Legacy Interface-Sensor Compatibility Chart

Vernier Software & Technology has developed more than 58 sensors for use with computers and calculators. Our sensor compatibility list shows which sensors work with which legacy interfaces. For compatibility information with current interface offerings, please see our probes section.

	Interfaces

Sensor	Original CBL	Serial Box Interface	Universal Lab Interface	MPLI
Accelerometers
Low-g Accelerometer	Yes	No, Use LGA-DIN	No, Use LGA-DIN	No, Use LGA-DIN
25-g Accelerometer	Yes	No, Use ACC-DIN	No, Use ACC-DIN	No, Use ACC-DIN
3-Axis Accelerometer	Yes	No, Use 3D-DIN	No, Use 3D-DIN	No, Use 3D-DIN
Barometer	Yes	No, Use BAR-DIN	No, Use BAR-DIN	No, Use BAR-DIN
Blood Pressure Sensor	incompatible	incompatible	incompatible	incompatible
Charge Sensor	incompatible	Requires BTA-DIN adapter	Requires BTA-DIN adapter	Requires BTA-DIN adapter
CO₂ Gas Sensor	Yes	No, Use CO2-DIN	No, Use CO2-DIN	No, Use CO2-DIN
Colorimeter	Yes	No, Use COL-DIN	No, Use COL-DIN	No, Use COL-DIN
Conductivity Probe	Yes	No, Use CON-DIN	No, Use CON-DIN	No, Use CON-DIN
Current Probe	Yes	Requires BTA-DIN adapter	Requires BTA-DIN adapter	Requires BTA-DIN adapter
Digital Control Unit	incompatible	incompatible	incompatible	incompatible
Dissolved Oxygen Sensor	Yes	No, Use DO-DIN	No, Use DO-DIN	No, Use DO-DIN
Vernier Drop Counter	incompatible	incompatible	incompatible	incompatible
Sensor	Original CBL	Serial Box Interface	Universal Lab Interface	MPLI
Dual-Range Force Sensor	Yes	No, Use DFS-DIN	No, Use DFS-DIN	No, Use DFS-DIN
Differential Voltage Probe	Yes	Requires BTA-DIN adapter	Requires BTA-DIN adapter	Requires BTA-DIN adapter
EKG Sensor	Yes	No, Use EKG-DIN	No, Use EKG-DIN	No, Use EKG-DIN
Electrode Amplifier	incompatible	Requires BTA-DIN adapter	Requires BTA-DIN adapter	Requires BTA-DIN adapter
Exercise Heart Rate Monitor	Yes	No, Use EHR-DIN	No, Use EHR-DIN	No, Use EHR-DIN
Flow Rate Sensor	Yes	No, Use FLO-DIN	No, Use FLO-DIN	No, Use FLO-DIN
Force Plate	incompatible	No, Use FP-DIN	No, Use FP-DIN	No, Use FP-DIN
Gas Pressure Sensor	Yes	No, Use GPS-DIN	No, Use GPS-DIN	No, Use GPS-DIN
Hand Dynamometer	incompatible	Requires BTA-DIN adapter	Requires BTA-DIN adapter	Requires BTA-DIN adapter
Hand-Grip Heart Rate Monitor	Yes	Requires BTA-DIN adapter	Requires BTA-DIN adapter	Requires BTA-DIN adapter
Instrumentation Amplifier	incompatible	No, Use INA-DIN	No, Use INA-DIN	No, Use INA-DIN
Ion-Selective Electrodes
Calcium Ion-Selective Electrode	Yes	No, Use CA-DIN	No, Use CA-DIN	No, Use CA-DIN
Chloride Ion-Selective Electrode	Yes	No, Use CL-DIN	No, Use CL-DIN	No, Use CL-DIN
Ammonium Ion-Selective Electrode	Yes	No, Use NH4-DIN	No, Use NH4-DIN	No, Use NH4-DIN
Nitrate Ion-Selective Electrode	Yes	No, Use NO3-DIN	No, Use NO3-DIN	No, Use NO3-DIN
Sensor	Original CBL	Serial Box Interface	Universal Lab Interface	MPLI
Light Sensor	Yes	No, Use LS-DIN	No, Use LS-DIN	No, Use LS-DIN
Magnetic Field Sensor	Yes	No, Use MG-DIN	No, Use MG-DIN	No, Use MG-DIN
Microphone	Yes	incompatible	No, Use MCA-ULI	No, Use MCA-ULI
Motion Detectors
Go! Motion	incompatible	incompatible	Requires ULI-MDC adapter	Requires M-MDC adapter
Motion Detector	Requires MDC-BTD adapter	incompatible	No, Use MD-ULI	Use MD-M
CBR 2	incompatible	incompatible	Requires ULI-MDC adapter	Requires M-MDC adapter
O₂ Gas Sensor	Yes	No, Use O2-DIN	No, Use O2-DIN	No, Use O2-DIN
ORP Sensor	incompatible	No, Use ORP-DIN	No, Use ORP-DIN	No, Use ORP-DIN
pH Sensor	Yes	No, Use PH-DIN	No, Use PH-DIN	No, Use PH-DIN
Vernier Photogate	Requires PG-DG adapter	incompatible	No, Use VPG-DG	incompatible
Radiation Monitors
Digital Radiation Monitor	Requires CBL-P adapter	incompatible	Requires RAD-DG adapter	incompatible
Radiation Monitor	Requires CBL-P adapter	incompatible	No, Use RM-DG	incompatible
Student Radiation Monitor	Requires CBL-P adapter	incompatible	No, Use SRM-DG	incompatible
Relative Humidity Sensor	Yes	No, Use RH-DIN	No, Use RH-DIN	No, Use RH-DIN
Respiration Monitor Belt	Yes, Requires Gas Pressure Sensor
Rotary Motion Sensor	incompatible	incompatible	Yes	incompatible
Pasco Rotary Motion Sensor	incompatible	incompatible	Yes	incompatible
Sensor	Original CBL	Serial Box Interface	Universal Lab Interface	MPLI
Salinity Sensor	incompatible	No, Use SAL-DIN	No, Use SAL-DIN	No, Use SAL-DIN
Sound Level Meter	incompatible	No, Use SLM-DIN	No, Use SLM-DIN	No, Use SLM-DIN
Soil Moisture Sensor	incompatible	Requires BTA-DIN adapter	Requires BTA-DIN adapter	Requires BTA-DIN adapter
Spirometer	incompatible	Requires BTA-DIN adapter	Requires BTA-DIN adapter	Requires BTA-DIN adapter
Temperature Probes
Stainless Steel Temperature Probe	Yes	Use DCT-DIN	Use DCT-DIN	Use DCT-DIN
Vernier Infrared Thermometer	incompatible	Requires BTA-DIN adapter	Requires BTA-DIN adapter	incompatible
Surface Temperature Sensor	Yes	incompatible	incompatible	incompatible
Extra Long Temperature Probe	Yes	No, Use TPL-DIN	No, Use TPL-DIN	No, Use TPL-DIN
Thermocouple	Yes	No, Use TCA-DIN	No, Use TCA-DIN	No, Use TCA-DIN
Turbidity Sensor	incompatible	No, Use TRB-DIN	No, Use TRB-DIN	No, Use TRB-DIN
UV Sensors
UVA Sensor	incompatible	No, Use UVA-DIN	No, Use UVA-DIN	No, Use UVA-DIN
UVB Sensor	incompatible	No, Use UVB-DIN	No, Use UVB-DIN	No, Use UVB-DIN
Voltage Probe	Yes	No, Use VP-DIN	No, Use VP-DIN	No, Use VP-DIN

NOTE: All Vernier Software products are designed for educational use only. Our equipment is not designed or recommended for research or any apparatus involved with any industrial or commercial process such as life support, patient diagnosis, control of a manufacturing process, or industrial testing of any kind. More information.

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