
20|CLABUser’sGuide
V.
U
SING
CLAB
STANDALONE
When using CLAB as a standalone device, CLAB controls the data collection
process‐it collects and stores the measurement data. This is very useful for
remotedatacollectione.g.outsidetheschool.
The experimental setup is prepared using the E‐CON application on a CASIO
Graphic Calculatoror the Coach
software ona computer and uploaded to CLAB.
CLABcanbethendisconnectedfromthecalculatororcomputer.
The Power button of CLAB is used to start and stop the pre‐defined experiment
andLEDsandaspeakergivefeedbackaboutthestatusofthedatacollection.The
measured
data are stored in the CLAB memory and can be downloaded into a
calculator or a computer after the measurement is finished. Using E‐CON or
Coachthecollecteddatacanbefurtheranalyzedandprocessed.
1.TypicalmeasurementprocedurewithCLABstandalone
PreparetheexperimentsettingbyusingaCASIOGraphicalCalculatorwiththe
E‐CONprogramoracomputerwiththeCoachprogram.
Send the experiment settings to CLAB. The right Measurement LED of CLAB
becomesbluewhenCLABisready.
Nowyou candisconnectCLABfrom
yourcalculator orcomputer.Ifyou wish
(long time between preparation of the measurement and the start of the
measurement) you can now turn your CLAB off. Settings are stored in
permanentmemory.AfteryouturnCLABonagaintherightmeasurementLED
willshowCLABisreadyformeasurement.
StartthemeasurementbypressingthePowerButton.
o If Triggering is enabled (the right Measurement LED is blinking blue) then
the measurement is started automatically when the trigger conditions are
met.Toforcetriggeringmanually,pressthePowerButton.
o When the type of measurement is set to
Manual then press the Power
Buttontocollectasinglemeasurement.
The right Measurement LED blinksgreen when CLABis collecting data. If you
wanttostopthemeasurement,clickthePowerButton.
Forlong‐timemeasurements:
o withtimemeasurementslongerthan2hours,and
o
withsamplingfrequencyofonesampleper2minutes(orlower),and
o withoutuseofMotiondetectorsBT55i,
CLABissetintoaPower‐saveModeandwillturnitselfoffbetweencollecting
single data samples. It awakes 2 seconds before a new sample has to be
collected. Data
are saved in CLAB memory in between. During the
measurementashortpressofthePowerButtonwillwakeCLABup.Itwillstay
awakeuntilthenextsampleistakenandthengobacktosleepagain.
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