{"id":1015,"date":"2015-11-07T00:49:15","date_gmt":"2015-11-07T08:49:15","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2024-04-16T13:19:37","modified_gmt":"2024-04-16T20:19:37","slug":"1015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/1015","title":{"rendered":"My photogates don&#8217;t work with the Physics calculator program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Although the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"PHYSICS program (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/5152\" target=\"_blank\">Physics program<\/a> was originally written for the original CBL, it has been adapted to work with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/cbl2\">CBL 2<\/a> and LabPro interfaces. The use of photogates is different depending on the type of interface that is being used. The program will advise you which channel to connect the photogate.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"inline wp-block-list\">\n<li>The original CBL <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"45\" class=\"wp-image-6354\" style=\"width: 80px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/product-97349.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/product-97349.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/product-97349-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/product-97349-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" \/> will only work with photogates that are plugged into analog CH1 . This requires the photogate to have a CBL-P (single photogate) or a CBL-2P (dual photogate) adapter.<br \/><em><strong>Note:<\/strong> both of these adapters have been discontinued.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"inline wp-block-list\">\n<li>The CBL 2 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"45\" class=\"wp-image-6349\" style=\"width: 80px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/product.cbl2._hero.001-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/product.cbl2._hero.001-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/product.cbl2._hero.001-600x337.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/product.cbl2._hero.001-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/product.cbl2._hero.001-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/product.cbl2._hero.001-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/product.cbl2._hero.001-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" \/> and LabPro <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"45\" class=\"wp-image-5969\" style=\"width: 80px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/02\/product.labpro._hero.001.600.338.jpg\" alt=\"\">will only work with photogates that are plugged into a DIG\/SONIC port. This requires the photogate to have a <a href=\"\/product\/bt-photogate-cable\/\">BT Photogate Cable<\/a> (<nobr>PG-BTD<\/nobr>) or appropriate adapter.<br \/><em><strong>Note:<\/strong> The CBL-P and CBL-2P adapters that are required to work with the original CBL will not work with the LabPro or CBL 2.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<p>For additional data-collection programs that work with photogates and Texas Instruments calculators, see <br \/><a href=\"\/til\/2667\/\">Can I use Vernier Photogates (VPG-BTD) with TI calculators?<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Although the Physics program was originally written for the original CBL, it has been adapted to work with the CBL 2 and LabPro interfaces. 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