HP StreamSmart 400, User Manual

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Page 2: ...s for a particular purpose Hewlett Packard Company shall not be liable for any errors or for incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing performance or use of this manual or the examples contained herein Copyright 2008 Hewlett Packard Development Company L P Reproduction adaptation or translation of this manual is prohibited without prior written permission of Hewlett Pac...

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Page 5: ... Select a set of data 17 Export a data set 19 Analyze experimental data 20 3 Capturing Data from Events Numeric view the meter mode 25 Set up experiment 26 Monitor and select events 28 Analyze the data 29 Data logging 29 4 Advanced Topics Sensor setup manually identify a sensor 31 Unit setup manually select units for a sensor 32 Calibration 33 The Plot Setup menu 35 Setting the stream window 35 Pl...

Page 6: ...39 40gs 41 Keyboard shortcuts 42 Mathematical details zoom pan and trace 42 5 Warranty Regulatory and Contact Information Replacing the battery 45 HP Limited hardware warranty and customer care 45 Customer care 47 Product regulatory environment information 50 ...

Page 7: ... one octave apart into separate microphones the HP MCL displays their voice sound waves live so their wavelengths can be compared Stream select events Same as above StreamSmart captures the dampened oscillations of a vibrating rod Students select just the maxima of the oscillations for further analysis Selected events Displays a live meter read out for up to four sensors simultaneously you can add...

Page 8: ...art Aplet The student experiences the HP Mobile Calculating Laboratory via the StreamSmart Aplet on the HP 39 40gs graphing calculators Please check online to ensure that your HP 39 40gs calculator has the latest version of the StreamSmart Aplet Visit www hp com calculators to download the latest version You can also use the StreamSmart 400 with the StreamSmart Aplet in the Virtual HP 39 40gs Grap...

Page 9: ... a meter Perform selected events and events with entry experiments See Chapter 3 Capturing Data from Events for details Plot setup page 1 R Optional set up the window for the graphic view of the data stream Optional choose stacked display of multiple data streams or overlaid display superimposed Optional choose data filters for display and export of data See Chapter 4 Advanced Topics for details P...

Page 10: ... supported sensors Unit setup Activate deactivate channels Select a unit of measurement for sensors with multiple units of measurement available Calibrate Select a sensor s channel for software calibration of the sensor Perform 1 point or 2 point software calibration of the selected sensor Experiment Perform data logging experiments with a set duration length in seconds and set number of samples ...

Page 11: ...the Statistics Aplet for analysis or stay in the StreamSmart Aplet to continue experimentation In depth analysis of the data including the calculation of summary statistics for 1 or 2 variables and modeling bi variate data with various fits is performed in the Statistics Aplet This manual contains a brief introduction to the Statistics Aplet but for more information about the Statistics Aplet refe...

Page 12: ...vigate through the functionality 5 Finally tasks are numbered to clarify steps in multi step procedures Helpful hints Remember these helpful hints and shortcuts as you use the StreamSmart Aplet At any time you can reset the StreamSmart Aplet by pressing the U key on the keyboard and the RESET menu key When prompted press YES Press START for a new data stream The OK menu key is interchangeable with...

Page 13: ... stream s You can speed the streams up or slow them down simultaneously as all four streams share the same horizontal time axis In addition you can move each stream up or down separately and zoom in or out on each stream vertically Each stream has its own vertical axis Zooming and panning each stream separately in the vertical dimension allows you to get just the right view on your experimental da...

Page 14: ...oming with direction keys PAN scroll up down left and right ZOOM zoom in or out vertically or horizontally SCOPE switch to oscilloscope mode see Chapter 4 START STOP stop stream flow or start a new stream Display Description Figure 2 3 Select page 1 How I got there Press STOP EXPRT What I see on screen Data streams Current channel and sensor with tracer active Selected data set based on the curren...

Page 15: ...ot there Press OK What I see on screen Fields for the four StreamSmart 400 channels each with a checkbox to select or deselect that channel for data export and a dropdown box to choose a destination column in the Statistics Aplet for that channel s data A checkbox to choose between staying in the StreamSmart Aplet after data export or following your data into the Statistics Aplet What I can do CHK...

Page 16: ...l readings The StreamSmart Aplet also sets the horizontal scale for the length of time represented by the width of the display These default settings ensure that the streams are visible in the display and moving at a perceptible rate You can vary the speed and vertical position of the streams to meet your needs even while the data is streaming Occasionally the StreamSmart Aplet may not be able to ...

Page 17: ...ering methods For advanced filtering methods refer to Chapter 4 Advanced Topics Although the data are averaged for graphing purposes you still have access to all the data This is a unique feature of the StreamSmart 400 The screens shown in Figure 2 7 and Figure 2 8 illustrate the location and basic functions of the menu keys during and just after streaming Use ZOOM and PAN to modify the appearance...

Page 18: ... Zoom mode The active mode is indicated by a small square after the menu mode name PAN Toggles the direction keys to scroll the data streams up down left and right to find data of interest Panning horizontally affects all streams uniformly panning vertically affects only the current selected stream ZOOM Used with the direction keys zooms in or out horizontally or vertically to get the best view of...

Page 19: ...e width of the display ZOOM W X Zoom in out vertically on the current selected data stream Press W to zoom in and press X to zoom out The center of the display stays fixed Decreases increases the vertical scale in sensor units of the current selected stream PAN ZY Move all stream s left and right in the display The screen display is a fixed window that moves back and forth along the stream s PAN W...

Page 20: ...r location see Figure 2 9 Press SWAP to switch the tracer and mark locations Figure 2 9 Add and Setup are also used together when you want to build your final data set point by point For example suppose a data stream represents the dampened oscillations of a vibrating rod In this case you may want to collect just the maximum of each oscillation into a data set Press SETUP to choose columns in the ...

Page 21: ...Export menu Here you will find all the tools you ll need to identify and select your final data set Note that Zoom Pan and Trace are still available In addition you can use nn and nn to crop data off the left and right sides of the data set as shown in Figure 2 1 1 You can also thin the data by subtracting points if you change your mind you can add them back Table 2 4 Menu keys page 2 Menu Key Des...

Page 22: ... data set Moves to a second page of menu keys Table 2 6 Menu keys during export page 2 Menu Key Description EDIT Lets you select a specific number of data tuples between two time values for export to the Statistics Aplet Subtracts 1 data tuple from the current data set when shifted subtracts 10 data tuples from the current data set Adds 1 data tuple to the current data set when shifted adds 10 dat...

Page 23: ...ckbox allows you to select or deselect the data from each channel for exportation By default all four channels and the time are selected for export Press sgsy CHK to toggle between selecting and deselecting a channel Each channel field is also followed by a dropdown box This dropdown box permits you to choose the column in the Statistics Aplet you want as the destination for the data from that cha...

Page 24: ... the Numeric view of that Aplet as shown in Figure 2 13 Figure 2 13 The Statistics Aplet Numeric view Table 2 7 Export menu dialog box options Field Menu Key Description CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 Time sgsy CHK Toggles between selecting and deselecting the current channel The data from any active channel its stream will be exported the data from any inactive channel will not be exported CHOOS Opens a dropdow...

Page 25: ...lic view will let you define up to five histograms or box and whisker plots H1 H2 H3 H4 and H5 Each plot can take one column for its data and another for its frequency or one column for the data and a common frequency you enter manually In 2 VAR mode the Symbolic view will let you define up to five scatter plots S1 S2 etc Press Q Plot Setup to select a fit model for each scatter plot The easiest w...

Page 26: ...Streaming Experiments 22 Table 2 9 Views in the Statistics Aplet using the SHIFT key Symbolic Setup Q Plot Setup R Figure 2 17 Choose fits Figure 2 18 Setup the graph ...

Page 27: ...go to the opposite extreme to show you how simple it is to take a few isolated sample readings from up to four sensors at a time and collect them into a data set for analysis The StreamSmart Aplet lets you capture data at any point in time and have the data exported to corresponding rows of separate columns in the Statistics Aplet Additionally you can have the readings auto numbered in the order i...

Page 28: ...r storing the data from each active channel Optional choose a column for manually adding a numeric entry Select to just collect the data from each event auto number each event or add a numeric entry to each event View Description Figure 3 3 Monitor and select events How I got there Press U Datastreamer S What I see on screen 1 4 sensors and units Current readings What I can do ADD add a reading to...

Page 29: ...ensor and the current reading of each sensor A sample display is shown below in Figure 3 5 In this figure a 2 5A current sensor is plugged into Channel 1 CH1 and a 2 5V voltage sensor is plugged into Channel 2 CH2 Figure 3 5 Figure 3 4 Analyze data How I got there Press STAT What I see on screen Numeric view of data in the Statistics Aplet What I can do TABLE scroll through the table of data using...

Page 30: ...s are active and where the data from each channel is stored in the Statistics Aplet Press SETUP to enter the Capture Events menu In addition to choosing columns for your sensor data you can also deactivate auto numbering or choose to add an entry to the data from each selected event Figure 3 6 illustrates the Capture Events menu Table 3 2 Menu keys in the Numeric view Menu Key Description ADD Adds...

Page 31: ...mn where these numeric entries are stored Table 3 3 lists the menu keys in the Capture Events menu and their functions For example in Figure 3 7 below Channels 1 and 2 are active but Channels 3 and 4 are not The data from Channel 1 will be stored in C1 and the data from Channel 2 will be stored in C2 Because the EVENT METHOD field setting is WITH ENTRY each reading will prompt for a numeric entry ...

Page 32: ...CHOOS menu key to make a selection from these three options as shown in Figure 3 9 Press the OK menu key to accept your new selection or the CANCL menu key to keep the current selection and return to the Numeric view Monitor and select events Once you have activated the proper channels and set destinations for the data from these channels you are ready to begin collecting data Of course you can al...

Page 33: ...eamSmart 400 accommodates this need via the Experiment option under the Views menu as illustrated in Figure 3 12 and Figure 3 13 1 Press V Experiment to enter the Experiment menu 2 Set LENGTH to 3 seconds and SAMPLES to 50 3 Press OK to trigger data collection Data collection is shown as a time graph just like a streaming experiment However StreamSmart collects 50 discrete sets of sensor readings ...

Page 34: ...rom Events 30 seconds x 3 0s At this point the student is ready to select and export a final data set Refer to the section titled Select a set of data in Chapter 2 for more details on selecting and exporting a data set ...

Page 35: ... In this case you must manually identify the sensor using the Sensor Setup dialog box Press V and select the Sensor Setup option as shown in Figure 4 1 or press A Figure 4 2 shows the Sensor Setup dialog box with accelerometers plugged into Channels 1 and 2 Suppose that the sensor in Channel 1 is not an accelerometer but a force sensor With Channel 1 highlighted press CHOOS and select the appropri...

Page 36: ...ange the unit of measurement at any time using the Unit Setup dialog box Press V and select the Unit Setup option to open the Unit Setup dialog box or press B In the Numeric view you can simply press UNIT Figure 4 6 shows the Unit Setup dialog box with a force sensor measuring Newtons in Channel 1 and an accelerometer measuring G s G 9 8 m s2 in Channel 2 Note that Channel 2 in Figure 4 6 is highl...

Page 37: ... which means that the new calibration settings will not be carried over if the sensor is plugged into a different calculator Second since the calibration is in the software it will be applied to all sensors of that same type The StreamSmart Aplet cannot distinguish between two sensors of the same type Once it has been determined that software calibration for a sensor is the only option it should b...

Page 38: ...wn in Figure 4 13 and press OK to return to the calibration screen 4 Note that the calibration change is not yet effective as you have the option of entering a second correction The white square in the 1 qqq key in Figure 4 14 indicates that the first point correction has been logged 5 Press 2 to enter a second point correction or press OK to make the 1 point calibration effective Figure 4 15 Of c...

Page 39: ...ta from time t 0 85 seconds to time t 0 95 seconds Figure 4 16 To see this exact time interval without zooming and panning 1 Press R to enter the Plot Setup menu 2 Change the XRNG values to 0 85 0 95 Figure 4 17 3 Press the R key to return to the streaming window Figure 4 18 The StreamSmart Aplet will match the minimum and maximum time values in the XRNG fields to the closest corresponding time va...

Page 40: ...ss CHOOS and select the Overlay option to see the streams superimposed as in Figure 4 21 Filtering data for display and export Under most circumstances each pixel in the display of the data stream represents multiple sensor readings Depending on the current window each pixel could represent quite a large data set For example in Figure 4 22 each pixel has a width of approximately 0 1 seconds 13s 13...

Page 41: ...ixel in Figure 4 22 Only when the StreamSmart Aplet has zoomed all the way in on a set of data is there a 1 1 correspondence between pixels and data points The default display filter uses the numerical average of the readings in an interval to represent that set of readings When you export the data to the Statistics Aplet the StreamSmart Aplet uses the same values that the display used This method...

Page 42: ...PORT FILTER field 2 Press the CHOOS menu key to see the list of options 3 Use X and W to highlight your selection and press OK 4 Press R to return to the graphic view and then press EXPORT to export data to the Statistics Aplet using the new filtering methods The export options are the same as the options for display filtering with two additions The additional options are summarized in Table 4 2 F...

Page 43: ...e The current duration in seconds is shown in the History field In this case streaming can continue for a total of 16 453 seconds You can change the History Type from Fixed to Auto by pressing CHOOS and selecting the Auto option see Figure 4 30 If the History Type is set to Auto then streaming will continue indefinitely However as streaming continues less and less of the older data is saved The Au...

Page 44: ... the trigger value A descending trigger starts the sweep when the data values first drop below the trigger value The operation of the trigger mechanism assures that when the triggering value is reached the first data point is plotted where the dotted trigger lines intersect You can also set a two way trigger While in Oscilloscope mode the zoom and pan features both work as they do during data stre...

Page 45: ...lication and start the StreamSmart Aplet For further information regarding the virtual HP 39 40gs Graphing Calculator software for the PC please visit www hp com calculators This key displays the second page of the oscilloscope menu Table 4 4 Oscilloscope menu keys page 2 Menu Key Description ooooooo Sets a two way trigger that operates whether it is crossed from below or above Use the direction k...

Page 46: ...or to export See Figure 4 31 Figure 4 32 and Figure 4 33 Figure 4 31 Figure 4 32 Figure 4 33 Zooms in vertically during or after streaming Zooms out vertically during or after streaming Zooms in horizontally during or after streaming Zooms out horizontally during or after streaming ƒ Adds ten points to the currently selected data set while in the Export menu ƒ Subtracts ten points from the current...

Page 47: ...ell Zoom Y Zoom in horizontally decreases the time duration represented by the window s width The current tracer position remains fixed Xmin increases and Xmax decreases accordingly If data is streaming the appearance is that the data stream speeds up increases the current of the stream If streaming has stopped the appearance is a dynamically increasing horizontal dilation about the vertical segme...

Page 48: ...in and Xmax are decreased by equal amounts Pan Z Moves the stream to the left The values of Xmin and Xmax are increased by equal amounts Aplet Feature Key Description Trace Y Moves the trace cursor along the data stream from pixel to pixel to the right The values of X Min and X Max only change if the cursor traces beyond the right edge of the display Trace Z Moves the trace cursor along the data s...

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Page 59: ...4 functions 15 pan 14 scope 14 trace 14 zoom 14 Display filters 38 choosing a 37 E Experiments streaming 4 types of 3 Export add 18 crop 18 edit 18 keys during 18 subtract 18 Export filters additional 39 choosing a 38 F Filtering data 36 display 36 export 36 H Helpful hints 8 K Keys shortcuts 42 M Manual conventions 7 Menu 14 18 advanced Plot Setup menu 35 Menu keys add 17 Capture Events menu 27 d...

Page 60: ...Statistics Aplet 21 Statistics Aplet 7 Stream 3 events with entry 3 export data from 18 keys after 14 keys during 14 log 3 select data for 17 select events 3 setting the window 35 Stream of data viewing 12 Stream window seeing exact time interval 35 Streaming experiments description 9 StreamSmart Aplet 4 specific views 6 with virtual calculators 41 StreamSmart 400 connecting 9 StreamSmart Aplet 4 ...