Vernier Logger Pro 3.4.6 Released

Vernier Software & Technology is pleased to announce the release
of Logger ProŽ 3.4.6. We think you will like the changes we have
incorporated into this version and recommend all users with systems
that meet the requirements update to Logger Pro 3.4.6 for the
coming school year. Improvements include support for Intel Macs,
expanded Bluetooth radio compatibility, and time offset data
analysis. If you already own a previous version of Logger Pro 3, this
update is free and available for download.
http://www.vernier.com/tech/lpupdates.html

For more details about our latest release, read on.

1. Intel Mac Support
2. Import Experiment Files
3. Time Offset Curve Fit Option
4. Expanded GPS and Bluetooth Radio Support
5. Other Features

1. Intel Mac Support
One of the major reasons for this release was to support the Intel
Mac platform by making use of the new Apple Universal Binary
environment. You will definitely see an improvement in speed and
smoothness over the previous version when used on an Intel Mac.
Note that spectrometer support for Intel Macs is not yet available.
We are waiting for Ocean Optics to provide us with an Intel Mac
driver for these devices. Contact us for your options at
info@vernier.com

2. Import Experiment Files
Have you ever wanted to take data from two different Logger Pro
files and combine them into one? Now you can. To use this feature,
choose "Import From > Logger Pro File" from the File menu and
browse to the desired file. This action adds data from the imported
file to the current session.

3. Time Offset Curve Fit Option
Have you ever modeled the parabolic portion of the Ball Toss
experiment data only to find the resulting coefficients do not match
what the textbooks said they should represent? Now you have the
option to fit any section of data and have the model equation treat
the selected data's first point as if it occurred at time zero. Access
this feature by selecting Curve Fit or Model from the Analyze menu
and select the Time Offset check box. Your model equation will have
the expression (t-t0) where t represents time and t0 is the time
associated with the first selected data point.

4. Expanded GPS and Bluetooth Radio Support
Logger Pro 3.4.6 has expanded support for Garmin GPS units. The
Garmin Vista Cx, eTrex Venture, eTrex, and eTrex Vista can be used
with a windows computer to record GPS data. Users of our Wireless
Dynamics Sensor System now have additional options for compatible
Bluetooth radios. For more information on using Bluetooth with
Logger Pro visit
http://www.vernier.com/bthelp 

5. Other Features
Of course all of the changes that were implemented in
Logger Pro 3.4.5 are also in this latest release. In case you missed
what those features are, here are some of the highlights:

Support for new devices
* Wireless Dynamics Sensor System (www.vernier.com/wdss) 
* Spectrometers (www.vernier.com/spectrometers) 
* Global Positioning System Receivers (www.vernier.com/gps) 
* Digital Video Cameras 

New Features
* Log Graphs
* Export GPS data to Google Maps (www.vernier.com/gps) 
* Photo Analysis of Gel Electrophoresis images
* Interpolation Calculator
* New Sample Data Folders for Environmental Science and Math

New Sample Files
* Sample Emission Spectra (Physics Folder)
* GPS Data (Physics Folder)
* Radiation in an Airplane (Physics Folder)
* Gel Electrophoresis (Biology Folder)
* Updated Basketball Shot Movie (Physics Folder)

For a complete listing of all of the changes available in
Logger Pro 3.4.6, download the release notes at
http://www2.vernier.com/manuals/LoggerPro3ReleaseNotes.pdf

Our next anticipated Logger Pro update is in 2007.
For additional information, visit
http://www.vernier.com/tech/lpupdates.html


John Gastineau
Staff Scientist
Vernier Software & Technology
13979 SW Millikan Way
Beaverton, OR 97005-2886
toll free: (888) 837-6437
phone: (503) 277-2299
fax: (503) 277-2440
info@vernier.com

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