 Data Analysis oo Installing the Software Plug in to Microsoft Excel Installer Language Whew Add Ins RED Chart Please select a language Q Back S Search We Folders Address te E E E E gg Fd Conditional Format Cell Formatting as Table Styles Styles New Folder File and Folder Tasks New Folder 2 fx o0000000 CS 00020500 c5 Ss Move this folder i ooo20900 CS English b cancel mi Rename this Folder A Copy this folder 5 00020901 CS a sig this Folder to the ay 8 Follow Wizard instru ction
4. unplugged during the acquisition please plug it again If the error continues please try another kind of USB flash drive If the error persists please contact customer service ReallyEasyDatae com RED ReallyEasyData Collectors 7 Managing the Device ee Error codes continued The time error code is identified by a number indicating the error code The list of possible error codes is shown below Code Error Action 0300 Settings saving Flash erasure failed Turn unit off and on again If the error persists reset the unit by pushing the reset button on the back Warning By pushing the reset button on the back of the unit your calibration values and settings will be replaced with factory values If the error persists please contact customer service 0500 The experiment length and the sampling To clear the red error icon please adjust the experiment rate are not compatible length value or sampling rate NOTE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television recepti
5. Datae com 21 ReallyEasyData Collectors D Data Display continued Ce Viewing data on a computer without installing the RED plug in Pa Home re re ya From Access sm From Web l gt From Other Existing From Text Sources Connections Get External Data e e Acquire data From Text e Browse to file location and select file Text Import Wizard Step 2 of 3 This screen lets you set the delimiters your data contains You ca below Delimiters Tab _ Treat consecutive delimiters as one a Comma a Space Other Text qualifier we e Select Semicolon Tab is default and click Next 22 Og a Text Import Wizard Step 1 of 3 The Text Wizard has determined that your data is Fixed Width If this is correct choose Next or choose the data type that best describes your data Original data type Choose the filetype that best describes your data Start import at row 1 File origin 437 OEM United States Preview of file 3 00021700 CS 11 Probe part number 1234 56 2 Probe type light sensor Is kcquisition date 2000 02 17 4 probe Fw Rel and N 00 00 000 Is PAQ Fw Rel and N 00 00 000 Cancel next gt Finish e Follow Wizard steps Select Delimited Characters and click Next Text Import Wizard Step 3 of 3 Se This screen lets you select each column and set the Data Format Column data Format General Gen
6. EasyData Collectors 3 Setting Up an Experiment continued Oo Modifying the Experiment Sample Rate Y 200 s s 200 s s Press to modify the experiment sample rate When the experiment Once the length and the sample rate sample are not compatible the rate has been chosen press the experiment length icon green enter becomes red icon to set the value Press or to adjust how many points should be collected per second There is an 8 000 data point maximum so the user will need to adjust the experiment length and sampling rate until both icons are white ReallyEasyData com 11 12 RED ReallyEasyData Collectors 3 Setting Up an Experiment continued Temperature Probe Press to modify the experimental range Press or to scroll through the available options You can choose between Temperature only temperature data will be collected 2 Temperature Raw temperature and voltage data will be collected Light Probe You can choose the range of light between 1 0 2 000 lux 2 O 30 000 lux Voltage Current Probe You can choose the between EY 1 Voltage 2 Current Amps Too Various Probe Settings Photogate You can choose between P lt 1 Period Measures the time elapsed between the two same slope events on the same gate a lt
7. Item Number Probe Type Range Accuracy Resolution 9200009 Temperature 30 to 135 C 0 5 C 0 1 C 9200002 Motion 0 15to6m N A 1mm 9200001 OH O to 14 pH 0 2 pH 0 01 pH 9200004 Force 50 N 1 0 02 N 9200005 Photogate N A N A 0 1 ms 9200006 Current Voltage 12V 1A N A 6 mV 0 5 mA 9200007 Gas Pressure O to 200 kPa N A 50 Pa 9200003 Light O to 30 000 Ix N A 0 5 lux 9200008 Microphone O to 100 N A N A normalized values Factory default settings User can restore to factory default setup by pressing the reset button on the back of the RED Data Collector using a standard paper clip Temperature Current Voltage Range No raw data Range Voltage Units C Mode Time Mode Time Sample Rate 100 s s Sample Rate 10 s s Duration 0 16 s Duration 60 s Gas Pressure pH Units Bar Mode Time Mode Time Sample Rate 10 s s Sample Rate 1 s s Duration 60 s Duration 80 s Microphone Force Mode Time Units N Sample Rate 100 s s Mode Time Duration 0 16 s Sample Rate 10 s s Duration 8s 24 Light Range 0 0 30 000 0 Mode Time Sample Rate 10 s s Duration 8 S Photogate Range Shadow Motion Units m Mode Time Sample Rate 1 s s Duration 160 s ReallyEasyDatae com 7 Managing the Device RED ReallyEasyData Collectors Power Options The RED Data Collectors now ship with an included brick battery Unit can also operate using three AA batteries When the main batteries are discharged or removed the internal clock and calendar are
8. ReallyEasyData Collectors RED User Manudlece VWREZ EDUCATION ReallyEasyDatae com RED ReallyEasyData Collectors Table of Contents Oo Introduction 3 7 O Data Analysis 20 23 e About the RED Collector and start up e Installing the software plug in Microsoft Excel e Getting to know your RED Collector e Viewing data using the plug in e Welcome screen and status bar e Viewing data using without the plug in e Main screen and Help screens e Settings screens and Icons QO Probe Specifications 24 e Ranges accuracy and resolutions Running an Experiment 8 e Factory default settings e Details of operation EA Managing the Device 25 27 Setting Up an Experiment 9 19 PONP e Settings Screen 9 13 e Battery status Experiment length Duration e Error codes Experiment sample rate Probe range if applicable Additional Support 28 Unit of measurement Acquisition recording mode e Customer service e Additional resources e Advanced Settings Screen 1 e Professional development a pitay e User network Regional parameters Screen brightness Calibration Using the USB Drive 20 Note Pictures images and descriptions in this manual may not exactly correspond with the actual items supplied It is also important to note that the experiments in this manual are only suggestions They are not meant to indicate any limitation of the equipment which can be used in wide range of experiments depending on the educationa
9. cquisition mode icon Increase icon Advanced Settings Screen Time of day Brightness Date Calibration Regional settings ReallyEasyDatae com RED ReallyEasyData Collectors 2 Running an Experiment De Details of Operation This details the process used to collect data MEA 156 050 1 Press the green play 2 Sample rate e Blue Progress bar denotes icon to make the 3 Experiment length data recording in progress probe free running 4 Actual measured value 5 Unit of measure 6 Press the Record icon when you want to begin collecting data make sure a USB drive is connected Trend Graph The Min Max and Average will be e Once the acquisition is o e Push On button to displayed under the trend graph ecomes green an e to le between blue USB icon will blink eat ergot an icon to e Press trash icon to discard data ReallyEasyDatae com RED ReallyEasyData Collectors 3 Setting Up an Experiment oo Settings Screen in Detail Upper Row 1 Settings icon brings the user to the settings screen 2 Back icon brings the user to the main screen 3 The plus denotes user has entered the settings screen Press to go to advanced settings Center 4 Actual value settings for the specified icon the gray one on the section below In this case the experiment s length 5 Use the or icon to scroll through the different choices the choice w
10. eft to right e Battery icon e Bluetooth icon not currently active e Time Error code if any e PC connection not currently active e USB flash drive status See pages 25 26 for detailed information on battery oower and error codes ReallyEasyDatae com RED ReallyEasyData Collectors 1 Introduction continued Main Screen Main screen probe idle Help Icon Without the RED USB inserted this icon will bring the user to a list of error codes Touch the bottom of screen to access second page of error codes Press On Off button to return to main screen With the RED USB inserted this icon will bring the user to operating instructions and list of error codes Touch bottom of screen to access additional pages Touch top of screen to go back to previous pages Press On Off button to return to main screen Help icon Progress bar Information icon Settings icon Activate icon Play Record icon to collect acquire data Information Icon This icon gives the user information on serial number and software version It also displays current settings for tethered probe or plug in temperature probe if applicable ReallyEasyDatae com RED ReallyEasyData Collectors 1 Introduction continued Settings Screen Back icon Experiment length duration icon E R Advanced Settings ICON Decrease icon Range icon Unit of measurement icon Enter icon A
11. eral converts numeric values to numbers date values to dates and all O Text remaining values to text Date MDY y Advanced Do not import column skip Data preview e Select any adjustments desired keeping General as your column format and click Finish ReallyEasyDatae com ReallyEasyData Collectors 5 Data Display continued Oo Viewing data on a computer without installing the RED plug in continued B Probe part number 1234 56 Probe type light sensor Acquisition date 1 1 2000 probe Fw Rel and S N 00 00 000 DAQ Fw Rel and S N 00 00 000 Acquisition sample rate in Hz 10 Acquisition duration in Seconds 80 Acquisition mode time or event based time First sample timestamp full date and time 2000 01 01 00 00 42 10 Numeric offset to add to every sample value 0 1 11 Scale factor that all sampled data must be multiplied for 12 Number of data columns 13 Presence of raw data column 14 Unit of measurement Wiwini nin hiwin i 15 First data line index e Your file will be reported in two columns e Top part is probe data e Bottom is collected data e First data line index denotes beginning of collected data with time reported in the left hand column e From this data you can graph calculate or manipulate as necessary ReallyEasyDatae com RED ReallyEasyData Collectors 6 Probe Specifications De Ranges accuracy and resolutions Probe Specifications
12. he back Warning By pushing the reset button on the back of the unit your calibration values and settings will be replaced with factory values If the error persists please contact customer service The calibration settings are wrong and must be replaced by new manual calibration values or by reloading the factory calibration values You can achieve this by resetting the probe by pushing the reset button on the back Warning By pushing the reset button on the back of the unit your calibration values and settings will be replaced with factory values If the error persists please contact customer service Please check if the USB flash drive is securely plugged into the socket or try another kind of USB flash drive If the error persists please contact customer service Please try to format the USB flash drive FAT16 or FAT32 or try another kind of USB flash drive If the error persists please contact customer service Please try another kind of USB flash drive If the error persists please contact customer service Please check if the USB flash drive is securely plugged into the socket Also try to format the USB flash drive again FAT16 or FAT32 or try another kind of USB flash drive If the error persists please contact customer service Delete files in order to use the current USB flash drive Delete files that have been acquired since turning on the unit in order to use the current USB flash drive If the USB flash drive was
13. ill depend on the tethered probe and if the value to be changed is numeric or a fixed choice 6 Enter icon Press to confirm the actual value settings Bottom clockwise 7 Experiment length Interdependent on the sampling rate value and the available memory If mode event base this option is not active 8 Sampling rate Interdependent on the experiment length value and the available memory If mode event base this option is not active 9 Range if any It allows the user choices depending on the tethered probe 10 Unit of measure Varies dependent on the tethered probe 11 Mode time based or event based Time based will use experiment length and sampling rate settings In event mode the unit will record one data point when the user presses the record button ReallyEasyDatae com RED ReallyEasyData Collectors 3 Setting Up an Experiment continued Press to modify the experiment length l _ Press or to adjust the time the until will record data 10 o Acquisition Settings When the experiment length and the sampling rate are not compatible the sampling rate icon becomes red Once the duration has been chosen press the green enter icon to set the value There is an 8 000 data point maximum so the user will need to adjust the experi ment length and sampling rate until both icons are showing white ReallyEasyDatae com RED Really
14. l requirement of the teacher Yougiis Broadcast Yourself ReallyEasyDatae com RED ReallyEasyData Collectors 1 Introduction i About the RED Collector The RED Collectors system consists of a portable icon based battery operated data acquisition system for education purposes Supporting a wide range of probes for different physical measurements The system is based on a Data Acquisition Module DAQ that is connected to any of the probes without hardware or software modifications The RED system sup ports USB memory sticks for storage of measurement data or direct con nection to a PC Bluetooth wireless interface is supported at the hardware level specific Bluetooth software functions are not included in the first ver sion of the software The RED Collector is tethered to its probe The RED Collector maintains a set of parameters for its probe The touch screen interface is intended to allow the user to handle probe functioning and setup quickly and easily A plug in temperature probe is supported as a second optional probe When it is inserted the tethered probe is disabled and a second set of working parameters are loaded into the interface The main set of parameters is saved and will be restored as the temperature orobe is disconnected The DAQ and the RED Collectors system except pluggable temperature voltage current and photogate hub can be used with a support rod or tripod stand Start Up Remove the back c
15. on which can be determined by tuning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try and correct the interference by one or more of the following measures e Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna e Increase the space between the equipment and the receiver e Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected e Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help ReallyEasyDatae com 27 RED ReallyEasyData Collectors 8 Additional Support Ce Customer Service You can reach a customer service representative at any of our preferred distributors WARD S SMES Sargent Welch 800 962 2660 800 828 7777 800 727 4368 Additional Resources Training videos and tutorials are available online at reallyeasydata com Professional Development Need more help developing advanced experiments for the classroom Learn how to make the most of your RED Data Collectors with hands on training led by knowledgeable teachers and technicians You ll gain an in depth understanding of how the RED Data Collectors work and discover the multiple applications for each probe After completing you ll be ready to confidently implement this technology into your classroom in hands on inquiry based activities Choose from a variety of professional development options in either live or interactive webinar based workshops To learn more about our professional development option
16. over by sliding down and insert the provided battery set An installed button battery will keep your RED Collector s date and time settings when not in use Push the ON OFF button e Push button until beep sounds to turn on e Keep button pushed at least two seconds for shutdown ReallyEasyDatae com RED ReallyEasyData Collectors 1 Introduction continued eo Getting to Know Your RED Collector Data Collector Unit On Off button Toggle switch Touchscreen Tethered cord Probe USB port Charging port Plug in temperature accessory port ONOS UNS 4 mi a m M gt Cc ET mi ReallyEasyDatae com RED ReallyEasyData Collectors 1 Introduction Continued oo Welcome Screen Main Screen Probe Idle H After 3 seconds or push sensor icon to get to main screen Logo Sensor icon Unit item number Date Battery life indicator Bluetooth Time USB icon ONOAnNKRWD When the unit is left unattended it will beep and power down in order to save battery life When the unit is active in free running mode the screen will dim first and can be relit by simply touching the screen If unit completely powers down wait several seconds and then press the On Off button to turn it back on If the screen only flashes on wait several seconds and try again this time not pressing the button as long Status Bar This bar is common to all screens From l
17. powered by a coin battery and the settings are stored in memory Single Unit Recharge Cord Recharge your RED Data Collector with ease using this cord that conveniently plugs into a wall or floor socket Included micro USB allows data collector to recharge while connected to a laptop Power 2 1 CA 100 240VAC 47 63 Hz Battery Power Status Icon When Green Battery has full charge or unit has access to power When Yellow or White Battery has half charge When Red Battery is absent or damaged When Flashing Blue Battery is charging ReallyEasyDatae com 25 26 ReallyEasyData Collectors 7 Managing the Device Error codes The time error code is identified by a number indicating the error code The list of possible error codes is shown below Code 0001 0002 0004 0005 0007 0100 0101 0102 0103 0104 0105 0200 0201 Error The probe doesn t respond correctly Power up of the probe failed The probe generates wrong reply Probe wrong type The calibration values are wrong No USB device has been detected Initialization of the USB flash drive failed Unsupported USB flash drive type USB flash drive absorbs too much current No USB flash drive detected Insufficient soace on USB drive to save csv file Maximum number of acquisitions was reached 100 Cannot write csv file Action Turn unit off and on again If the error continues reset the unit by pushing the reset button on t
18. s 4 ootin903 CsSy S E mail this folder s files f 00020904 C5V X Delete this folder 4 00020905 C5v 00020906 C5v 5 00021700 CS5 Other Places RED plug in ver2 My Computer e With the RED USB drive in your e After install is complete computer locate the plug in file there will be a new menu in Microsoft Excel named RED Chart 20 ReallyEasyDatae com ReallyEasyData Collectors 5 Data Display Oo Opening the csv file for Viewing Using the Plug in RED Chait ea RED Chart ae Caso RED We bapa e csv file will load as three worksheets Loci re gt Reghe Det oe My Rent Sure ion Toe fate Michie Puree Pie fodder Labo 4906 _ RED Chart Main E eiie z 4 Die Eidda Hibbin ig AM hi i TED bcaa diie Dec hiiia Di AA RED Ch D oF i i 7 dmi Mencestt aiee ARTA DAN art ata W a dii Hissasi Office ier AA aioe Soa cs PD bkps Cificeer S aP RED Ch G h Py Risbesoal i ien Ce Co biac akela SAD oT ee art rap kz nai injini m 20 Hipias iksi 27a soe F Jm Macan e A a H ami bpt deei 2h ibi 2m Meses oisit AP epee JD bacat ie NG E ae e Open csv file by navigating to your USB drive from the Load RED Chart Data e Select your csv file inert Page Lipur Foermutas i Meip Gp About e RED Chart Main shows a e RED Chart Data shows e RED Chart Graph shows a Summary of your probe your recorded data plot of the data vs time and experiment ReallyEasy
19. s please contact our Professional Development Coordinator at training vwreducation com RED User Network Hear from other teachers who use RED successfully in their classroom on facebook com reallyeasydata This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this if Yo il Tu he device must accept any interference received including Broadcast Yourself interference that may cause undesired operation ReallyEasyDatae com
20. set the value enter icon to set the and move to the day value and move to the year Press the icon to confirm Press or to adjust the date the year ReallyEasyData e com 17 ED ReallyEasyData Collectors 3 Setting Up an Experiment continued Ce Setting Regional Parameters 0 000 00 mm dd yy Press the green enter Press to modify the icon to set the value regional parameters Press or to tog gle between formats for numbers and date Setting Brightness l Press or to adjust Once the brightness has been brightness the brightness set press the green enter icon to set the value 18 ReallyEasyDatae com RED ReallyEasyData Collectors 3 Setting Up an Experiment continued o Calibration The following RED probes have predefined calibration values For most applications these values will be sufficient User may alter these values in advanced settings To reset the probe to the factory default settings press the reset button on the back of the data collector using a standard paper clip Factory Default Set of Calibration Values Probe Type 1st Calibration Point 2nd Calibration Point pH 4 pH 9 18 pH Gas Pressure 1 1 KPa 101 3 KPa Force ON 49 N Current Voltage O V O A 10 V 0 83 A Light O range 0 2 000 lux 850 range 0 2 000 lux O range 0 30 000 lux 10 000 range 0 30 000 lux Calibration Settings
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