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Vernier LabPro User’s Manual 7

Using LabPro with a Calculator

This section provides the basic steps for collecting data with LabPro and a Texas Instruments graphing

calculator. All you have to do is connect the hardware pieces to the calculator, attach one or more

sensors, start the calculator program, and you are ready to collect data

Note: LabPro cannot be used with TI-Nspire or TI-Nspire CAS handhelds or computer software.

There are two software options for collecting data with a calculator: DataMate or EasyData.

 DataMate supports all analog sensors and the Motion Detector. It comes installed on all LabPro and

CBL 2 interfaces, and can be used with any of these TI graphing calculators:

TI-73, TI-73 Explorer TI-89

TI-82 TI-89 Titanium

TI-83 TI-92

TI-83 Plus, TI-83 Plus Silver Edition

TI-92 Plus

TI-84 Plus, TI-84 Plus Silver Edition

Voyage 200

TI-86

 EasyData

comes loaded on TI-84 Plus, TI-84 Plus Silver Edition, TI-83 Plus graphing calculators

and TI-84 Plus C. EasyData version 2 supports all analog sensors, Motion Detectors, and Photogates.

In addition to supporting LabPro, it can collect data using Vernier USB devices (EasyTemp and

EasyLink) and other data collection devices, such as Texas Instruments CBR 2, Texas Instruments

CBL 2, or Vernier Go!Motion.

EasyData can be used with TI-83 Plus and TI-83 Plus Silver Edition graphing calculators (with

operating system version 1.18 or later). TI-84 Plus requires 2.30 or higher.

LabPro interface, TI-83 Plus calculator, and Stainless Steel Temperature Probe

Using DataMate

Connecting the Equipment

The first step is to connect the calculator and LabPro.

1. Select the proper cradle for your calculator. The off-white cradle accommodates the TI-84 Plus and

TI-89 Titanium calculators. The translucent blue-green cradle accommodates all other calculators

except for the TI-92, TI-92 Plus, Voyage 200 and TI-Nspire.

The DataMate program supports all of the Vernier analog sensors, e.g., Temperature, pH, Force, and the Motion

Detector. Calculator support for Photogates, Radiation Monitors, Rotary Motion Sensors, and Drop Counters is

through separate programs. See the App and Program Transfer Guidebook for details.

For TI-83 Plus, TI-83 Plus Silver Edition, TI-84 Plus and TI-84 Plus Silver Edition, we recommend EasyData.

See the EasyData Guidebook for complete details about the EasyData application.

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