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CLAB User’s Guide ver. 2.1, April 2018
Author: Ewa Kedzierska
© CMA, Amsterdam, 2015
CMA,
A.J. Ernststraat 169,
1083 GT Amsterdam,
Netherlands!
info@cma-science.nl
www.cma-science.nl
CASIO and ClassPad are trademarks or registered trademarks of Casio Computer Co.,
Ltd.

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TABLE"OF"CONTENTS"
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I."INTRODUCTION" 5!
1.##About#CLAB# 5!
2.#Items#included#with#CLAB# 5!
3.#How#to#use#this#guidebook# 6!
II."GETTING"STARTED" 7!
1.#CLAB#overview# 7!
2.#Power#Button# 8!
3.#Status#LEDs#and#Speaker# 9!
3.1.!Power!LED! 9!
3.2.!Measurement!LED! 10!
3.3.!Speaker! 10!
4.#Powering#CLAB# 10!
5.#Memory# 13!
6.#Sensor#inputs# 14!
6.1.!BT!analog!sensor!plug! 14!
6.2.!Automatic!sensor!detection! 14!
6.3.!Sampling!rate! 15!
7.#Built-in#Accelerometer# 15!
8.#The#ways#of#using#CLAB# 15!
8.2.!CLAB!with!a!CASIO!Graphic!Calculator! 16!
8.1.!CLAB!with!a!PC!computer! 16!
8.3.!CLAB!standalone! 16!
III."USING"CLAB"WITH"A"CASIO"GRAPHIC"CALCULATOR"AND"E-CON" 17!
1.#CLAB#and#CASIO#Graphic#Calculators# 17!
2.#E-CON#software# 17!
IV."USING"CLAB"WITH"A"COMPUTER"AND"COACH" 18!
1.#Coach#programs# 18!
1.1!Coach! 18!
1.2!Coach!Lite! 18!
2.#Installing#the#CLAB#driver# 19!
3.#Typical#measurement#procedure#in#Coach# 19!

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V."USING"CLAB"STANDALONE" 20!
3.#Typical#measurement#procedure#with#CLAB#standalone# 20!
VI."INCLUDED"SENSORS" 21!
1.#BT01#Temperature#sensor# 22!
1.!Practical!information! 22!
2.!Suggested!experiments! 23!
3.!Technical!data! 23!
2.#BT02#Voltage#sensor# 23!
1.!Practical!information! 24!
2.!Suggested!experiments! 24!
3.!Technical!data! 24!
VII."TECHNICAL"SPECIFICATIONS" 25!
1.#Key#features# 25!
2.#Working#conditions#and#maintenance# 25!
3.#Software#for#CLAB# 26!
4.#Warranty# 26!
5.#Battery#precautions# 26!
6.#Safety#Information# 26!
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I."INTRODUCTION""
1.""About"CLAB""
CLAB! is! an! easy-to-use! portable! data-logger! for! Mathematics,! Science! and!
Technology!Education!that! ca n!be!used!with!a!CASIO!Graphic!Calculator!equipp ed!
with!the!E-CON!program,!with!a! PC!computer!and!standalone,!in!the! field ! and!in!
the!classroom.!!
CLAB!is!equipped!with!its!own!processor!and!memory,!enabling!measurements!at!
high! sampling! rates! up! to! 100!000! Hz!with! accurate!independent! timing.!It! has!
FLASH! memory! to! allow! easy! upgrade! of! the! internal! system! software! and! to!
store!measured!data.!
For! connecting! sensors! CLAB! has! three! BT! (right-handed)! sensor! inputs,! which!
support! CMA! sensors.! CMA! offers! a! wide! range! of! sensors,! which! can! be!
connected! to! these! sensor! inputs.! Additionally! CLAB! has! a! built-in! 3-axis!
accelerometer.!!
2."Items"included"with"CLAB"""
The!following!items!are!included!with!CLAB:!!
• USB!Power!Adapter!(100-240!V!AC,!DC!5V/1A)!fo r!powering!CLAB!and!charging!
its!battery!
• USB!cable!for!connecting!CLAB!to!the!computer!or!to!the!delivered!USB! pow er!
adapter!
• BT01!Temperature!sensor!(-40!..!140!°C)!
• BT02!Voltage!sensor!!(-10!..!10!V)!
• User’s!Quick!Start!Guide.!
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3."How"to"use"this"guidebook"" "
This!guidebook!is!intended!to!provide!instructions! for!the!basic!operations!of!the!
CLAB!data-logger.!The!chapters!in!this!guidebook!include:!!
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II."Getting"started!–!provides!start-up!information!for!the!learning!of!data-logger,!
and!offers!and!overview!of!basic!operations!of!CLAB.!!
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III."Using"CLAB"with"a"CASIO"Graphic"Calculator"and"E-CON"software"–!explains!
how!to!use!CLAB!with!a!CASIO!Graphic!Calculator.!
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IV."Using"CLAB"with"a"computer"and"Coach"software"–"explains!how!to!use!CLAB!
with!a!PC!computer!and!Coach!software.!!
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V."Using"CLAB"standalone"-!explains!how!to!use!CLAB!standalone.!
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VI."Included"sensors"–"provides!technical!specifications!of!included!in!the!CLAB!
package!sensors.!!
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VII."Technical"specifications"–"provides!technical!specifications,!working!
conditions!and!maintenance.!!
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This!User’s!Guide!and!more!on!CLAB!is!also!available! on-lin e!as!a!free!download!at!
CMA!website!www.cma-science.nl.!!!
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II."GETTING"STARTED"
1."CLAB"overview""
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CLAB!has!built-in!a!3-axis!Accelerometer!and!Speaker.!!
Power"Button!!
surrounded!by!two!semicircle!status!LEDs"
Analog"(right-handed)"BT"Sensors"Inputs"1,"2,"3,""
for!connecting!a!USB!cable!for!charging!!
or!for!communication!with!computer!
Calculator"3-pin"Port""
for!communication!with!!
CASIO!Graphic!Calculators!

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2."Power"Button""
The!Power!Button!of!CLAB!is!used!to:!!
• Turning!the!device!on!and!off.!!
• Rebooting! the! device.! Use! this! feature! when! CLAB! “locks! up”! and! does! not!
respond!to!commands.!Data!and!measurement!settings!may!be!lost.!!
• Handling!data!collection!process.!!!
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The!detailed!operations!of!the!Power!Button:!!
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Turns!CLAB!on!!
The!left!LED!blinks!red!and!turns!green!!
when!the!device!is!ready!!
Press!and!hold!!
for!2!sec!!
and!release!
Turns!CLAB!off!
Press!until!the!left!LED!becomes!red!then!release,!!
the!device!turns!off.!
Press!and!hold!
for!6!sec!!
and!release!
Resets!CLAB!!
(use!only!when!the!device!does!not!respon d )!
Press!and!hold,!after!2!sec!the!left!LED!becomes!red,!
after!6!sec!the!LED!starts!to!blink,!then!release,!!
the!rebooting!starts.!
ON!
CLAB!waiting!!
for!triggering!
Manually!triggers!the!data!collection!
Press!the!button!when!the!right!LED!is!blinking!blue.!
Stops!data!collection!
Press!the!button!when!the!right!LED!is!blinking!green.!
ON!
CLAB!ready!for!
data!collection!
Starts!data!collection!or!Collects!a!single!measurement!!
(Only!available!when!the!device!works!stan da lon e)!
Press!the!button!when!the!right!LED!is!blue.!!

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3."Status"LEDs"and"Speaker"
The! two! semicircles! multicolored! LEDs! surrounding! the! Power! Button! together!
with!built-in!speaker!provide!information!about!the!operating!status!of!the!CLAB.!!
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3.1."Power"LED""
The!left!Power!LED!indicates!power!and!battery!status.!!
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CLAB!is!turned!Off!and!not!being!charged,!!
or!CLAB!is!in!Power!Save!Mode!
ON,!together!with!right!LED!
The!LEDs!color!depend!on!the!battery!level!
Orange:!battery!is!being!charged!!
Green:!battery!fully!charged!
CLAB!is!Off!!
and!being!charged!!
(connected!to!USB!or!to!its!power!adapter)!
ON!
The!LED!color!depends!on!the!battery!level!
Green:!battery!full!!
(battery!level!is!between!80%!and!100%)!
Blue:!battery!good!!
(battery!level!is!between!20%!and!80%)!
Red:!battery!low!!
(battery!level!is!less!than!20!%!!
and!needs!to!be!charged)!
CLAB!is!turned!On!
!and!not!being!charged!!
(not!connected!to!USB!or!to!its!power!adapter)!
Note:!powering!CLAB!in!this!situation!!
may!cause!faulty!battery!level!indication!
Left"Power"LED""
for!displaying!power!and!battery!status!
Right"Measurement"LED""
for!displaying!data!collection!status!!