{"id":3349,"date":"2015-02-25T22:25:49","date_gmt":"2015-02-26T06:25:49","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2024-05-09T15:47:40","modified_gmt":"2024-05-09T22:47:40","slug":"3349","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/3349","title":{"rendered":"Can I use TI Nspire to collect data from the Vernier Structures and Materials Tester?"},"content":{"rendered":"<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\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Yes, but some special setup is required. <\/h3>\n<p><em><strong>Note:<\/strong> The <a href=\"\/product\/go-direct-structures-and-materials-tester\/\">Go Direct<sup>&reg;<\/sup> Structures &amp; Materials Tester<\/a> (<nobr>GDX-VSMT<\/nobr>) is not supported.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"inline\">The <a href=\"\/product\/vernier-structures-materials-tester\/\">Vernier Structures &amp; Materials Tester<\/a> (<nobr>VSMT<\/nobr>) has an analog force sensor and a digital displacement sensor which are connected to separate channels on a <a href=\"\/product\/ti-nspire-lab-cradle\/\">TI-Nspire Lab Cradle<\/a> (<nobr>TI-NSLABC<\/nobr>) <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"20\" height=\"45\" class=\"wp-image-6348\" style=\"width: 20px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/product.ti-nslabc._hero.001.590.332-e1715288089314.jpg\" alt=\"\">.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"330\" height=\"309\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/image-8-e1715291221965.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20319\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">VSMT Force (analog)<\/h3>\n<p>The force sensor works without issue.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Default Data Collection Settings: 13 samples\/second for 180 seconds.<\/li>\n<li>Fewer samples will be collected due to memory constraints (max 2500)<\/li>\n<li>Force sensor units: Newtons (N), pounds (lb), and kilograms (kg)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">VSMT Displacement (digital)<\/h3>\n<p>Set up is required to use this sensor as it will not automatically identify.<\/p>\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Manually set up this sensor as a Rotary Motion Sensor.<\/li>\n<li>Change the units to &#8220;mm&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li>Change the Displayed Precision to 2 decimal places.<\/li>\n<li>Set the X4 mode ON.<\/li>\n<li>Set the Diameter to 45.479 mm. This will result in a single rotation of the wheel to equal 1.58751 mm; a single count\/click will be 0.09922 mm.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><em><strong>Note:<\/strong> The displacement units must use &#8220;mm&#8221;. If other units are desired, you will need to create a calculated column that converts the displacement values to the desired units.<\/em><\/p>\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Troubleshooting<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Rotate the wheel one rotation and confirm that the displacement registers 1.6 mm. <\/li>\n<li>Pull up on the force sensor and ensure that it registers a reasonable force for the effort applied.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Additional Information<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"\/til\/3344\/\">Vernier Structures & Materials Tester (VSMT) Troubleshooting and FAQs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/til\/3346\/\">How do I get my structures and materials tester displacement sensor to work?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/til\/1726\/\">TI-Nspire Troubleshooting and FAQs<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yes, but some special setup is required. Note: The is not supported. The has an analog force sensor and a digital displacement sensor which are&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":86433,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[1526,456,2590,3745,5677,1119,5675,5673,460],"class_list":["post-3349","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","tag-beam","tag-bridge","tag-data-collection","tag-materials","tag-structures","tag-ti","tag-truss","tag-vernier-structures-materials-tester","tag-vsmt"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3349","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/86433"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3349"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3349\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3349"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3349"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3349"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}