PASCO PS-2133 User Manual
Instruction Sheet
Quick Connector
Pressure Port
Quick
Connector
Relative Pressure Sensor
PS-2114
NOTE: Items are not to scale.
Respiration
Belt
Squeeze
Bulb
Release
Valve
Respiration Rate Sensor
PS-2133
012-08370B
.
Included Items
Respiration Belt (CI-9842)
Relative Pressure Sensor (PS-2133)
Hose and Coupler Kit (not shown)
Required Items*
PASCO Interface
PASCO Data Acquisition Software
*See the PASCO catalog or the PASCO web site at www.pasco.com
for more information.
Other Items*
PASPORT Sensor Extension Cable (PS-2500)
Introduction
The PS-2133 Respiration Rate Sensor consists of an inflatable Respiration Belt and a Relative Pressure Sensor. The
sensor includes a hose and coupler kit (not shown).
The sensor is designed to work with a PASPORT -compatible
interface (such as the UI-5100 850 Universal Interface) and
PASCO data acquisition software (such as PASCO Capstone). With the data acquisition software, the sensor can be
used to measure change in pressure over a period of time.
The pressure changes correspond to the respiration (breathing) rate.
The Respiration Belt has the following features:
• Quick Connector that can be attached to the pressure
• Squeeze bulb with release valve for inflating and deflat-
• Hook-and-pile material sewn onto opposite sides of the
Setup the Respiration Rate Sensor
• Plug the Relative Pressure Sensor into one of the
port on the sensor.
ing the rubber bladder inside the belt.
belt.
PASPORT input ports of a PASCO interface. Or, connect the sensor to a PASPORT Sensor Extension Cable
and plug the cable into an input port.
Respiration Rate Sensor Introduction
PASPORT Sensor Extension Cable
PASPORT
Input Port
Interface
This end
first
This end
second
Respiration
Belt
1
2
Squeeze
Bulb
Relative
Pressure
Sensor
To interface
• Start the PASCO data acquisition software. Set up a data
display in the software.
Using the PASCO Capstone Software
• Click the “Hardware Setup” icon in the Tools palette to
open the “Hardware Setup” panel. Confirm that the Relative Pressure Sensor icon appears with the interface’s
icon.
• Click one of the display templates in the workbook
page, or double-click an icon in the “Displays” palette to
open a data display.
Using the SPARKvue Software
• Start the interface and connect the sensor to an input
port on a SPARK Science device.
• In the sensor parameter screen, touch ‘Relative Pressure’ to highlight it, and then touch ‘Show’ to open a
graph display.
Using the Xplorer GLX Datalogger
• Start the GLX datalogger and connect the sensor to one
of the input ports on the top of the GLX.
• The screen will show a graph of Relative Pressure versus Time.
Using the Respiration Belt
• First, deflate the belt. Open the release valve on the
squeeze bulb (turn the knob counter-clockwise) and
press on the belt to push any air out.
• Place the part of the belt that has the tubes against your
chest first. When this part is against your chest, the layer
of ‘pile’ will face away from your chest. Then place the
left side of the belt over the first part so the
hook-and-pile layers match each other. The belt should
be snug around the chest, but not so tight that breathing
is restricted.
• Connect the Quick Connector tube from the Respiration
Belt to the Quick Connector pressure port on the sensor.
• Arrange the belt around the upper part of your chest so
that the part that has the tubes on it is on the right side of
the body with the tubes hanging down from the bottom
edge of the belt (see the diagram).
2
Inflating the Respiration Belt
Close the release valve on the squeeze bulb (turn the knob
clockwise). Make sure that the sensor is connected to the
other tube. Squeeze the bulb several times to inflate the rubber air bladder inside the belt. It may take as many as twenty
squeezes to inflate the bladder . When the bladder is inflated,
the belt will be more snug around your chest.
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