Revised 07/18/2016

Physics 2305 Laboratory Equipment List

Lab 1: Motion in One Dimension Part 1

Equipment List:

  1. 850 Interface with the following sensors:
    • Motion Detector (PASCO) with Motion Detector Cord (PASCO)
      yellow plug DG1, black plug DG2
    • Time of Flight Pad plugged into (DG3).
    • Handheld Button Trigger plugged into (DG4).
  2. Control Box
  3. Control Box AC adapter
  4. Drop Box
  5. Phone Cord (RJ 11)
  6. Ball, Yellow Plastic - Small
  7. Clamp - Large Universal
  8. Rod - 90cm
  9. Right Angle Clamp
  10. Rod - 45cm
  11. 1 meter stick
  12. 2 meter stick
  13. Grey bin - Medium

Notes and tests:

  1. Put caliper boxes away
  2. Start “2305 Lab 1 test.cap” from 'Class Notes\Test Files\2305 Tests\'. Make sure the switch is set to wide range, move in front of the motion detector, and make sure it registers correctly. Attach the ball to the drop box and make sure the switch drops the ball, and registers the time of flight correctly.
  3. The Charge time on the capacitors is not always exactly what the blinking light shows. if a ball dropper has trouble dropping a ball, wait 5-10 seconds after the light has stopped blinking to drop it.
Objects subject to Left/Right Reflection

This is what your table should look like once set up

Additional Images below

Plug order of the controlbox, motion detector, trigger button, and time of flight pad.

Plug in this order: Motion detector, Time of Flight, Control Box

The drop box on a 45cm rod on a 90cm rod clamped to the table's shelf

Drop Box Clamped on the Shelf