{"id":2107,"date":"2018-06-29T13:54:18","date_gmt":"2018-06-29T20:54:18","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-02-06T14:01:51","modified_gmt":"2025-02-06T22:01:51","slug":"2107","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/2107","title":{"rendered":"What are the differences between Logger <i>Pro<\/i> and Logger Lite?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-very-light-gray-background-color has-background\"><strong>Both Logger <em>Pro<\/em> and Logger Lite are no longer updated. <\/strong><br \/>We recommend using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/downloads\/graphical-analysis\/\">Vernier Graphical Analysis<\/a> app instead.<\/p>\n<p>Logger Lite was data-collection software designed for use in K-8. It worked for basic data collection. If you are doing more complex analysis or collecting data with certain sensors, you would have needed our Logger <i>Pro<\/i> software instead. Both of these software titles have been discontinued.<\/p>\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Computer OS support<\/h3>\n<p>Logger Lite does not work with newer computer operating systems. Below is a list of unsupported operating systems.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>macOS:<\/strong> may be supported in 10.13 and 10.14. Not supported in 10.15, and newer.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Windows:<\/strong> may be supported in Windows 11.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Logger <em>Pro<\/em> is mostly supported in the latest operating systems, though there are some issues.<br \/><a href=\"\/til\/22449\/\">What are the known issues with Logger <i>Pro<\/i> 3.16.2 and the latest computer operating systems?<\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sensors (BTA\/BTD)<\/h3>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Supported in Logger <em>Pro<\/em> only<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>DCU<\/li>\n<li>Drop Counter<\/li>\n<li>Photogate<\/li>\n<li>Power Amplifier<\/li>\n<li>Radiation Monitor<\/li>\n<li>Rotary Motion Sensor<\/li>\n<li>Motion Encoder System<\/li>\n<li>Mini GC and Mini GC Plus Gas Chromatograph<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Interfaces and Devices<\/h3>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Supported in Logger Lite (and Logger <em>Pro<\/em>)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>LabQuest Stream<\/li>\n<li>LabQuest 2<\/li>\n<li>Original LabQuest<\/li>\n<li>LabQuest Mini<\/li>\n<li>LabPro<\/li>\n<li>Go!Link, Go!Temp and Go!Motion<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Supported in Logger <em>Pro<\/em> only<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>LabQuest 3<\/li>\n<li>OHAUS balances<\/li>\n<li>Spectrometers<\/li>\n<li>GPS<\/li>\n<li>Watts Up<\/li>\n<li>WDSS<\/li>\n<li>ProScope<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Data-Collection Modes<\/h3>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Supported in Logger Lite (and Logger <em>Pro<\/em>)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Time-based<\/li>\n<li>Events with Entry<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Supported in Logger <em>Pro<\/em> only<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Manual Data Entry<\/li>\n<li>Selected Events<\/li>\n<li>Digital Events<\/li>\n<li>Full Spectrum<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Features<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><\/ul>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Supported in Logger Lite (and Logger <em>Pro<\/em>)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Graph matching<\/li>\n<li>Draw prediction<\/li>\n<li>Linear curve fits<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Supported in Logger <em>Pro<\/em> only<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Modeling<\/li>\n<li>Video Analysis<\/li>\n<li>Curve fits (except linear curve fits)<\/li>\n<li>Interpolating, tangents, integral, etc.<\/li>\n<li>Photo, gel, or video analysis<\/li>\n<li>Data Sharing (broadcast data to mobile devices)<\/li>\n<li>Calculated columns<\/li>\n<li>User parameters<\/li>\n<li>FFT or Strip charts<\/li>\n<li>Remote data collection<\/li>\n<li>Import data from LabPro or LabQuest<\/li>\n<li>Adding off-line interface<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Additional Differences<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Logger Lite has a switch button that allows you to switch between degrees F and degrees C<\/li>\n<li>Logger Lite provides the experiment templates only for the following lab books:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Earth Science with Vernier<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Elementary Science with Vernier<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Investigating Temperature with Vernier<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Middle School Science with Vernier<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Physical Science with Vernier<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Logger Lite lacks some accessibility features found in Logger <em>Pro<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Both Logger Pro and Logger Lite are no longer updated. 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