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F4 Sensors

The Sensors menu contains the following options for adding, removing, and cali-
brating sensors.

Add

Select this option to set up a sensor without physically connecting it. A

menu containing all PASPORT sensors will open. Use the arrow keys to highlight
the desired sensor and press

Remove

Use this option to delete the selected sensor without disconnecting it

from the GLX. All data collected by that sensor will be deleted.

If there are multiple sensors, select the sensor that you want to delete before
selecting the Remove option. See “Working with Multiple Sensors” on
page 55.

It is not necessary to select Remove from the Sensors menu in order to discon-
nect a sensor; you can simply unplug it.

When you physically unplug a sensor (after recording data), the icon for the sen-
sor remains in the upper part of the Sensors screen with

above it. All data

recorded from that sensor, and the sensor’s settings (such as sampling rate) are
preserved in the GLX. If that sensor is ever reconnected, it will be installed in its
old place with the same settings. If you would like to remove the archived data
and settings, select the icon of the unplugged sensor

, then select Remove from

the Sensors menu.

Calibrate

Select Calibrate from the Sensors menu to open the Calibration dialog

box. See page 71 for a description of the dialog box and instructions on calibrat-
ing a sensor.

Analog Adapter with a

ScienceWorkshop Sensor Set-up

You can connect an analog ScienceWorkshop sensor to the GLX via an Analog
Adapter (PS-2158). When you connect the Analog Adapter to the GLX, a special
menu listing all ScienceWorkshop sensors appears. From this menu, select the
sensor that you have connected (or will connect) to the adapter.

After you have

selected it, the sensor appears in the top portion of the Sensors screen, just like a
PASPORT sensor.

In addition to the regular sensor settings (see page 56), a Sensitivity setting
appears in the Sensor screen. This setting controls the gain of the Analog Adapter
and can be set to Low (1X), Medium (10X), or High (100X). The gain is the fac-
tor by which the resolution of the sensor is improved, and by which the range is
decreased.

ScienceWorkshop

Sensors menu (left) and

Sensors screen with a

ScienceWorkshop

sensor (right)

To select an option from the Sensors

menu

Keypad

1. Press

to open the menu.

2. Use the arrow keys to highlight the

desired menu option and press

;

press the number on the keypad

corresponding to the desired option.

Mouse

1. Click Sensors to open the menu.
2. Click the desired option.

To select a sensor icon

Keypad

Press the left or right arrow key to move
the box to the icon in the upper portion of
the Sensors screen.

Mouse

Click the icon in the upper portion of the
Sensors screen.

To select a sensor form the

ScienceWorkshop

Sensors menu

Keypad

1. Connect an Analog Adapter to the

GLX to launch the menu.

2. Use the arrow keys to highlight the

desired sensor. Arrows (

)

appear on the menu to indicate that
some sensors are not visible. Press
the up or down arrow key multiple
times to move the highlight beyond the
visible portion of the menu. The menu
will scroll to bring other sensors into
view. To skip directly to the last sen-
sor on the menu, move the highlight to
the first sensor, then press the up
arrow key.

3. Press .

Mouse

1. Click the up or down arrow on the

menu (

) to bring the desired

sensor into view.

2. Click the desired sensor.