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Keys
CBL 2™ has three keys:
TRANSFER
begins transfer of programs or Calculator Software Applications
(apps) between the CBL 2 and an attached TI graphing calculator.
QUICK SET-UP
clears any data stored in the CBL 2 system’s MEMORY, then polls all
channels for auto-ID sensors and sets them up to collect data.
QUICK SET-UP is used when a calculator is not attached to CBL 2
and works only with auto-ID sensors.
START/STOP
begins sampling for Quick Set-Up. Sampling continues until the
default number of samples is collected or you press
START/STOP
again. This button also acts as a manual trigger, similar to the
TRIGGER button on the original CBL.
LEDs
CBL 2 also has three LEDs:
Red
indicates an error condition.
Yellow
indicates that CBL 2 is ready to collect data samples.
Green
indicates CBL 2 is collecting data.
Software
The CBL 2 comes with DataMate already loaded. DataMate is a multi-purpose user
program containing the basic information needed to run experiments with a CBL 2,
a TI graphing calculator, and various sensors.
DataMate is provided for the following TI graphing calculators: TI-73, TI-82, TI-83,
TI-83 Plus, TI-83 Plus Silver Edition, TI-86, TI-89, TI-92, TI-92 Plus, and Voyage™ 200
PLT. For the TI-83 Plus, TI-83 Plus Silver Edition, TI-89, TI-92 Plus, and Voyage 200
PLT, DataMate is a calculator software application that is run from the APPS menu;
for the other calculators, it is a program that is run from the calculator’s program
menu. The CBL 2 automatically detects which calculator is attached and sends the
appropriate software.
Because of the differences in memory between the calculators, there are some
differences in functionality between by the different versions of DataMate.
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The TI-83 Plus, TI-83 Plus Silver Edition, TI-86, TI-89, TI-92, TI-92 Plus, and
Voyage 200 PLT versions support all of the DataMate functions.
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The TI-83 version of DataMate supports all of the functions except SAVE/LOAD.
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The TI-73 version of DataMate supports all of the functions except SAVE/LOAD
and ADD MODEL.