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1. mh Note When you apply statistics such as mean or standard deviation they are applied to the selected run 2 Click the Digits Display Tools button to open the tool palette LEIHO Document Number 012 11074D 86 sparkvue pa 7 Data analysis my SPARKvue Viewing statistics in a meter 1 23 3 Click the Statistics button to open the Statistics screen gt 4 Click one of the statistics to select it 5 Click OK The selected statistic appears in the digits display instead of the most recently col lected value 6 Click the Statistics button to return the digits display to most recent data gt J LEIHO Document Number 012 11074D 87 sparkvue ma 8 Calculations and manually entered data SPARKvue Working with calculations 8 Calculations and manually entered data Working with calculations 88 Entering data manually 90 Working with calculations 1 Opening the calculator screen 88 2 Creating a calculation 88 3 Displaying a calculation 89 Opening the calculator screen 1 Click the Experiment Tools button The Experiment Tools screen opens 2 Click Calculated Data The calculator screen opens Creating a calculation Calculations may be a combination of measurement data math functions and text Tip You can create User entered data using a calculation in a table Complete one or more of the following steps in any order to build an
2. 4 Click OK twice to close the Device Tools screen Connecting multiple interfaces to your computer f the computer has enough available USB ports connect each interface to a USB on the computer f the computer has only one available USB port connect a powered USB hub to the computer and connect the interfaces to the hub f atleast one of the interfaces is a PowerLink you can connect the PowerLink to the computer and connect two additional interfaces to the USB ports on the back of the PowerLink Monitoring live data Live data from all connected sensors are displayed whenever the Home screen is open The Home screen is the first screen that appears when SPARKvue starts If the Home screen is not visible click the Home button to return to the Home screen Moving on from the Home screen With the Home screen displayed you are ready to move into a SPARKIab A SPARKIab is a multiple page environment where your science investigation takes place Complete one of the following tasks to open an embedded SPARKIab show a meas urement in a SPARKIab or build a custom SPARKIab Opening a SPARKIab 9 Showing a SPARKIab 9 Building a SPARKlab 10 LEIHO Document Number 012 11074D 8 sparkvue 2 Starting an experiment 3 SPARKvue Moving on from the Home screen Opening a SPARKlab SPARKvue includes embedded SPARKlabs Additional no cost labs are available from PASCO Complete these steps to open
3. 6 While on the Home screen open the bottom stopcock to allow titrant to flow 7 After about 10 mL of titrant is collected in the graduated cylinder close the bottom stopcock 8 Record the exact volume from the graduated cylinder 9 Build the desired display for you experiment 10 Click the Experiment Tools button The Experiment Tools screen opens 11 Click Calibrate Sensor The Calibrate Sensor Select Measurement screen opens 12 the Sensor box and select Drop Counter 13 Click the Measurement box and select Fluid Volume ml 14 Click the Calibration Type box and select 1 point Adjust Slope Only 15 Click NEXT The Calibrate Sensor screen opens 16 Under Calibration Point 2 click the Standard Value box and enter the recorded volume from step 8 17 Under Calibration Point 2 click Read From Sensor 18 Click OK to exit the Calibrate Sensor screen 19 Click OK to exit the Experiment Tools screen Using sensor adapters Connecting a sensor through a Digital Adapter or Photogate Port 19 Connecting a sensor through an Analog Adapter 20 Connecting a sensor through a Digital Adapter or Photogate Port The Digital Adapter PASCO part PS 2159 allows digital switch type sensors such as photogates and smart pulleys to be connected to a PASPORT interface and used with SPARKvue It also allows the use of a Science Workshop Motion Sensor CI 6742A or Rotary Motion Sensor CI 6538 LEIHO Document Number
4. b o 0O a 2 Click the Bar Edit button Fe 3 Click the bar you want to edit The bar edit menu opens 4 Click in the bar name box delete the old name and enter a new name 5 Click OK Adding data in bar graphs You can add data to bars either manually or through collecting data using a sensor Entering data into bar graph manually 38 Collecting data for bar graph using a sensor 38 LEIHO Document Number 012 11074D 37 sparkvue 5 Data display 33 SPARKvue Displaying data in a bar graph Entering data into bar graph manually 1 Click the Bar Graph Tools button to open the tool palette Lul 2 Click the bar you want to edit 3 Enter a value for the bar 4 Click OK Collecting data for bar graph using a sensor It is recommended that the bars are given names either before or during data collection See Editing bars and bar names in bar graphs and Adding bars and bar names in bar graphs 36 1 Click the record arrow to record data for the first empty bar in a data run The first bar becomes active and displays the data being collected and the record button changes to a check mark 2 Click the check mark to stop collecting for the current bar and move to the next bar Note The will remains gray if it does not have a name assigned to it 3 Click the Stop button to stop collecting data Adding additional data runs to a bar graph You can show multiple data sets in a ba
5. eccec ec cecceceeeeeee 53 Showing and hiding the meter tool palette 54 Adjusting the scale ofameter Z cee c eee eee 10001001001221 54 Scaling a meter to fit all data 55 Setting the scale fameter AA d5 Changing the variable displayed in a meter _ 00 2 cece cece cece ccc ceceeeeeees 55 Customizing the appearance of a meter 56 LEIHO Document Number 012 11074D vii sparkvue x SPARKvue User s Guide 6 Image aceasta eign oc ance ect beeen otren dais eaten 57 Connecting a camera or other video device of Creating a new camera image 0 200000 00000 00000 la aaa 57 A From the Home screen create a new SPARKIab 0 0 00 2 2020 22022 57 B Within a SPARKIab add a new page 2 22 2 2 cece ccc eececceceeceeeees 58 Displaying acameraimage aooaa ec aooaa aaao LDDP ALLL DDAA LL nanan 58 From the Home screen 0 0 00 2 c cece cece cece ccc ccecec cece ceceecececeecceceeseceseeeee 58 From within a SPARK lab 0 20 20 0022 occ eee ccc cece cece ec cececceceececeeeeceeees 59 Showing and hiding the image tool palette 59 Capturing a camera image 60 Switching between live and captured camera images 0 22 e cece e cece eee ee cece 60 Selecting a captured camera image for display 2 2 20 20 2eceee eee eee eee 61 Adjusting the scale and position of a camera image 61 Z00MiNg IN LL 61 ZOOMING Out aaa 62 Sale ete ne een e
6. 81 Analyzing data in a multiple y axes graph 82 Viewing Statistics in a bar graph 82 Viewing statistics in a line graph To see the minimum maximum mean standard deviation count and area under the curve of a data run 1 Optional select a different data run In the display legend a red outline surrounds the run that is selected for operation Complete these steps to change which run is selected LEIHO Document Number 012 11074D 72 sparkvue ipa 7 Data analysis X8 SPARKvue Analyzing data in a graph i Click the legend The legend enlarges ii In the legend click the symbol but not the check box of the run that you want to select The red outline moves to the selected run Sample Legend 3 Note When you apply statistics such as mean or standard deviation they are applied to the selected run 2 Click the Graph Tools button to open the tool palette W 3 Click the Statistics button to open the Statistics screen gt 4 Click one or more of the statistics Selected statistics are highlighted 5 Click OK Statistics appear on the graph 6 Optionally click part of the data set for statistics to be applied to See Selecting part of a data run for operation in a line graph 28 7 Click the Statistics button to remove the statistics LEIHO Document Number 012 11074D 73 sparkvue 7 Data analysis K8 SPARKvue Analyzing data in a graph
7. Applying a curve fit Complete these steps to apply a linear quadratic power inverse inverse square or sine fit to a data run 1 Optional select a different data run In the display legend a red outline surrounds the run that is selected for operation Complete these steps to change which run is selected i Click the legend The legend enlarges ii In the legend click the symbol but not the check box of the run that you want to select The red outline moves to the selected run Sample Legend 2 Ee Note When you apply statistics such as mean or standard deviation they are applied to the selected run 2 Click the Graph Tools button to open the tool palette 3 Click the Curve Fit button to open the Curve Fit screen 4 Click one curve fit to select it Click OK Ql LEIHO Document Number 012 11074D 74 sparkvue pa 7 Data analysis K8 SPARKvue Analyzing data in a graph The curve and parameters of the curve appear on the graph 6 Optionally select part of the data set for the curve fit to be applied to See Selecting part of a data run for operation in a line graph 28 Removing a curve fit 1 Click the Graph Tools button to open the tool palette w 2 Click the Curve Fit button Drawing a prediction Complete these steps to manually sketch on a graph 1 Click the Graph Tools button to open the tool palette w 2 Click the Prediction button 3
8. When a live image is showing the button changes color 3 Click the Capture button to capture a still image Jv The live image is replaced by the captured still image Switching between live and captured camera images To switch from a captured still image back to a live image 1 Click the Image Tools button to open the tool palette 2 Click the Live Image button in the tool palette CI Ta The still image is replaced with a live image The Live Image button changes color LEIHO Document Number 012 11074D 60 sparkvue 6 Image capture s8 SPARKvue Selecting a captured camera image for display To switch from a live image to a previously captured still image 1 Click the image legend The legend expands to show all captured images Selecting a captured camera image for display 1 Click the image legend 2 The legend expands to show a list of captured images Adjusting the scale and position of a camera image Zooming in In the tool palette click the Zoom In button The display zooms in toward the center LEIHO Document Number 012 11074D 61 sparkvue 6 Image capture OJ SPARKvue Measuring in a camera image Zooming out In the tool palette click the Zoom Out button Q The display zooms in toward the center Scale to fit To show the entire image click the Scale to fit button w if di Panning a camera image You can view different parts of an
9. View the available User entered Data 0 0 0 0c cece cece cece eee cece eee 91 Creating a data set for manual entry 91 Creating a data set for manually entered numbers 2 22 2 22 2 91 Creating a data set for manually entered text 91 Preparing a table for manual data entry 220 0 0 00 a 91 Entering data into a manual dataset A c ccc ccc cecceceeeeeees 92 Displaying manually entered data 92 Editing manually entered data 93 Enter User defined Data 00 20 0200 ooo cece cee cece cece eee eccececeeceeceeeeceeeeees 93 9 Building SPARKlab pages 94 Starting anew SPARKlab page 0 22 2 cece ccc ecce cece ence ccecceceeceeeeeeeeee 94 A From the Home screen create a new SPARKIlab 0 2 00 0 2 20222022 94 B Within a SPARKlab add a new page 20 ec ec eccececcecceccececeeceeeees 94 About adding elements to a SPARKlab page 95 Removing or replacing an image or media file 95 Adding a background image 0 2 20 cece cece ec cecceccecceccecceceeceeceeceteseeetesees 96 Deleting a SPARKlab page 00 occ cece cece cece a 96 10 Saving and sharing 98 Saving a SPARKlab Locally and Online 0 0 0 20 20 2 cece cece cece cece eee ee ees 98 To save your work locally 2 00 20 2 0 e cece ccc cece ccc cecceccecceceececcceceeceeeeteeees 98 To save your work using Online Storage Services 0 2 cece eee eee eee es 9
10. you manually trigger SPARKvue Complete these steps to put SPARKvue into manual sampling mode 1 Click the Sampling Options button The Sampling Options screen opens 2 Click Manual 3 Click OK Setting an automatic stop condition When a stop condition is set SPARKvue automatically stops recording data after a set time interval Complete these steps to set a stop condition 1 Click the Sampling Options button The Sampling Options screen opens 2 Under Automatic Stop Condition click the Condition box and click Stop after duration 3 Click the Value box and enter a time value 4 Click the Units box and click units of time 5 Click OK LEIHO Document Number 012 11074D 13 sparkvue 3 Setting up an experiment 39 SPARKvue Customizing how numbers are displayed Customizing how numbers are displayed Setting the number of decimal places displayed 14 Setting the number of significant figures displayed 14 Displaying numbers in scientific notation 15 Changing the units of a measurement 15 Setting the number of decimal places displayed 1 Click the Experiment Tools button The Experiment Tools screen opens 2 Click Data Properties The Data Properties screen opens 3 Click the Measurement box and click a measurement or other variable 4 Click the Number Style box and click Fixed Precision 5 Click the Digits box and select the number of digits to be displayed a
11. 012 11074D 19 sparkvue 3 Setting up an experiment OJ SPARKvue Using sensor adapters The Photogate Port PS 2123 is a type of adapter that supports switch type sensors but not the Rotary Motion Sensor or Motion Sensor Complete these steps to connect and configure a sensor with a Digital Adapter or Pho togate Port 1 Connect the adapter to your PASPORT interface 2 Connect a digital sensor to the adapter You can connect a switch type sensor to either port of the adapter If you are connecting a Motion Sensor or Rotary Motion Sensor connect the yellow plug to Port 1 and the black plug to Port 2 A list of digital sensors and sensor con figurations appears 3 Optionally connect a second switch type sensor to the other port of the adapter 4 Inthe list click one of the sensors or configurations to select it and click OK You may need to click the arrows to scroll the list 5 If SPARKvue prompts you to enter one or more measurements specific to your equipment enter the value or values and click OK The measurements that you enter will be used to compute data such as the velocity of an object passing through a photogate Connecting a sensor through an Analog Adapter The Analog Adapter PASCO part PS 2158 allows analog Science Workshop sensors to be connected to a PASPORT interface and used with SPARKvue Complete these steps to connect and configure a sensor with an Analog Adapter 1 Connect the Analog Adapter
12. Creating a table To create a table do one of the following A or B A From the Home screen create a new SPARKlab Touch Build LEIHO Document Number 012 11074D 44 sparkvue 5 Data display X8 SPARKvue Displaying data in a table Continue to step 1 B Within a SPARKlab add a new page Touch the New Page button ale ET Continue to step 1 1 Select a template from the library Scroll up and down to view templates 2 Touch the Table icon HE LEIHO Document Number 012 11074D 45 sparkvue 5 Data display X8 SPARKvue Displaying data in a table Note Tables and graphs are disabled for some page configurations Examples 7 Disabled for tables and graphs Enabled 3 Select the data for each display on the page a Touch the display data label s Select Measurement Or b Open the display properties and select the data a the Display Tools button near the lower or upper left corner of the dis Play ii Touch the Properties button Showing and hiding the table tool palette Show To show the tool palette touch the Display Tools button near the lower or upper left corner of the display HE Hide To hide the tool palette touch the Display Tools button HE Scrolling a table Click the middle of the table and drag it up or down LEIHO Document Number 012 11074D 46 sparkvue sina 5 Data display SPARKvue Displaying data in a table l 5 0 114 5
13. Do one of the following e Trace a continuous curve on the graph e Click several locations on the graph to draw a series of connected points 4 To delete the prediction click the Prediction button Ka ag a Finding the x and y values ofa point Complete these steps to select a point on a graph and display its coordinates LEIHO Document Number 012 11074D 75 sparkvue ipa 7 Data analysis X8 SPARKvue Analyzing data in a graph 1 Optional select a different data run In the display legend a red outline surrounds the run that is selected for operation Complete these steps to change which run is selected i Click the legend The legend enlarges Pls mi 2 ii In the legend click the symbol but not the check box of the run that you want to select The red outline moves to the selected run Sample Legend l 24 a Note When you apply statistics such as mean or standard deviation they are applied to the selected run 2 Click the Graph Tools button to open the tool palette Ww 3 Click the Select button The button changes color 4 Click a point on the graph 5 Click Done 6 Click Graph coordinate information button J LEIHO Document Number 012 11074D 76 sparkvue 7 Data analysis K8 SPARKvue Analyzing data in a graph 7 The x and y values of the selected point are displayed 8 Click the Graph coordinate information button again to clea
14. Select Measurement button The Table Properties opens YY O eA Soe SS HR a b C d PASCO Click the Measurement box Click User entered Click Create Data Set Enter a Measurement Name Enter a Unit Name Click the your new data set Click OK Enter your data Click a cell within the column for your data Enter a value Click another cell and enter data Repeat until all data is entered Document Number 012 11074D 93 sparkvue 9 Building SPARKlab pages my SPARKvue Starting a new SPARKlab page 9 Building SPARKlab pages Starting a new SPARKlab page 94 About adding elements to a SPARKlab page 95 Removing or replacing an image or media file 95 Adding a background image 96 Deleting a SPARKlab page 96 Starting a new SPARKlab page A From the Home screen create a new SPARKlab Touch Build Continue to step 1 B Within a SPARKlab add a new page Touch the New Page button ale Continue to step 1 1 Select a template from the library Scroll up and down to view templates 2 Touch a display type for each placeholder LEIHO Document Number 012 11074D 94 sparkvue 9 Building SPARKlab pages my SPARKvue About adding elements to a SPARKlab page w cin 1 23 Digits Table Lul Bar Graph Meter ce Camera ER vah Assess Gc Media Text Hani For Text Boxes Type in text into the Text Box For Cameras Touc
15. a SPARKlab 1 Connect the sensors required for the SPARKlab that you wish to do 2 f there are unneeded sensors connected disconnect them 3 In the SPARKlabs pane navigate to the folder containing the SPARKlab that you would like to open 4 Click a SPARKlab to preview The lab preview opens in the right pane 5 Click the preview to open the lab The SPARKIlab opens Follow the on screen instructions to continue your science investigation 6 Click the Page Navigator to turn pages Showing a SPARKlab A show path SPARkKIlab is the fastest way to record data and display it in a graph table digits display and meter Complete these steps to show a SPARKlab 1 Connect a sensor 2 In the Home screen click the measurement that you would like to show The selected measurement is highlighted 3 Click Show Note A measurement must be selected for Show to be available A four page SPARKlab opens 4 Click the Start button to record data Click the Page Navigator to see your data in the different displays LEIHO Document Number 012 11074D 9 searkvue ya 2 Starting an experiment DS SPARKvue Moving on from the Home screen Building a SPARKlab When you build a custom SPARKIab you design each page with your choice of meas urements and displays You can also add text and pictures Connect a sensor or sensors and complete these steps to start building a SPARKlab A From the Home screen create a ne
16. ccc ec cec cc cecceccncceceeeeceeeecetetceeceesteeeeeee 44 A From the Home screen create a new SPARKIlab 44 B Within a SPARKlab add a new page 2 22 cee a 45 Showing and hiding the table tool palette 2 2 2 2 ce eee eee 46 Scrolling a table u c cece ccc cecceeccececectececeeeeectecteteeeseeseees 46 selecting data to show in an existing table 0 00 0 e cee cc eee ec cece 47 Selecting a run for display in an existing column 2 22 22 22 2 47 Changing the variable displayed in an existing column 47 Adding a column anaana anaoa aoaaa aaao 0 0AA AALL L DLLD LLDD AALL D aaan 48 REMOVING a column oaaao oaan anaoa lll aaa 48 Selecting cells for operation in a table 49 Displaying data in a digits display 50 Creating a new digits display cece cece onana ccc cecceceecteceeeteeeeeees 50 A From the Home screen create a new SPARKIlab 50 B Within a SPARKlab add a new page 2 22 cc eee ccc ece eee ecceeeee 51 Showing and hiding the digits display tool palette 52 Changing the variable in a digits display 52 Displaying data in a meter 222000000 0 aaa 52 Creating a new meter 53 A From the Home screen create a new SPARKIlab 1 1 1 53 B Within a SPARKlab add a new page
17. ec ccc cece cece cece ccecceceeceeeceeeceeeeees 72 Viewing statistics in a line graph 72 Applying a curve fit 2 2200 coc cece cece ce cceceeceeccecenceeceeceeceeeeneeees 14 Removing a Curve fit aaa 19 Drawing a prediction c cece cece cece cece cece ccececeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeenees 195 Finding the x and y values of a point 19 Finding the x and y difference between two points Tf Finding the slope at a point on a data plot 20 20 cc ccc ecceeeceeeeees 78 Finding the correlation coefficient 20 2 2 2 cece cece cece ccc ecccecceceeeeeee 19 Displaying the RMSE Root Mean Square Error 81 Analyzing data in a multiple y axes graph ecc ec cec eee eeeees 82 Viewing Statistics in a bar graph 0 cece ccc cece ccc ecccccecccceccecceceeeceeeees 82 Viewing statistics in a table 83 Viewing statistics in a digits display 85 Viewing statistics ina meter 86 8 Calculations and manually entered data 88 Working with calculations 00 0 2 cece cece nce ecceceeceecceeeeeeeseeeeees 88 Opening the calculator screen 88 Creating a calculation cc ccc ccc ce cceceecceceeceeceecteceeceeeeeee 88 Displaying a calculation 020 00 0 000 la 89 Entering data manually U S 90 LEIHO Document Number 012 11074D ix sparkvue SPARKvue User s Guide Opening the measurements list 90 View the available measurements 90
18. from each measurement is recorded each time you manually trigger SPARKvue A series of values is recorded in a data set Complete these steps to start a data set trigger points to be recorded and close the data set 1 Optionally turn to a page in your SPARKlab where you will be able to see your data in a table LEIHO Document Number 012 11074D 21 sparkvue 4 Data recording SPARKvue Deleting data runs 6 You can record data with any type of display visible or no display at all but it is typical to record manually sampled data while looking ata table Click the Start button SPARKvue creates a new data set Live data appear in the data displays When you are ready to record a data point click the Keep button SPARK vue records a single value from each measurement Repeat the previous step as many times as necessary to record all of the data that you want in the data set When the entire set has been recorded click the Stop button The data set closes Repeat these steps to record another data set Deleting data runs 1 4 5 Click OK 6 Click the Experiment Tools button The Experiment Tools screen opens Click Manage Data Click Manage Runs The Manage Runs screen opens Do one of the following e Click Delete Last Run e Click Delete All Runs e Click Delete Run and click the run that you want to delete Click Done LEIHO Document Number 012 1107
19. legend enlarges ii In the legend click the symbol but not the check box of the run that you want to select The red outline moves to the selected run Sample Legend 1 2 3 Note When you apply statistics such as mean or standard deviation they are applied to the selected run Annotating data in bar graphs You can add annotation and show numeric values on bars LEIHO Document Number 012 11074D 40 sparkvue sina 5 Data display K8 SPARKvue Displaying data in a bar graph Adding annotations to bars 41 Editing or deleting annotations to bars 41 Showing numeric values on bars 42 Adding annotations to bars If there is more than one data run on the graph first select the run that the annotation will be attached to 1 Click the graph legend The legend enlarges 2 Inthe legend click the symbol of the run s that you want to annotate 3 click the Bar Graph Tools button to open the tool palette Lul 4 Click the Annotation button 5 Click a bar 6 Enter a note and click OK An annotation appears on the bar graph Editing or deleting annotations to bars 1 Click the Graph Tools button to open the tool palette Lul 2 Click the annotation that you want to edit or delete The annotation is highlighted 3 Click the Annotation button LEIHO Document Number 012 11074D 41 sparkvue ipa 5 Data display OJ SPARKvue Displaying data in a bar graph Th
20. reopen your work in SPARKvue you must also save the lab 1 Click the Sharing button to open the Sharing screen Click EXPORT DATA to open the Export Data window Navigate to the folder where you would like to save the file Enter a file name Click Save Click Done To view the saved data open the file in a spreadsheet program mapping program word processor or text editor ao O a O PO LEIHO Document Number 012 11074D 99 tele 10 Saving and sharing O SPARKvue Opening a saved lab Opening a saved lab 1 Click the Home button to return to the Home screen 2 Inthe Home screen click Saved Work 3 Click the file 4 Click Open The lab opens Using Online Storage Services The Online Storage Services function allows access to several services such as Google Drive Box Dropbox Evernote FTP and WebDAV Log in to Online Storage Services 100 Open a file from Online Storage Services 101 Save a file to Online Storage Services 101 Log in to Online Storage Services 1 Click the Home button to return to the Home screen 2 Click Online Storage Services on the Home page The Online Storage Services dialog opens 3 Select the service you would like to use and follow the instructions for the service Note Depending on your security settings you may have to click Allow to com plete the Online Storage Services sign in process Tip You can have multiple Online Storage Services open Re
21. such as mean or standard deviation they are applied to the selected run 2 Click the Graph Tools button to open the tool palette Ww 3 Click the Select button R The button changes color 4 Click and drag to select data points 5 When the desired data points are highlighted click done selecting 6 To clear the selection click the Select button again LEIHO Document Number 012 11074D 29 sparkvue 5 Data display 33 SPARKvue Displaying data in a line graph Annotating data in a line graph Adding an annotation 30 Editing or deleting an annotation 31 Adding an annotation 1 If there is more than one data run on the line graph first select the run that the annotation will be attached to a Click the graph legend The legend enlarges b In the legend click the symbol of the run that you want to select The red outline moves to the selected run 2 Click the Graph Tools button to open the tool palette 3 Click the Select button The button changes color 4 Click one or points on the graph 5 Click done selecting 6 Click the Annotation button T 7 Enter a note and click OK LEIHO Document Number 012 11074D 30 sparkvue 5 Data display 33 SPARKvue Displaying data in a line graph An annotation appears on the graph You can then click and the move the annota tion 8 Click the Select button Editing or deleting an annotation 1 Click the Graph Tools
22. to your PASPORT interface 2 Connect an analog sensor to the adapter A list of Sensors appears 3 Click one of the sensors to select it and click OK You may need to click the arrows to scroll the list 4 Optionally click the Gain box and click a gain setting 5 Click OK again LEIHO Document Number 012 11074D 20 sparkvue 4 Data recording my SPARKvue Recording a run of periodically sampled data 4 Data recording The following tasks describe how to record a data run with SPARK vue in periodic sampling mode and manual sampling mode Note Over the course of a science investigation you can record multiple data runs and sets Recording a run of periodically sampled data 21 Recording a set of manually sampled data 21 Deleting data runs 22 Recording a run of periodically sampled data To record manually sampled data first put SPARKvue into periodic sampling mode With SPARKvue in periodic sampling mode the default mode sometimes known as continuous mode complete these steps to record a data run 1 Click the Start button SPARKvue creates a new data run and starts recording data points into it 2 To stop recording data click the Stop button SPARKvue stops recording data 3 Repeat these steps to record another data run Recording a set of manually sampled data To record manually sampled data first put SPARKvue into manual sampling mode In manual sampling mode a single value
23. up or down The graph expands or contracts vertically Click the middle of the graph and drag it in any direction The graph moves Expanding and contracting horizontally JExpanding and contracting vertically Moving Selecting data to show in an existing line graph Showing and hiding data runs in a graph 26 Changing the variable on the x or y axis 27 Showing and hiding data runs in a graph 1 Click the graph legend The legend enlarges to show available data runs LEIHO Document Number 012 11074D 26 searkvue a 5 Data display OJ SPARKvue Displaying data in a line graph 2 Select or clear Click the check box next to each data run that you want to show or hide 3 Optionally click outside the legend to reduce the size of the legend Graph legend sad a 171 1 Changing the variable on the x or y axis 1 Click the Measurement button to change skip to step 4 2 Or click the applicable Display Tools button to open the tools palette Ww Lull 3 Click the Properties button to open the Properties screen 4 Click the display variable you want to change 5 Click the Measurement box and click the replacement measurement or other vari able 6 Click OK LEIHO Document Number 012 11074D 27 sparkvue 5 Data display 33 SPARKvue Displaying data in a line graph Selecting data for operation in a line graph Selecting a data run for operation in a line gr
24. 4D 22 sparkvue ini 5 Data display OJ SPARKvue Displaying data in a line graph 5 Data display Displaying data in a line graph 23 Displaying data in a bar graph 34 Displaying data in a Multiple y axis graph 31 Displaying data in a table 44 Displaying data in a digits display 50 Displaying data in a meter 52 Displaying data in a line graph Creating a new line graph 23 Showing and hiding the line graph tool palette 25 Adjusting the scale of a line graph 25 Selecting data to show in an existing line graph 26 Selecting data for operation in a line graph 28 Annotating data in a line graph 30 Displaying data in a Multiple y axis graph 31 Creating a new line graph w To create a new line graph do one of the following A or B A From the Home screen create a new SPARKIab Touch Build Continue to step 1 B Within a SPARKIab add a new page Touch the New Page button ha rj LEIHO Document Number 012 11074D 23 sparkvue aps 5 Data display OJ SPARKvue Displaying data in a line graph Continue to step 1 1 Select a template from the library Scroll up and down to view templates The Display Selection opens for each placeholder 2 Touch the Line Graph icon W Note Tables and graphs are disabled for some page configurations Examples CJ Disabled for tables and graphs Enabled 3 Selec
25. 7 0 123 2 8 0 109 4 4 10 0 133 2 12 0 99 4 14 0 181 2 16 0 141 2 16 0 108 1 20 0 137 5 Selecting data to show in an existing table Selecting a run for display in an existing column 47 Changing the variable displayed in an existing column 47 Adding a column 48 Removing a column 48 Selecting a run for display in an existing column 1 Click the run number at the top of the column A list of available runs appears 2 Click the run that you want to see Changing the variable displayed in an existing column 1 Click the Measurement button to change skip to step 4 2 Or click the Display Tools button to open the tools palette HE 3 Click the Properties button to open the Properties screen o 0D 4 Click the display variable you want to change Note For tables columns are number 1 2 3 etc from left to right 5 Click the Measurement box and click the replacement measurement or other vari able 6 Click OK LEIHO Document Number 012 11074D 47 ssa 5 Data display K8 SPARKvue Displaying data in a table Adding a column A table can contain up to six columns Complete these steps to add a column to a table 1 Click the Table Tools button to open the tool palette HE 2 Optionally click a position in the table where the new column will be inserted a Click the Select button R The button changes color b Click the column to the right of wh
26. 8 Printing a lab ccc ccc cc cece e cece ccc eee ee cece eee cece ceeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeee 99 Exporting data 000000 aana 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 0000000000100 A 0 a02 a 20122 99 Opening a saved lab u anaana aaoo aaan ceccececceeeeeceeceeceteeeesseeteeseee 100 Using Online Storage Services u 2 0 aa 100 Log in to Online Storage Services eee eee cece ec eeeeeeeeeeees 100 LEIHO Document Number 012 11074D x sparkvue DS SPARKvue User s Guide Open a file from Online Storage Services 101 Save a file to Online Storage Services cece ccc ec cnc ceceeceeeeee 101 11 Keeping a journal aaan aoaaa aana kaaa 102 Taking a snapshot 102 Opening the journal 02 0 cc cece cece ccc ec eee ceeceececeeceeeeeeeeeeee 102 Adding a caption to a snapshot or editing an existing caption 103 Navigating in the journal 2 2 0 2 0 cece ccc ec eee kaaa 103 Deleting a journal entry or snapshot 103 Rearranging journal entries 103 Closing the journal u ccc ccc ccc cce ccc ccecceceececceeceecteceecttceeeeees 103 Saving a journal aaan nanao nanao ll aaa 104 Printing a journal u cece cece cece cece cece eee ceceeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee 104 12 Common tasks aaa oon cece cece cence cee aooaa aaora aan 105 Turning PAGES u cece cece cece ccc ce cece aAA DLLD LLDD LLDD LL nnna 105
27. As in the Sharing screen To save your work using Online Storage Services 1 Click the Sharing button to open the Sharing screen 2 Click Online Storage Services The Online Storage Services dialog opens 3 Select the service you would like to use and follow the instructions for the service Note Depending on your security settings you may have to click Allow to com plete the Online Storage Services sign in process Tip You can have multiple Online Storage Services open Repeatedly click Online Storage Services to open additional services LEIHO Document Number 012 11074D 98 sparkvue ni 10 Saving and sharing SPARKvue Printing a lab Printing a lab The SPARKlab cannot be printed directly however you can capture SPARKlab pages in the journal and print the journal Complete these steps to take snapshots of SPARKlab pages and print the snapshots 1 On each SPARKlab page that you wish to print click the Snapshot button o 2 Each time you click the Snapshot button the Snapshot Quick View appears briefly and an image of the page is added to the journal Click the Journal tab Click Print Journal to open the Print window Click a printer and click Print Click Done to return to your SPARKlab gt ON ae KN Exporting data When you export data a tab delimited text file is saved that can be opened in another program Note that exporting data is not equivalent to saving the lab If you plan to later
28. B port on your com puter or a powered USB hub connected to the computer 2 Connect a PASPORT sensor to the Xplorer PowerLink The PowerLink contains ports for up to three PASPORT sensors It also includes two USB ports that other interfaces can be connected to It is powered by its AC adapter or by replaceable batteries 1 Connect the AC adapter included with the PowerLink to a wall outlet and to the AC adapter port on the back of the PowerLink or install two C batteries in the PowerLink 2 Use the included USB cable to connect the PowerLink to a USB port on your com puter or a USB hub connected to the computer 3 Connect up to three PASPORT sensors to the PowerLink USB Link The USB Link contains a single port for a PASPORT sensor 1 Connect the USB Link to a USB port on your computer or a powered USB hub connected to the computer 2 Connecta PASPORT sensor to the USB Link Connecting a bluetooth device The bluetooth device can connect to only one host at a time and must remain within approximately 10 meters An error message displays if the device is already connected to another system LEIHO Document Number 012 11074D 6 sparkvue 2 Starting an experiment 39 SPARKvue Connecting an interface and sensors to your computer The AirLink2 and SPARK link Air can also connect via USB Note If prompted enter pass code 1234 for SPARKIlink Air devices iPad 1 Use the standard iPad proc
29. KIlab with your choice of data displays text and pictures To start learning SPARKvue install the software connect an interface to your computer plug in a sensor and start the software from the desktop icon If you need help doing a task you ll find step by step instructions in this guide LEIHO Document Number 012 11074D 1 sparkvue ya 2 Starting an experiment SPARKvue Installing SPARKvue 2 Starting an experiment Installing SPARKvue 2 Launching SPARKvue 2 Connecting an interface and sensors to your computer 2 gt 0 p Monitoring live data 8 Installing SPARKvue 1 Download SPARKvue from www pasco com sparkvue or insert the SPARKvue USB drive into your computer 2 Follow the instructions provided with the download or USB drive to complete the installation Launching SPARKvue Click the SPARKvue icon to launch SPARKvue Connecting an interface and sensors to your com puter SPARKvue software running on your computer or mobile device receives data from one or more connected or built in sensors In SPARKvue sensors that are built into a com puter or device are called Onboard sensors such as Onboard Microphone Onboard Light Sensor and so forth SPARKvue is compatible with most common onboard sensors as well as several types of external interfaces that provide access to sensors including AirLink 2 SPARKLink SPARKLink Air SPARK Science Learning System USBLink and Xplorer GLX T
30. PASCO soarkvue User s Guide Version 2 0 Document Number 012 11074D sparkvue SPARKvue User s Guide SPARK vue disclaimers Document Number 012 11074D Version 2 0 Limited Warranty For a description of the product warranty see the PASCO catalog Copyright This user s guide is copyrighted with all rights reserved Permission is granted to non profit educational institutions for reproduction of any part of this manual providing the reproductions are used only in their laboratories and classrooms and are not sold for profit Reproduction under any other circumstances without the written consent of PASCO scientific is prohibited Trademarks PASCO PASCO scientific DataStudio PASPORT SPARK SPARK Science Learning System SPARKlab SPARKbook SPARKvue Xplorer and Xplorer GLX are trademarks or registered trademarks of PASCO scientific in the United States and or in other coun tries All other brands products or service names are or may be trademarks or service marks of and are used to identify products or services of their respective owners For more information visit www pasco com legal Software Licenses All required licenses for software components of SPARKvue and the SPARK Science Learning System can be found on the CD ROM or DVD ROM included with the product or are included in the software download To obtain source code for GPL LGPL licensed software components contact PASCO at by p
31. PASPORT sensors to the SP ARKSLS LA 4 Connecting a temperature probe to the SARKSLS XX 4 Connecting a voltage probe to the SPARKSLS LL 4 Xplorer GLX La 5 Connecting the Xplorer GLX to your computer 2 2 5 Connecting sensors to the XplorerGLX ec cece cece eee 5 Connecting PASPORT sensors to the GLX 5 Connecting temperature probes to the GLX 5 Connecting a voltage probe to the GLX 6 Xplorer datalogger c cece eee c eee cecec ccc eceeceececeeseceececsececsecseseceess 6 PowerLink a 6 USB LINK AA 6 Connecting a bluetooth device 6 PAU sere peace cre bet pred ee ae cee eee ape eee aranect R EEEE T Android LEIHO Document Number 012 11074D iii sparkvue 23 SPARKvue User s Guide Mac and Windows 0 c cece cece eee cee cece ceccececeececeeceececeesecseseceeees l Connecting multiple interfaces to your computer 8 Monitoring live data 2 2 00 occ ccc ecc cece aaa 8 Moving on from the Home screen 2 22 2 20 cccccceeccecceccececceecceceeceeeeeeeee 8 Opening a SPARK lab 7000000 0 010 0 0 00 cece cece ccc cece ec eeeeeceeeeeeeeeseeeeees 9 Showing a SPARK lab aaa anaana cece cece ce ccecceceeceecteceeetestecteceenee 9 Building a SPARKIab 0202200000 000 00 la 10 A From the Home screen create a new SPARKIlab 2 2 2 2 10 B Within a SPARKlab add a new page 2 22 22 a 10 A
32. Returning to the Home screen 20 eee ccc aaa 105 Entering symbols and Greek letters 105 Opening the About SPARK vue screen 0 22 22 0 ccc ccc ecc eee cccceceeceeeeeeeees 106 Setting the language 106 LEIHO Document Number 012 11074D xi sparkvue 1 aya Introduction K3 SPARKvue About SPARKvue 1 Introduction About SPARKvue 1 Getting started 1 Teacher and Technical Support ii About SPARKvue SPARKvue software combines multimedia curriculum real time data collection and powerful scientific analysis tools in an easy to use icon based user interface SPARKvue is compatible with all PASCO PASPORT sensors and interfaces SPARKvue is designed to become the center of your school s discovery based science learning environment providing both teacher and student the embedded support for exploring scientific concepts SPARK vue includes free pre installed SPARKlabs standards based guided inquiry labs in a unique electronic notebook format These SPARKlabs integrate background content data collection and analysis even assessment all within the same envir onment Everything you need is right there in context Getting started There are three basic ways to start an investigation in SPARKvue Open an embedded SPARKIab and follow the on screen instructions Show a SPARKIlab with one measurement in a graph table digits display and meter Build a custom SPAR
33. SPARKvue will re size and stretch it to fit the page these steps in the Page build screen see Starting a new SPARKlab page 1 Click the Select a Background Image button The Open window appears 2 Click an image file to select it 3 Click Open The background image is added to the preview 4 Select a template Tip If you want only the background to appear on the page close the display selec tion W 123 EB lu O amp T Deleting a SPARKIab page While viewing the page in a SPARKIab click the Delete Page button LEIHO Document Number 012 11074D 96 sparkvue 9 Building SPARKlab pages my SPARKvue Deleting a SPARKlab page LEIHO Document Number 012 11074D 97 sparkvue 10 Saving and sharing SPARKvue Saving a SPARKlab Locally and Online 10 Saving and sharing Saving a SPARKlab Locally and Online 98 Printing a lab 99 Exporting data 99 Opening a saved lab 100 Using Online Storage Services 100 Saving a SPARKlab Locally and Online To save your work locally 1 Click the Sharing button to open the Sharing screen 2 Click Save File As The Save window opens 3 Save to the current file or navigate to the folder where you would like to save the lab 4 Use current file name or enter a file name 5 Click OK Tip After you have saved a file once using the procedure above you can quickly save the file again click Save File instead of Save File
34. Standard Value box and enter the known value For example enter the known pH of the buffer solution 3 Under Calibration Point 1Click Read From Sensor The value measured by the sensor is transferred to the Sensor Value box 4 Apply a different known quantity to the sensor For example place the pH probe in a pH 7 buffer solution 5 Under Calibration Point 2Click the Standard Value box and enter the known value For example enter the known pH of the buffer solution 6 Under Calibration Point 2Click Read From Sensor The value measured by the sensor is transferred to the Sensor Value box 7 Click OK Calibration is complete LEIHO Document Number 012 11074D 17 sparkvue 3 Setting up an experiment SPARKvue Calibrating sensors Performing a 1 point offset only calibration In the Calibrate Sensor Enter Values screen complete these steps 1 Apply a known quantity to the sensor For example place a temperature probe in ice water known to be 0 C 2 Under Calibration Point 1 Click the Standard Value box and enter the known value For example enter the known temperature of the water 3 Under Calibration Point 1 Click Read From Sensor The value measured by the sensor is transferred to the Sensor Value box 4 Click OK Calibration is complete Performing a 1 point slope only calibration In the Calibrate Sensor Enter Values screen complete these steps 1 Apply a known quantity to the sensor For exampl
35. ale of a bar graph by expanding or compressing the X axis Y axis or both To do this complete one or both of the following actions Click one of the labels on the X axis and drag horizontally left or right The graph expands or contracts horizontally making each bar area wider or narrower Click one of the labels on the Y axis and drag vertically up or down The bars in the bar graph display larger or smaller depending on the scale adjustment LEIHO Document Number 012 11074D 43 sparkvue sina 5 Data display K8 SPARKvue Displaying data in a table Customizing axes labels and units on bar graphs To create an axis label 1 Open Properties Touch the Display Tools button near the lower or upper left corner of the dis play ii Touch the Properties button CI ma 0D 2 Click the Measurement box for either the X axis variable or Y axis variable 3 Click User entered Click Create Data Set The Define Data Set box displays a Click the Measurement Name box Type the label text and click OK Click the Unit Name box if desired Type the type of unit and click OK Click OK The new axis label s and unit s display in your bar graph O N p p Displaying data in a table Creating a table 44 Showing and hiding the table tool palette 46 Scrolling a table 46 Selecting data to show in an existing table 47 Selecting cells for operation in a table 49
36. aph 28 Selecting part of a data run for operation in a line graph 28 Selecting a data run for operation in a line graph In the display legend a red outline surrounds the run that is selected for operation Com plete these steps to change which run is selected i Click the legend The legend enlarges li In the legend click the symbol but not the check box of the run that you want to select The red outline moves to the selected run Sample Legend l 2 3 Note When you apply statistics such as mean or standard deviation they are applied to the selected run Selecting part of a data run for operation in a line graph If part of a data run is selected for operation the selected data points are highlighted Scale to fit statistics graph tools and curve fits are applied only to the selected data points Complete these steps to select part of a data run 1 Optional select a different data run In the display legend a red outline surrounds the run that is selected for operation LEIHO Document Number 012 11074D 28 sparkvue 5 Data display my SPARKvue Displaying data in a line graph Complete these steps to change which run is selected i Click the legend The legend enlarges ii In the legend click the symbol but not the check box of the run that you want to select The red outline moves to the selected run Sample Legend l 2 Note When you apply statistics
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38. button to open the tool palette 2 Click the annotation that you want to edit or delete The annotation is highlighted 3 Click the Annotation button The on screen keyboard appears 4 Edit or delete the annotation and click OK If you delete all the text the annotation is removed If you change the text the new text appears in the annotation box on the bar graph Displaying data in a Multiple y axis graph Creating a multiple y axes line graph 31 Working with multiple y axes 34 Creating a multiple y axes line graph To create a new line graph with multiple y axes Create a line graph or use an existing line graph ll Add a vertical axis 33 w To create a line graph do one of the following A or B A From the Home screen create a new SPARKlab Touch Build LEIHO Document Number 012 11074D 31 searkvue 5 Data display my SPARKvue Displaying data in a line graph Continue to step 7 B Within a SPARKlab add a new page Touch the New Page button Continue to step 1 1 Select a template from the library Scroll up and down to view templates The Display Selection opens for each placeholder 2 Touch the Line Graph icon w LEIHO Document Number 012 11074D 32 sella 5 Data display OJ SPARKvue Displaying data in a line graph Note Tables and graphs are disabled for some page configurations Examples 7 Disabled for tables and graphs Enabled 3 Sele
39. ck Show LEIHO Document Number 012 11074D 58 sparkvue 6 Image capture SPARKvue Showing and hiding the image tool palette A camera image display appears in a SPARKlab 3 Click the Live Image button at the center of the display Im A live camera view appears in the display From within a SPARKlab 1 Click the New Page button ale Fd The build a new page screen opens 2 Select a template See Starting anew SPARKlab page 94 3 Click the Live Image button at the center of the display A camera image display appears in a SPARKlab 4 Click the Live Image button at the center of the display ie A live camera view appears in the display Showing and hiding the image tool palette Show To show the tool palette touch the Display Tools button near the lower or upper left corner of the display amp Hide To hide the tool palette touch the Display Tools button amp LEIHO Document Number 012 11074D 59 sparkvue 6 Image capture my SPARKvue Capturing a camera image Capturing a camera image See Creating a new camera image 57 to add a new page with a Camera element On the page perform the following to capture an image 1 Click the Image Tools button to open the tool palette 2 Click the Live Image button on the tool palette to show a live image if a live image is not displayed CI Tan A live image must be showing before you can capture a still image
40. ct a different data run In the display legend a red outline surrounds the run that is selected for operation Complete these steps to change which run is selected i Click the legend The legend enlarges ii In the legend click the symbol but not the check box of the run that you want to select The red outline moves to the selected run Sample Legend l 2 3 Note When you apply statistics such as mean or standard deviation they are applied to the selected run 2 In the legend click the symbol of the measurement run to analyze A red outline appears around the selected run 3 Click the Graph Tools button to open the tool palette w The line graphs tools palette displays 4 Click the Curve Fit button LEIHO Document Number 012 11074D 81 sparkvue ipa 7 Data analysis my SPARKvue Viewing Statistics in a bar graph WA The Select Desired Curve Fit screen displays 5 Click a curve fit option and click OK The statistics appear on the line graph and the Curve Fit button changes color 6 To move the statistics box drag it 7 Toremove the statistics box click the orange Curve Fit button The statistics are removed from the line graph Analyzing data in a multiple y axes graph All of the actions performed on a single y axis graph can be performed on multiple y axes graphs see Creating a multiple y axes line graph 31 You can perform the following V
41. ct the data for each display on the page a Touch the display data label s Select Measurement Or b Open the display properties and select the data a the Display Tools button near the lower or upper left corner of the dis Play ii Touch the Properties button Add a vertical axis 1 Open the properties i Touch the Display Tools button near the lower or upper left corner of the dis play ii Touch the Properties button B o 0 2 Click Add Vertical Axis 3 Click Measurement and select the second measurement Note Axis y1 is the outside axis and y2 is the inside axis 4 Click OK A graph with multiple y axes displays LEIHO Document Number 012 11074D 33 sparkvue 5 Data display 33 SPARKvue Displaying data in a bar graph Working with multiple y axes Most of the actions you can perform on a single y axis graph can be performed on mul tiple y axes graphs You can Adjusting the scale of a line graph 25 Selecting data to show in an existing line graph 26 Selecting data for operation in a line graph 28 Annotating data in a line graph 30 Displaying data in a bar graph Creating a new bar graph 34 Showing and hiding the bar graph tool palette 36 Showing data in bar graphs 36 Annotating data in bar graphs 40 Viewing bar graphs 42 Customizing axes labels and units on bar graphs 44 Creating a new bar graph Lul To create a new bar grap
42. d add additional bars in your bar graph and record data for each bar Adding bars and bar names in bar graphs 36 Editing bars and bar names in bar graphs 37 Adding data in bar graphs 37 Adding additional data runs to a bar graph 38 Adding additional data runs to a bar graph using sensor readings 39 Showing and hiding data runs in a bar graph 39 Selecting data for operation in a bar graph 40 Adding bars and bar names in bar graphs 1 Click the placeholder bar This will open the bar edit menu A placeholder bar appears in the bar graph Lul LEIHO Document Number 012 11074D 36 sparkvue 5 Data display 33 SPARKvue Displaying data in a bar graph Note this tool will already be active when a bar graph is first created Click the bar with muted color Click the default bar name above the numeric keypad such as Bar 1 Click in the bar name box delete the old name and enter a new name Click OK A new placeholder bar is automatically added Ye oS 6 Toname the new bar click it and repeat steps 2 through 4 7 Continue adding the bars you need 8 When you finish adding bars click the Bar Add and Edit button to turn off the tool Turning this tool off removes the last placeholder bar Editing bars and bar names in bar graphs 1 Open Properties Touch the Display Tools button near the lower or upper left corner of the dis play ii Touch the Properties button
43. dd additional pages c cece cece ccc ceccecceccecceceeceeceeceeceteeeesees 11 3 Setting up an experiment 00 oaaao anaana aooo ccc aaa 12 Customizing data collection 00 20 22 cece cc cece cece cecccccceeeceeeseeeeeees 12 Setting the samplerate 2 12 Putting SPARKvue into periodic sampling mode 00 eee eee eee ees 12 Putting SPARKvue into manual sampling mode 1200 07 7 a 13 Setting an automatic stop condition cc ec 00000001010112 13 Customizing how numbers are displayed 14 Setting the number of decimal places displayed 14 Setting the number of significant figures displayed 0 0 000 0 0 0 1 1 1 X 14 Displaying numbers in scientific notation c cece cece e cece eee ee ees 15 Changing the units of a measurement 15 Changing the units of a measurement in an existing display 15 Changing the default units of a measurement 0 2 c cece ee eee ee ec eee 16 Calibrating sensors 16 selecting a measurement to calibrate and a calibration type 16 Performing a calibration c cece ec ceccecceccecceceeceeceeeeeeeeeteesese 17 Performing a 2 point calibration 0 00 e cece cece cece cee ceeceecteceecteceeeeeees 17 Performing a 1 point offset only calibration 18 LEIHO Document Number 012 11074D iv sparkvue 23 SPARKvue User s Guide Performi
44. e place a dissolved oxygen probe in a bottle known to contain 9 1 mg L of dissolved oxygen 2 Under Calibration Point 2 Click the Standard Value box and enter the known value For example enter the known dissolved oxygen concentration 3 Under Calibration Point 2 Click Read From Sensor The value measured by the sensor is transferred to the Sensor Value box 4 Click OK Calibration is complete Calibrating a Drop Count sensor example Tip The Drop Dispenser has two stopcocks The top stop cock is used to regulate flow rate and the bottom stopcock is used to turn the flow on and off The bottom stopcock should either be in the completely open or completely closed position The drop counter is calibrated using the SPARKvue Experiment Tools to correlate the number of drops counted to the volume of liquid dispensed from the Drop Dispenser 1 Attach the Drop Dispenser syringe two stopcocks and drop tip to a support rod 2 Fill the syringe with titrant 3 Open both stopcock valves and adjust the valve on the top stopcock so that the drops fall at a rate of about 1 drop per second Close the bottom valve after the rate is achieved 4 Connect the Drop Counter and launch SPARKvue LEIHO Document Number 012 11074D 18 sparkvue 3 Setting up an experiment 33 SPARKvue Using sensor adapters 5 Align the drop tip with the opening in the Drop Counter Put a graduated 10 mL cyl inder under the Drop Counter opening
45. e Enter Note screen appears 4 Edit or delete the annotation text and click OK If you delete all the text the annotation is removed If you change the text the new text appears in the annotation box on the bar graph Showing numeric values on bars To show numeric values at the tops of bars in a bar chart for a data run 1 Click the Bar Graph Tools button to open the tool palette 2 Click the Numeric Values button 123 Numeric values appear at the top of each bar l Mi Ui 2 197 Na _ 171 158 145 132 133 118 mera 105 93 79 3 Click the Numeric Values button to remove the numeric values Viewing bar graphs You can scroll and scale bar graphs to help you view all data in the graph LEIHO Document Number 012 11074D 42 searkvue 5 Data display 33 SPARKvue Displaying data in a bar graph Scrolling a bar graph 43 Scaling a bar graph to show all data 43 Scaling a bar graph by expanding or compressing the axes 43 Scrolling a bar graph To scroll and change the view of a bar graph click the middle of the graph and drag it up down side to side or diagonally 1 24 Scaling a bar graph to show all data 1 Click the Bar Graph Tools button to open the tool palette 2 Click the Scale to fit button The graph adjusts to fit all data or selected data Scaling a bar graph by expanding or compressing the axes You can change the sc
46. e eee ee ee ee 62 Panning a camera image Z 2cc cece cece cece cece cecceceeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeee 62 Measuring ina Camera image 62 Placing a Measurement tool 0 00 000 00 lll 62 Moving a Measurement tool 2 0 000 cc ccc e nce ecececcececeeeeeeees 63 Deleting a Measurement tool ec cece cecceccceeeeeeeeee 64 Calibrating camera image measurements 20 20 22 eee eee eccecceceecceeeeeeee 64 Drawing on a camera image 20220 0000 0000 000 0 aaa 65 Drawing 0 22 22 c cece ccc e cence ccc ec cece eee ec eee eeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeceeceeeeececeeeceeeeeeeeeeees 66 Erasing u 66 Erasing all 67 Annotating a camera image 2 2200 000000 00000 aaa 67 Adding an annotation cece ccc ccc ence nce cc cece cece cececeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee 68 LEIHO Document Number 012 11074D viii sparkvue DS SPARKvue User s Guide Moving an annotation aoaaa aoaaa ccc cece ooann aaa LLDD AAA LLDD PAAL DD aaan onn 69 Editing an annotation aoaaa aaao oonan aao 000a AALL DDAA ALLL Danaa L nanan 69 Deleting an annotation 200 00 cece ccc aaa 69 Naming an image 2 2 0 22 Ja 70 Deleting and Renaming an image 70 Exporting an image c cece cence ccc ec cnc ceeceeceeceeceeeeeceeceecteceeeetceteeseee 11 7 Data analysis 2 00 aaa ccc cece ccc cccc aaa 72 Analyzing data in a graph c cece
47. easurement button to change skip to step 4 2 Or click the applicable Display Tools button to open the tools palette w 1 23 E lul 3 Click the Properties button to open the Properties screen 4 Click the Units box and select a unit of measure LEIHO Document Number 012 11074D 15 sparkvue ma 3 Setting up an experiment SPARKvue Calibrating sensors 5 Click OK The display shows the measurement with the selected units Changing the default units of a measurement Complete these steps to change the units that will be used by default when you selecta measurement in the future 1 Click the Experiment Tools button to open the Experiment Tools screen Note The Experiment Tools button is visible in data collection mode Click Data Properties to open the Data Properties screen Click the Measurement box and select a measurement Click the Units box and select units of measure Click OK The next time you select that measurement for display it will appear with the units that you selected ae O NN Calibrating sensors Sensor calibration is an optional step that can help to make measurements more accur ate Complete the following tasks to select a measurement and calibration type and perform a calibration 1 Selecting a measurement to calibrate and a calibration type 16 2 Performing a calibration 17 Selecting a measurement to calibrate and a calibration type 1 Click the Experiment Tool
48. eration in a line graph 0 0 2c eee ee eee eee ee 28 Selecting part of a data run for operation in a line graph 28 Annotating data in a line graph 30 Adding an annotation cece ccc ccc cece ec cccccceccececeeececseseeseeeeeseeee 30 Editing or deleting an annotation 2 00 aaa 31 Displaying data in a Multiple y axis graph cece cece cece cence eee 31 LEIHO Document Number 012 11074D v sparkvue DS SPARKvue User s Guide Creating a multiple y axes line graph 31 A From the Home screen create a new SPARKIlab 1 11 1 31 B Within a SPARKlab add a new page 0 00 00 1 1 a 32 Working with multiple y axes 2 200 002 cece ccc eee eee eee ececceeeeeeeseeee 34 Displaying data in a bar graph 34 Creating a new bar graph 2 cece cece cnc ceccecceceecteceesteceeeteeteees 34 A From the Home screen create a new SPARKIlab 34 B Within a SPARKlab add a new page 2 2 2202 2cc eee eececceceeeeee 34 Showing and hiding the bar graph tool palette 36 Showing data in bar graphs u cece cece nec eccecceceeceeceeceeeeeceeeees 36 Adding bars and bar names in bar graphs u 00 0000 0 0 0 2 2 36 Editing bars and bar names in bar graphs 0 20 2 2 0 ecc eee cece cece eee 3 Adding data in bar gr
49. ere you want the new column to appear Note If you do not click a position the new column will be added to the right side of the table 3 Click the Add Column button E ISI A new empty column is added to the table 4 Click the Select Measurement button to select a measurement or other variable to display in the new column Removing a column 1 Click the Table Tools button to open the tool palette HE 2 Click the Select button R The button changes color 3 Click the column that you want to remove LEIHO Document Number 012 11074D 48 sparkvue 5 Data display K8 SPARKvue Displaying data in a table 4 Click the Remove Column button ft 5 Click OK Selecting cells for operation in a table If a group of table cells is selected for operation the selected cells are outlined If stat istics are displayed they apply only to the data in the selected cells Complete these steps to select cells 1 Optional select a different data run In the display legend a red outline surrounds the run that is selected for operation Complete these steps to change which run is selected i Click the legend The legend enlarges ii In the legend click the symbol but not the check box of the run that you want to select The red outline moves to the selected run Sample Legend 2 3 Note When you apply statistics such as mean or standard deviation they are applied to the
50. ess to pair the PASCO bluetooth device 2 Connect sensors as needed Android 1 Use the standard Android process to pair the PASCO bluetooth device 2 Continue to step 1 of the Mac and Windows process Mac and Windows To connect a device no pairing necessary 1 Turn on the AirLink2 SPARKlink Air or other supported bluetooth device 2 Click the Device Tools button to open the Device Tools screen 3 Click the Connect Sensor via Bluetooth button SPARKvue searches for available bluetooth sensors and lists the supported devices within range Note In a classroom setting there may be many devices available for connection To ensure you are connecting with the correct PASCO device check the back for its identification number Note If the device is not listed pair the device using the standard Mac or Windows process before continuing 4 Click Connect The selected device will change from Connect to Disconnectupon successful connection 5 Click OK twice to close the Device Tools screen 6 Optional plug in sensors into the bluetooth interface To disconnect a device LEIHO Document Number 012 11074D 7 searkvue pa 2 Starting an experiment SPARKvue Monitoring live data 1 Click the Device Tools button to open the Device Tools screen 2 Click the Connect Sensor via Bluetooth button 3 Click Disconnect The selected device will change from Disconnect to Connect upon successful connection
51. ete and click OK LEIHO Document Number 012 11074D 70 sparkvue 6 Image capture 33 SPARKvue Exporting an image 5 Click OK to close the Manage Images screen click OK again to close the Man age Data screen Exporting an image 1 Click the Sharing button to open the Sharing screen 2 Click the Export Images tab 3 After saving your images click OK to return to your SPARKlab LEIHO Document Number 012 11074D 71 sparkvue 7 Data analysis 33 SPARKvue Analyzing data in a graph 7 Data analysis In any display you can view the statistics of data runs including minimum value max imum value mean value standard deviation and count or number of points In a graph the area statistic is also available A graph also allows you to apply curve fits draw predictions and find coordinates dis tances and slopes on data plots Analyzing data in a graph 72 Viewing statistics in a table 83 Viewing statistics in a digits display 85 Viewing statistics in a meter 86 Analyzing data in a graph Viewing statistics in a line graph 72 Applying a curve fit 74 Removing a curve fit 75 Drawing a prediction 75 Finding the x and y values of a point 75 Finding the x and y difference between two points 77 Finding the slope at a point on a data plot 78 Finding the correlation coefficient r 79 Displaying the RMSE Root Mean Square Error
52. ete the currently visible journal entry x Rearranging journal entries In the journal click the Move Journal Entry Up button or Move Journal Entry Down button to change the position of the currently visible entry C g Closing the journal Click OK to close the journal and return to the SPARKIab LEIHO Document Number 012 11074D 103 iden 11 Keeping a journal DS SPARKvue Saving a journal Saving a journal Do one of the following to save a journal e Save the entire lab See Saving a SPARKlab Locally and Online 98 The journal is saved as part of the lab e Export the journal The journal is saved in format that can be viewed in a web browser Printing a journal 1 If you are currently viewing the journal click Done to return to the SPARKlab 2 Click the Sharing button to open the Sharing screen Click the Journal tab Click Print Journal to open the Print window Click a printer and click Print Click Done to return to your SPARKlab SN a LEIHO Document Number 012 11074D 104 sparkvue 12 Common tasks SPARKvue Turning pages 12 Common tasks Turning pages 105 Returning to the Home screen 105 Entering symbols and Greek letters 105 Opening the About SPARKvue screen 106 Setting the language 106 Turning pages e Click the arrows of the Page Navigator to turn to the next page or previous page e Click the center of the Page Navigator to open a menu fr
53. expression in the calculator screen TO Do this Edit an existing Click the 123 or a y button expression Start a new expres Click Insert You can change the name of the expres sion sion from the default Insert measurement Click Measurements to insert a measurement data any data where in the expression LEIHO Document Number 012 11074D 88 sparkvue sina 8 Calculations and manually entered data SPARKvue Working with calculations Click Math Trigonometry Statistics Special 1 Special 2 Select functions to change function types as needed as you build the expression Select DEGor RAD Click RAD or DEG to indicate how angles are measured for the Trigonometry functions Add text and num Use the keyboard for text and numbers Numbers can bers also be entered using the Math function Click the aBy button Click CAPS or Shift to switch Bee ER ENET between lowercase and uppercase Greek letters ACUP Click the a y button Click CAPS or Shift to switch script subscript num aoe between subscript and superscript numbers After you have created your expression perform the following ClickReturn SPARKvue may prompt you to enter defin SOMRAR ne itions for variables and constants used in the expression expression Exit the calculator Clickdone Displaying a calculation Once you have created a calculation itis available to be shown in any data display Complete these steps to select the calculat
54. fter the decimal point 6 Click OK Setting the number of significant figures displayed 1 Click the Experiment Tools button The Experiment Tools screen opens 2 Click Data Properties The Data Properties screen opens Click the Measurement box and click a measurement or other variable Click the Number Style box and click Significant Figures Click the Digits box and select the number of significant figures to be displayed Click OK oS LEIHO Document Number 012 11074D 14 sparkvue 3 Setting up an experiment 3 SPARKvue Customizing how numbers are displayed Displaying numbers in scientific notation 1 Click the Experiment Tools button 2 Click Data Properties The Data Properties screen opens 3 Click the Measurement box and click a measurement or other variable 4 Click Number Format The number format options appear 5 Click the Number Style box and click Scientific Notation 6 Click the Digits box and select the number of digits to be displayed 7 Click OK Changing the units of a measurement Do one or both of the following tasks to select different units for a measurement Changing the units of a measurement in an existing display 15 Changing the default units of a measurement 16 Changing the units of a measurement in an existing display Complete these steps to change the units of a measurement displayed in an existing graph digits display table or meter 1 Click the M
55. h do one of the following A or B A From the Home screen create a new SPARKlab Touch Build Continue to step 1 B Within a SPARKlab add a new page Touch the New Page button Continue to step 1 LEIHO Document Number 012 11074D 34 semen 5 Data display Displaying data in a bar graph SPARKvue 1 Select a template from the library Scroll up and down to view templates The Display Selection opens for each placeholder 2 Touch the Bar Graph icon Lul Note Tables and graphs are disabled for some page configurations Examples CJ Disabled for tables and graphs Enabled 3 Select the data for each display on the page Touch the display data label s X Axis Variable Y Axis Variable Or b Open the display properties and select the data 35 LEIHO Document Number 012 11074D sparkvue aps 5 Data display K8 SPARKvue Displaying data in a bar graph i Touch the Display Tools button near the lower or upper left corner of the dis play ii Touch the Properties button b o 0O a Showing and hiding the bar graph tool palette Show To show the tool palette touch the Display Tools button near the lower or upper left corner of the display Lul Hide To hide the tool palette touch the Display Tools button Lul Showing data in bar graphs When you create a new bar graph the first bar is already created for you You will need to name the bar an
56. h the Image Tools button See Capturing a camera image Sn a O For other data displays Select the data for each display on the page o Touch the display data label s for example Select Measurement X Axis Vari able Y Axis Variable Select a Media File Add an Assessment Or b Open the display properties and select the data i Touch the Display Tools button near the lower or upper left corner of the dis play ii Touch the Properties button 0 O About adding elements to a SPARKIab page A SPARKIab page is built by first selecting a template and then adding elements one at a time in the Build screen As elements are added they are shown in the preview sec tion of the Build screen See Starting a new SPARKIab page 94 for detailed instructions Removing or replacing an image or media file Click the Camera Tools or Media Tools button to open the tool palette 3 Do one of the following LEIHO Document Number 012 11074D 95 sparkvue 9 Building SPARKlab pages my SPARKvue Adding a background image e Click the Remove button to delete the image x e Click the Load button to load a new image file Adding a background image A background image fills the entire SPARKIab page Elements on the page data dis plays text boxes and image boxes are overlaid in front of the background image The background image is copied from a saved image file You can use an image of any size
57. he currently displayed data run Setting the scale of a meter 1 Click the Meter Tools button to open the tool palette 2 Click the Properties button to open the Properties screen QC 0O For the Always Scale to Fit option click Off Click the Minimum box and enter the low value of the desired range Click the Maximum box and enter the high value of the desired range Click OK So pi W Changing the variable displayed in a meter 1 Click the Measurement button to change skip to step 4 2 Or click the Display Tools button to open the tools palette 7 3 Click the Properties button to open the Properties screen o De 4 Click the display variable you want to change 5 Click the Measurement box and click the replacement measurement or other vari LEIHO Document Number 012 11074D 55 sparkvue 5 Data display 33 SPARKvue Displaying data in a meter able 6 Click OK Customizing the appearance of a meter 1 Open Properties i Touch the Display Tools button near the lower or upper left corner of the dis play ii Touch the Properties button 0 O 2 Click the Sweep Range box and click Semicircle Small Sweep or Large Sweep 3 Click OK LEIHO Document Number 012 11074D 56 sparkvue 6 Image capture 33 SPARKvue Connecting a camera or other video device 6 Image capture Connecting a camera or other video device 57 D
58. hone at 1 800 772 8700 in the U S 1 916 786 3800 worldwide or by email at support pasco com LEIHO Document Number 012 11074D i sparkvue my SPARKvue Teacher and Technical Support Teacher and Technical Support For help with SPARKvue and other PASCO products you can contact PASCO Teacher and Technical Support staff by phone email or on the Web 1 800 772 8700 in the U S Phone 1 916 786 3800 worldwide Email support pasco com Web www pasco com support Tech Notes www pasco com support technical support technote LEIHO Document Number 012 11074D ji sparkvue x SPARKvue User s Guide Contents SPARKvue disclaimers nc er eee eee eee ne ee i Teacher and Technical Support ii Contents AA iil 1 Introduction aaan aaan aoaaa aoaaa anaoa cece eee ec ececececcececececececececeeess 1 About SPARKvue 0 0 0 0 e cece eee ce cece cee cececeeeececeeeeeeeeeeeceeeeeeeeeeeees 1 Getting started 1 2 Starting an experiment 7 2 Installing SPARKvue 200 2 0 22 cece cece cece ccc ec ccc ceeceeceeceectececeeeseeceteeteeeees 2 Launching SPARKvue 2 0 20 e cece lll aaa 2 Connecting an interface and sensors to your computer 2 2 2 20 2 202 0 2 SPARK Science Learning System cece cece cece ccc cccceccecceceeceeee 3 Connecting a SPARK Science Learning System to your computer 3 Connecting sensors to the SPARKvue 000 0 0 aa 4 Connecting
59. iewing statistics in a line graph 72 Applying a curve fit 74 Removing a curve fit 75 Drawing a prediction 75 Finding the x and y values of a point 75 Finding the x and y difference between two points 77 Finding the slope at a point on a data plot 78 Viewing Statistics in a bar graph To see the minimum maximum mean bar values or standard deviation of a data run 1 Optional select a different data run In the display legend a red outline surrounds the run that is selected for operation Complete these steps to change which run is selected LEIHO Document Number 012 11074D 82 sparkvue 33 SPARKvue Viewing statistics in a table 7 Data analysis Click the legend The legend enlarges ii In the legend click the symbol but not the check box of the run that you want to select The red outline moves to the selected run Sample Legend mi Es Note When you apply statistics such as mean or standard deviation they are applied to the selected run 2 Click the Bar Graph Tools button to open the tool palette Lul 3 Click the Statistics button to open the Statistics screen 2 4 Click one or more of the statistics options to select it 5 Click OK Statistics are added to the chart 6 Click the Statistics button to remove the statistics Viewing statistics in a table To see the minimum maximum mean standard deviation and coun
60. image by panning or click a point on the image and drag it left right diagonal up or down Measuring in a camera image You can use a measurement tool on an image to measure the distance between two points By default the distance is reported in pixels px but you can calibrate the meas urement tool to report the distance in other units The following topics describe how to position and calibrate measurement tools Placing a Measurement tool 62 Moving a Measurement tool 63 Deleting a Measurement tool 64 Calibrating camera image measurements 64 Placing a Measurement tool While displaying a still image complete the following steps 1 Click the Image Tools button to open the tool palette 2 In the tool palette click the Measurement button LEIHO Document Number 012 11074D 62 searkvue 6 Image capture SPARKvue Measuring in a camera image E 3 Optional click the color button in the palette to change the color 73 4 Click the point on the image 5 Drag the box to the other point in the image ill A leader line with length display on the image 6 If necessary drag the ends of the measurement tool to the desired location 7 You can add additional measurement arrows if needed Moving a Measurement tool Measurements added to images can be moved To move a measurement arrow 1 Click the box at one end of the measurement and drag it to the desired locatio
61. ion click the Coordinates button again 9 To clear the selection click the Select button again Finding the slope at a point on a data plot Complete these steps to display the slope at a selected point 1 Optional select a different data run In the display legend a red outline surrounds the run that is selected for operation Complete these steps to change which run is selected i Click the legend The legend enlarges ii In the legend click the symbol but not the check box of the run that you want to select LEIHO Document Number 012 11074D 78 sparkvue 7 Data analysis 33 SPARKvue Analyzing data in a graph The red outline moves to the selected run Sample Legend l 2 ERS Note When you apply statistics such as mean or standard deviation they are applied to the selected run 2 Click the Graph Tools button to open the tool palette w 3 Click the Slope Tool button ik The Slope Tool appears on the graph displaying the slope at one point The Slope Tool appears in the middle of the data run or if part of the data run has been selected in the middle of the selected part See Selecting part of a data run for operation in a line graph 28 4 Click the arrows of the point selector to move the slope tool to nearby points 5 To hide the Slope Tool click the Slope Tool button again Finding the correlation coefficient r To find the correlation coefficient r 1 Op
62. ion for display i Touch the Display Tools button near the lower or upper left corner of the display ii Touch the Properties button 0 0 1 Click the Measurement box and click the calculation 2 Click OK LEIHO Document Number 012 11074D 89 sparkvue 33 SPARKvue Entering data manually 8 Calculations and manually entered data Entering data manually 1 Open the measurements list in the Page build screen or the Table Properties screen see Opening the measurements list 90 Create a empty data set for number or text data entry see Creating a data set for manual entry 91 Prepare a table for data entry see Preparing a table for manual data entry 91 Enter data in the table See Entering data into a manual data set 92 Optionally display the entered data in other displays See Displaying manually entered data 92 Optionally edit any manually entered number or text See Editing manually entered data 93 Opening the measurements list View the available measurements 1 Click the Home button The available sensors including cameras are listed with their respective meas urements Click the icon to expand or collapse the list of measurements for each sensor Expand List vy Collapse List LEIHO Document Number 012 11074D 90 sparkvue 8 Calculations and manually entered data 38 SPARKvue Preparing a table for manual data entry View the available User en
63. isplaying a camera image 58 Showing and hiding the image tool palette 59 Capturing a camera image 60 Switching between live and captured camera images 60 Selecting a captured camera image for display 61 Adjusting the scale and position of a camera image 61 Measuring in a camera image 62 Drawing on a camera image 65 Annotating a camera image 67 Naming an image 70 Deleting and Renaming an image 70 Exporting an image 71 Connecting a camera or other video device Connect the camera or other imaging device to your computer If your computer has a built in camera it will be detected automatically On the Home screen you will see the camera s appear in the Sensors list Creating a new camera image amp To create a new camera image do one of the following A or B A From the Home screen create a new SPARKlab Touch Build Continue to step 1 LEIHO Document Number 012 11074D 57 sparkvue 6 Image capture K8 SPARKvue Displaying a camera image B Within a SPARKlab add a new page Touch the New Page button Continue to step 1 1 Select a template from the library Scroll up and down to view templates The Display Selection opens for each placeholder 2 Touch the Camera icon Displaying a camera image From the Home screen 1 In the Home screen click an Image measurement When selected Image is highlighted in color 2 Cli
64. n 2 If necessary click the box at the other end of the measurement tool and drag it to the desired location LEIHO Document Number 012 11074D 63 sparkvue 6 Image capture OJ SPARKvue Measuring in a camera image Deleting a Measurement tool Measurements added to images can be removed To remove a measurement arrow 1 click the Image Tools button to open the tool palette a 2 In the tool palette click the Measurement button S The Measurement button changes color and the measurement toolbar appears 3 In the measurement toolbar click the Erase button A The Erase button changes color 4 click the box at one end of a measurement arrow The measurement arrow is deleted Calibrating camera image measurements To calibrate measurements the image must include an object of known length 1 Click the Image Tools button to open the tool palette 2 Inthe tool palette click the Measurement button S 3 Click the point on the image at one end of the object of known length 4 Drag the box to the other end of the object TRT LEIHO Document Number 012 11074D 64 searkvue 6 Image capture 33 SPARKvue Drawing on a camera image A leader line with length display on the image 5 If necessary drag the ends of the measurement tool so that it exactly represents the known length 6 Click the Measurement button again 7 The Measurement button changes color and
65. ng a 1 point slope only calibration 18 Calibrating a Drop Count sensor example 2 0 20 22 cece e eee c eee eeeeeee 18 Using sensor adapters 02 00 o oo ccc cece cece ec aaa 19 Connecting a sensor through a Digital Adapter or Photogate Port 19 Connecting a sensor through an Analog Adapter 0 2 2 2 2020 ee eee 20 4 Data recording 21 Recording a run of periodically sampled data 0 0 00 7 7 72 272 X 21 Recording a set of manually sampled data 21 Deleting data runs cece ccc ccc c nce e cence 000D PPA L DDPA o 2 rrara 22 9 Data display AA 23 Displaying data in a line graph 2 22200200 000 0 0 ll aaa 23 Creating a new line graph 23 A From the Home screen create a new SPARKIlab 1 1 1 1 1 23 B Within a SPARKlab add a new page 23 Showing and hiding the line graph tool palette 25 Adjusting the scale of a line graph 25 scaling a graph to fit all data 25 Scaling by direct manipulation 0 2 0 22 c cece eee c ec cecceccceeeceeeeeees 26 Selecting data to show in an existing line graph 0 2 c cece cece eee e cece ees 26 Showing and hiding data runs in a graph 0 0 20 20 c ccc ccc eee cece cece eee 26 Changing the variable on the x or y axis 0 2c cece cece eee cece ec eeeecee eee 2 selecting data for operation in a line graph 28 Selecting a data run for op
66. o col lect data with SPARKvue you will need a computer or mobile device with at least one onboard sensor or be connected to an external interface with sensors attached You can connect multiple interfaces to one computer in order to do an experiment that requires more sensors than can be connected to a single interface The interfaces can be of the same type or different types Use the following links to find instructions for connecting interfaces and sensors to your computer or mobile device LEIHO Document Number 012 11074D 2 sparkvue ya 2 Starting an experiment SPARKvue Connecting an interface and sensors to your computer SPARK Science Learning System 3 Xplorer GLX 5 Xplorer datalogger 6 PowerLink 6 USB Link 6 Connecting a bluetooth device 6 Connecting multiple interfaces to your computer 8 SPARK Science Learning System The SPARK Science Learning System SPARK includes ports for two PASPORT sensors a temperature probe and a voltage probe When itis not connected to a com puter the device records data and displays it on its own screen however when con nected to a computer it passes data through to be recorded and displayed on the computer It is powered either by its AC adapter or by its rechargeable battery Connecting a SPARK Science Learning System to your computer 3 Connecting sensors to the SPARKvue 4 Connecting a SPARK Science Learning System to y
67. om which you can select any page in the SPARKlab Returning to the Home screen Click the Home button to close a SPARKlab and return to the Home screen Entering symbols and Greek letters You can use the on screen keyboard for symbol and Greek letter input e To enter punctuation and other symbols click the Punctuation button oc By e To enter Greek letters click the Greek Letters button _ a a oc By LEIHO Document Number 012 11074D 105 sparkvue 12 Common tasks my SPARKvue Opening the About SPARK vue screen e Click caps or shift to switch between lowercase and uppercase Greek letters e To enter subscript and superscript numbers use the number keys on the Greek key board e Click caps or shift to switch between subscript and superscript e When you have finished entering symbols or Greek letters click done Opening the About SPARKvue screen 1 Click the About SPARK vue button to open the About SPARK vue screen 2 Click About SPARK vue to view information about the installed version of SPARKvue Setting the language 1 Click the Device Tools button to open the Device Tools screen Click the Languages button Click the Languages box and select a language Click OK to close the Select Language screen Click OK to close the Device Tools screen Exit SPARKvue and restart it D PUN LEIHO Document Number 012 11074D 106
68. on 3 The Annotation button changes color and the image annotation toolbar displays 4 Click the Eraser button on the image annotation bar LEIHO Document Number 012 11074D 69 sparkvue 6 Image capture 33 SPARKvue Naming an image o EE EE 5 The Eraser button changes color 6 Click the all annotations you want to delete 7 When you finish deleting annotations click the Eraser button to turn off the dele tion tool 8 Click the Annotation button to close the annotation toolbar Naming an image 1 Click the Experiment Tools button to open Experiment Tools screen Click Manage Data to open the Manage Data screen Click Manage Images to open the Manage Images screen Click Rename Image to open the Rename Image screen Click the image that you would like to rename and click OK Type the new name of the image and click OK A DD NN FS KO DO Click OK to close the Manage Images screen and click OK again to close the Man age Data screen Deleting and Renaming an image 1 Click the Experiment Tools button to open the Experiment Tools screen 2 Click Manage Data to open the Manage Data screen 3 Click Manage Images to open the Manage Images screen 4 Doone of the following e To delete all images click Delete All Images and click OK e To delete a single image click Delete Image click the image to delete and click OK e To rename an image click Rename Image click the image to del
69. on a Click the image legend The legend expands b In the legend click the image that you want to select The red outline moves to the selected image 2 Click the Image Tools button to open the tool palette 3 Click the Annotate button 4 The Annotation button changes color and the image annotation bar opens show ing the eraser and text color box 76 5 Click the color box until you see the color you want to use 16 6 Click the screen in the location to place the annotation LEIHO Document Number 012 11074D 68 sparkvue ni 6 Image capture OJ SPARKvue Annotating a camera image 7 Enter a note and click OK 8 An annotation appears on the image and the image annotation bar closes 9 Optional Drag to move the annotation text box Moving an annotation You can move the text and pointer arrow on an annotation e To move annotation text on an image click the text and drag it to a new location e To move an annotation arrow on an image click the point of the arrow and drag it to a new location Editing an annotation 1 Click the Image Tools button to open the tool palette 2 Click the Annotation button T 3 The Annotation button changes color and the image annotation toolbar displays 4 Click the annotation you want to edit 5 Edit the text and click OK Deleting an annotation 1 Click the Image Tools button to open the tool palette a 2 Click the Annotation butt
70. our computer 1 Use an A to mini B USB cable such as PASCO part PS 2528 to connect the smaller USB port of the SPARK to a USB port on your computer or a USB hub connected to the computer 2 Connect the AC adapter included with the SPARK to a wall outlet and to the AC adapter port on the bottom of the SPARK You can skip this step if the SPARK battery is charged and you wish to let it run on battery power 3 Press and hold the power button The SPARK turns on and boots up Jac adapter port Power button LEIHO Document Number 012 11074D 3 searkvue pi 2 Starting an experiment SPARKvue Connecting an interface and sensors to your computer Connecting sensors to the SPARKvue 1 PASPORT ports Temperature port Voltage port You can use up to two PASPORT sensors plus a temperature probe and a voltage probe Complete one or more of the following tasks to connect sensors to the SPARK Connecting PASPORT sensors to the SPARK SLS 4 Connecting a temperature probe to the SPARK SLS 4 Connecting a voltage probe to the SPARK SLS 4 Connecting PASPORT sensors to the SPARK SLS 1 Plug a PASPORT sensor into one of the PASPORT ports on the top of the SPARK SLS 2 Optionally plug a second PASPORT sensor into the other PASPORT port Connecting a temperature probe to the SPARK SLS Plug the included fast response temperature probe or other type of temperature probe into the temperature por
71. page a Touch the display data label s Select Measurement Or b Open the display properties and select the data i Touch the Display Tools button near the lower or upper left corner of the LEIHO Document Number 012 11074D 51 sparkvue aps 5 Data display X8 SPARKvue Displaying data in a meter display ii Touch the Properties button QC 0D Showing and hiding the digits display tool palette Show To show the tool palette touch the Display Tools button near the lower or upper left corner of the display 1 23 Hide To hide the tool palette touch the Display Tools button 1 23 Changing the variable in a digits display 1 Click the Measurement button to change skip to step 4 2 Or click the Display Tools button to open the tools palette 1 23 3 Click the Properties button to open the Properties screen o O 4 Click the display variable you want to change 5 Click the Measurement box and click the replacement measurement or other vari able 6 Click OK Displaying data in a meter Creating a new meter 53 Showing and hiding the meter tool palette 54 LEIHO Document Number 012 11074D 52 searkvue ma 5 Data display X8 SPARKvue Displaying data in a meter Adjusting the scale of a meter 54 Changing the variable displayed in a meter 55 Customizing the appearance of a meter 56 Creating a new meter To create a new mete
72. peatedly click Online Storage Services to open additional services LEIHO Document Number 012 11074D 100 10 Saving and sharing Using Online Storage Services sparkvue SPARKvue Open a file from Online Storage Services 1 Click the Home button to return to the Home screen 2 Click Online Storage Services on the Home page The Online Storage Services dialog opens Select the service you would like to use and follow the instructions for the service Note Depending on your security settings you may have to click Allow to com plete the Online Storage Services sign in process Tip You can have multiple Online Storage Services open Repeatedly click Online Storage Services to open additional services Save a file to Online Storage Services 1 Click the Sharing button to open the Sharing screen 2 Click Online Storage Services The Online Storage Services dialog opens Select the service you would like to use and follow the instructions for the service Note Depending on your security settings you may have to click Allow to com plete the Online Storage Services sign in process Tip You can have multiple Online Storage Services open Repeatedly click Online Storage Services to open additional services LEIHO Document Number 012 11074D 101 sparkvue api 11 Keeping a journal BJ SPARKvue Taking a snapshot 11 Keeping a journal The journal allows you to keep a record of your work in a series of
73. pictures and captions as your science investigation progresses These steps outline the process of keeping a journal See the following tasks for detailed instructions 1 Take a snapshot An image of the SPARKIab page is recorded 2 Optionally add a caption to the snapshot 3 Repeat the previous steps at anytime during your science investigation 4 Save export or print the journal Taking a snapshot At any time during your science investigation complete these steps to save an image of the SPARKlab page 1 Click the Snapshot button o The SPARK records an image of the SPARKlab page and the thumbnail is dis played with other snapshots 2 Click on a thumbnail to view the snapshot 3 Click the close button Opening the journal Click the Journal button LEIHO Document Number 012 11074D 102 11 Keeping a journal ee Adding a caption to a snapshot or editing an existing M SPARKvue caption sparkvue Adding a caption to a snapshot or editing an existing caption 1 Click the Journal button 2 Click the Name box and enter or edit the caption name 3 Click the Notes box and enter or edit the notes 4 Click OK Navigating in the journal 1 In the journal click a thumbnail on the right side of the screen to view a journal entry 2 Drag up or down to scroll through the thumbnails Deleting a journal entry or snapshot In the journal or the Snapshot Quick View click the Delete button to del
74. r do one of the following A or B A From the Home screen create a new SPARKlab Touch Build Continue to step 1 B Within a SPARKlab add a new page Touch the New Page button ala Continue to step 1 1 Select a template from the library Scroll up and down to view templates The Display Selection opens for each placeholder LEIHO Document Number 012 11074D 53 sparkvue aps 5 Data display K8 SPARKvue Displaying data in a meter 2 Touch the Meter icon O 3 Select the data for each display on the page a Touch the display data label s Select Measurement or b Open the display properties and select the data i Touch the Display Tools button near the lower or upper left corner of the dis play ii Touch the Properties button o Co Showing and hiding the meter tool palette Show To show the tool palette touch the Display Tools button near the lower or upper left corner of the display Hide To hide the tool palette touch the Display Tools button Adjusting the scale of a meter Scaling a meter to fit all data 55 Setting the scale of a meter 55 LEIHO Document Number 012 11074D 54 sparkvue 5 Data display 33 SPARKvue Displaying data in a meter Scaling a meter to fit all data 1 Click the Meter Tools button to open the tool palette Cj 2 Click the Scale to fit button The scale adjusts to fit all data for t
75. r adapters 19 Customizing data collection You can start recording data using the default settings or complete one or more of the fol lowing tasks to change the sampling rate or sampling mode Setting the sample rate 12 Putting SPARKvue into periodic sampling mode 12 Putting SPARKvue into manual sampling mode 13 Setting an automatic stop condition 13 Setting the sample rate With SPARKvue in periodic sampling mode the default mode complete these steps to set how many data points are recorded each second or how much time elapses between data points 1 Click the Sampling Options button The Sampling Options screen opens Click the Sample Rate box and click a value Click the Sample Rate Unit box and click Hz seconds minutes or hours Click OK Ye O IN Putting SPARKvue into periodic sampling mode In periodic sampling mode the default mode sometimes known as continuous mode SPARKvue records data points at regular intervals If SPARKvue is in manual sampling mode complete these steps to put it into periodic sampling mode LEIHO Document Number 012 11074D 12 sparkvue 3 Setting up an experiment 33 SPARKvue Customizing data collection 1 Click the Sampling Options button The Sampling Options screen opens 2 Click Periodic 3 Click OK Putting SPARKvue into manual sampling mode In manual sampling mode a single value from each measurement is recorded each time
76. r graph at once 1 If necessary click the Bar Graph Tools button near the lower left corner of the bar graph to open the tool palette Lul LEIHO Document Number 012 11074D 38 sparkvue 5 Data display SPARKvue Displaying data in a bar graph 2 For manually entered data click the Run Addition button 3 Enter or record the data for each bar Adding additional data runs to a bar graph using sensor readings You can show multiple data sets in a bar graph at once 1 For data collected using a sensor click the Record Arrow 2 Click the Check mark to stop collecting for the current bar and move to the next bar Note the bar will remain gray if it does not have a name assigned to it 3 Click the Stop button to stop collecting data Showing and hiding data runs in a bar graph 1 Click the graph legend The legend enlarges to show available data runs 2 Select or clear Click the check box next to each data run that you want to show or hide 3 Optionally click outside the legend to reduce the size of the legend LEIHO Document Number 012 11074D 39 Se 5 Data display OJ SPARKvue Displaying data in a bar graph Bar Graph legend a 211 J pag a 197 4 Selecting data for operation in a bar graph In the display legend a red outline surrounds the run that is selected for operation Com plete these steps to change which run is selected i Click the legend The
77. r the selection Finding the x and y difference between two points Complete these steps to select a range of points and display the change in x and change in y between the first and last points in the selected range 1 Optional select a different data run In the display legend a red outline surrounds the run that is selected for operation Complete these steps to change which run is selected i Click the legend The legend enlarges ii In the legend click the symbol but not the check box of the run that you want to select The red outline moves to the selected run Sample Legend Note When you apply statistics such as mean or standard deviation they are applied to the selected run 2 Click the Graph Tools button to open the tool palette Ww 3 Click the Select button R LEIHO Document Number 012 11074D 77 sparkvue 7 Data analysis OJ SPARKvue Analyzing data in a graph The button changes color 4 Click and drag to select data points 5 When the desired data points are highlighted click done selecting 6 Click the Select button 7 Click the Coordinates button a An annotation with the following information appears on the graph e The x and y values of the first point in the selected range x7 and y1 e The x and y values of the last point in the selected range x2 and y2 and e The x and y differences between those two points dx and dy 8 To clear the annotat
78. s button The Experiment Tools screen opens 2 Click Calibrate Sensor The Calibrate Sensor Select Measurement screen opens 3 Click the Sensor box and click the sensor to be calibrated LEIHO Document Number 012 11074D 16 sparkvue 3 Setting up an experiment SPARKvue Calibrating sensors 4 Click the Measurement box and click the measurement to be calibrated 5 Click the Calibration Type box and click a calibration type See the instructions provided with your sensor for information about what type of calibration is appropriate for your sensor 6 Click Next The Calibrate Sensor Enter Values screen opens 7 Continue to Performing a calibration 17 Performing a calibration After you have selected a measurement to be calibrated and a calibration type see pre vious task you are ready to perform a calibration Depending on the calibration type that you have selected perform a 2 point calibration a 1 point offset only calibration or a 1 point slope only calibration Performing a 2 point calibration 17 Performing a 1 point offset only calibration 18 Performing a 1 point slope only calibration 18 Calibrating a Drop Count sensor example 18 Performing a 2 point calibration In the Calibrate Sensor Enter Values screen complete these steps 1 Apply a known quantity to the sensor For example place a pH probe in a pH 4 buf fer solution 2 Under Calibration Point 1Click the
79. s button to open the tool palette amp 2 In the tool palette click the Draw button d p 3 The button changes color and the draw palette appears 4 Inthe draw palette click the Eraser button LEIHO Document Number 012 11074D 66 sparkvue 6 Image capture 33 SPARKvue Annotating a camera image mad The button changes color 5 To erase parts of a drawing click a point on the drawing and drag over it 6 Click the Draw button in the tool palette to close the draw palette Erasing all 1 Click the Image Tools button to open the tool palette N 2 In the tool palette click the Draw button a F 3 The button changes color and the draw palette appears 4 Inthe draw palette click the Eraser button 00 The button changes color To erase parts of a drawing click a point on the drawing and drag over it To erase all drawings from the image click the Erase button again Click Yes Click the Draw button in the tool palette to close the draw palette o ON E a SI Annotating a camera image You can annotate an image using one of the follow tools Adding an annotation 68 LEIHO Document Number 012 11074D 67 sparkvue 6 Image capture OJ SPARKvue Annotating a camera image Moving an annotation 69 Editing an annotation 69 Deleting an annotation 69 Adding an annotation 1 Optional If there is more than one image first select the image for the annotati
80. selected run 2 Click the Table Tools button to open the tool palette HE LEIHO Document Number 012 11074D 49 sparkvue 5 Data display sag SPARKvue Displaying data in a digits display 3 Click the Select button The button changes color 4 On the table drag down a column across a row or diagonally across rows and columns to select a group of cells The selected group of cells is outlined C Selecting cells in a single column 2 Selecting cells in a single row Select ing cells in multiple columns and rows 141 2 16 0 108 1 20 0 137 5 5 To clear the selection click the Select button again Displaying data in a digits display Creating a new digits display 50 Showing and hiding the digits display tool palette 52 Changing the variable in a digits display 52 Creating a new digits display 1 23 To create a new digits display do one of the following A or B A From the Home screen create a new SPARKlab Touch Build LEIHO Document Number 012 11074D 50 sparkvue aps 5 Data display my SPARKvue Displaying data in a digits display Continue to step 1 B Within a SPARKIab add a new page Touch the New Page button ale ET Continue to step 1 1 Select a template from the library Scroll up and down to view templates The Display Selection opens for each placeholder 2 Touch the Digits icon 1 23 3 Select the data for each display on the
81. t of data runs LEIHO Document Number 012 11074D 83 sparkvue ipa 7 Data analysis X8 SPARKvue Viewing statistics in a table 1 Optional select a different data run In the display legend a red outline surrounds the run that is selected for operation Complete these steps to change which run is selected i Click the legend The legend enlarges ii In the legend click the symbol but not the check box of the run that you want to select The red outline moves to the selected run Sample Legend 3 Note When you apply statistics such as mean or standard deviation they are applied to the selected run 2 Click the Graph Tools button to open the tool palette HE 3 Click the Statistics button to open the Statistics screen 4 Click one or more of the statistics Selected statistics are highlighted 5 Click OK Statistics at the bottom of each column 6 Optionally click a group of cells for statistics to be applied to See Selecting cells for operation in a table 49 LEIHO Document Number 012 11074D 84 sparkvue 7 Data analysis my SPARKvue Viewing statistics in a digits display 7 Click the Statistics button to remove the statistics Viewing statistics in a digits display To see the minimum maximum mean standard deviation or count of a data run 1 Optional select a different data run In the display legend a red outline surrounds the run
82. t on the top of the SPARK SLS Connecting a voltage probe to the SPARK SLS Plug the included voltage probe into the voltage port on the top of the SPARK SLS LEIHO Document Number 012 11074D 4 sparkvue 2 Starting an experiment 3 SPARKvue Connecting an interface and sensors to your computer Xplorer GLX The Xplorer GLX includes ports for four PASPORT sensors two temperature probes and a voltage probe When itis not connected to a computer the device records data and displays it on its own screen however when connected to a computer it passes data through to be recorded and displayed on the computer It is powered either by its AC adapter or by its rechargeable battery Connecting the Xplorer GLX to your computer 5 Connecting sensors to the Xplorer GLX 5 Connecting the Xplorer GLX to your computer 1 Use USB cable included with the GLX to connect the smaller USB port of the GLX to a USB port on your computer or a USB hub connected to the computer 2 Connect the included AC adapter to a wall outlet and to the AC adapter port on the right side of the GLX You can skip this step if the GL X s battery is charged and you wish to let it run on battery power 3 Press and hold the power button 4 The GLX turns on and boots up If SPARKvue is running the GLX screen displays a message indicating that it is connected Connecting sensors to the Xplorer GLX You can use yp to four PASPORT sensors plus t
83. t the data for each display on the page a Touch the display data label s Select Measurement Or LEIHO Document Number 012 11074D 24 sparkvue 5 Data display 33 SPARKvue Displaying data in a line graph b Open the display properties and select the data i Touch the Display Tools button near the lower or upper left corner of the dis play ii Touch the Properties button Showing and hiding the line graph tool palette Show To show the tool palette touch the Display Tools button near the lower or upper left corner of the display w Hide To hide the tool palette touch the Display Tools button Ww Adjusting the scale of a line graph Do one or more of the following tasks in any order to change the range and domain of a graph Scaling a graph to fit all data 25 Scaling by direct manipulation 26 Scaling a graph to fit all data 1 Click the Graph Tools button to open the tool palette w 2 Click the Scale to fit button The graph adjusts to fit all data or selected data LEIHO Document Number 012 11074D 25 sparkvue sina 5 Data display OJ SPARKvue Displaying data in a line graph Scaling by direct manipulation Complete one or more of these steps in any order Click one of the numbers labeling the x scale of the graph and drag it left or right The graph expands or contracts horizontally Click one of the numbers labeling the y scale of the graph and drag it
84. ta set ready for data entry 5 Enter data See Entering data into a manual data set 92 Entering data into a manual data set After creating a data set see Creating a data set for manual entry 91 complete these steps to enter data 1 Click the Table Tools button to open the tool palette HE Click the column header for the User defined data Select the data set Click a cell and enter the data oa O O Enter data in a cell a Click the first table cell where you want to enter data b Enter a number or text depending on what type of data set you created 6 Repeat the previous step to enter data in other cells Displaying manually entered data Once you have created a data set it is available to be shown in any data display Complete these steps to select the data set for display i Touch the Display Tools button near the lower or upper left corner of the display ii Touch the Properties button o Co 1 Click the Measurement box and click the data set 2 Click OK LEIHO Document Number 012 11074D 92 sparkvue SPARKvue 8 Calculations and manually entered data Editing manually entered data Editing manually entered data Enter User defined Data 1 Optional create a new table a Click the New Page button Kala The build a new page screen opens b Click the New Page button c Click the New Page button HE A table is added to the page 2 Click the
85. tered Data 1 Click the Home button 2 Click the User entered tab The User entered data sets are listed under e User entered Number Data e User entered Text Data Creating a data set for manual entry Complete one of the following tasks Creating a data set for manually entered numbers 91 Creating a data set for manually entered text 91 Creating a data set for manually entered numbers 1 In the measurement list under Experiment Clock click Create Data Set The Define the Data Set screen opens 2 Select the Measurement Name box and enter a name for the new data set 3 Optionally click the box and enter the name of the units 4 Click OK Creating a data set for manually entered text 1 In the measurement list within the User entered Text Data click Create Data Set under User entered Text Data The Define the Data Set screen opens 2 Click the Measurement Name box and enter a name for the new data set 3 Click OK Preparing a table for manual data entry Depending on which screen you see do one of the following 1 Build a page using a table See Starting a new SPARKlab page 94 2 Click Select Measurement 3 Click the data set to use See Creating a data set for manual entry 91 LEIHO Document Number 012 11074D 91 sparkvue sina 8 Calculations and manually entered data SPARKvue Entering data into a manual data set 4 Click OK A new table appears displaying the empty da
86. that is selected for operation Complete these steps to change which run is selected i Click the legend The legend enlarges Pls P24 ii In the legend click the symbol but not the check box of the run that you want to select The red outline moves to the selected run Sample Legend aa 3 Note When you apply statistics such as mean or standard deviation they are applied to the selected run 2 Click the Digits Display Tools button to open the tool palette 1 23 3 Click the Statistics button to open the Statistics screen b3 LEIHO Document Number 012 11074D 85 sparkvue 7 Data analysis SPARKvue Viewing statistics in a meter 4 Click one of the statistics to select it 5 Click OK The selected statistic appears in the digits display instead of the most recently col lected value 6 Click the Statistics button to return the digits display to most recent data Viewing statistics in a meter To see the minimum maximum mean standard deviation or count of a data run 1 Optional select a different data run In the display legend a red outline surrounds the run that is selected for operation Complete these steps to change which run is selected i Click the legend The legend enlarges ii In the legend click the symbol but not the check box of the run that you want to select The red outline moves to the selected run Sample Legend
87. the measurement toolbar appears 8 In the measurement toolbar click the Measurement button 9 The buttons changes color 10 Click the box at one end of the measurement arrow 11 The Image Measurement Properties screen opens 12 Click the Known length box type the known length in your desired units and click OK 13 Optionally click the Digits box and select the number of decimal places that will be displayed 14 Click the Units box delete the existing units type the name of the units and click OK 15 Click OK to close the Image Measurement Properties screen All measurement tools on the image now use the new calibration Any new meas urement tool that you add will also use the new calibration Drawing on a camera image You can draw and erase on image using one of the follow tools Drawing 66 s Erasing 66 s Erasing all 67 LEIHO Document Number 012 11074D 65 sparkvue 6 Image capture 33 SPARKvue Drawing on a camera image Drawing 1 Click the Image Tools button to open the tool palette a 2 In the tool palette click the Draw button d p 3 The button changes color and the drawing toolbar appears 00 4 To change the pen color click the color button BG 5 Click a point on the image and drag to draw lines 6 Click the Draw button again in the tool palette to turn off the drawing pen and hide the drawing toolbar Erasing 1 Click the Image Tool
88. tional select a different data run In the display legend a red outline surrounds the run that is selected for operation Complete these steps to change which run is selected i Click the legend The legend enlarges LEIHO Document Number 012 11074D 79 sparkvue pa 7 Data analysis X8 SPARKvue Analyzing data in a graph ii In the legend click the symbol but not the check box of the run that you want to select The red outline moves to the selected run Sample Legend 4 3 a Note When you apply statistics such as mean or standard deviation they are applied to the selected run 2 In the legend click the symbol of the measurement run to analyze A red outline appears around the selected run 3 Click the Graph Tools button to open the tool palette The line graphs tools palette displays 4 Click the Curve Fit button The Select Desired Curve Fit screen displays 5 Click the Linear Fit button and click OK The statistics appear on the line graph and the Curve Fit button changes color 6 To move the statistics box drag it 7 To remove the statistics box click the Curve Fit button LEIHO Document Number 012 11074D 80 sparkvue 7 Data analysis K8 SPARKvue Analyzing data in a graph Displaying the RMSE Root Mean Square Error To find the Root Mean Square Error RMSE lf more than one data measurement run is displayed first select a measurement run 1 Optional sele
89. w SPARKIlab Touch Build Continue to step 7 B Within a SPARKlab add a new page Touch the New Page button ale ET Continue to step 1 1 Select a template from the library Scroll up and down to view templates 2 Touch a display type for each placeholder LEIHO Document Number 012 11074D 10 sparkvue pi 2 Starting an experiment SPARKvue Moving on from the Home screen w cin 1 23 Digits se Table Lul Bar Graph Meter ce Camera LE r v Assess Media Text men For Text Boxes Type in text into the Text Box For Cameras Touch the Image Tools button See Capturing a camera image Sn a O For other data displays Select the data for each display on the page o Touch the display data label s for example Select Measurement X Axis Vari able Y Axis Variable Select a Media File Add an Assessment Or b Open the display properties and select the data i Touch the Display Tools button near the lower or upper left corner of the dis play ii Touch the Properties button o CP a Add additional pages Repeatedly click the New Page button to add pages to your SPARKlab LEIHO Document Number 012 11074D 11 sparkvue 3 Setting up an experiment 33 SPARKvue Customizing data collection 3 Setting up an experiment Customizing data collection 12 Customizing how numbers are displayed 14 Calibrating sensors 16 Using senso
90. wo temperature probes and a voltage probe Complete one or more of the following tasks to connect sensors to the GLX Connecting PASPORT sensors to the GLX 5 Connecting temperature probes to the GLX 5 Connecting a voltage probe to the GLX 6 Connecting PASPORT sensors to the GLX 1 Plug a PASPORT sensor into one of the PASPORT ports on the top of the GLX 2 Optionally plug additional PASPORT sensors into the other PASPORT ports Connecting temperature probes to the GLX 1 Plug one of the included fast response temperature probes or another type of tem perature probe into one of the temperature ports on the left side of the GLX 2 Optionally plug a second temperature probe into the other temperature port LEIHO Document Number 012 11074D 5 sparkvue 2 Starting an experiment 3 SPARKvue Connecting an interface and sensors to your computer Connecting a voltage probe to the GLX Plug the included voltage probe into the voltage port on the left side of the GLX Xplorer datalogger The Xplorer datalogger contains a single port fora PASPORT sensor When it is not con nected to a computer the device records data and displays it on its own screen how ever when connected to a computer it passes data through to be recorded and displayed on the computer When connected to a computer it is powered by the USB port and it does not require batteries 1 Use the included USB cable to connect the Xplorer to a US

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