Texas instruments TI-83 PLUS EasyData App

Vernier EasyData™ App

(by Vernier Software & Technology)

Getting Started

What is the EasyData App? What you need Where to find installation instructions Quick Start: Graphing temperature with Vernier

EasyTemp™

How to...

Start and quit EasyData Use EasyData menus Collect data automatically Collect data manually Do a Graph Match Restore default settings

More Information

Exploring data Error messages In case of difficulty Customer Support

Important Information

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Graphing product applications (Apps) are licensed. See the terms of the license agreement for each product.

In this guidebook, references to TI-83 Plus also apply to the TI-83 Plus Silver Edition. References to TI-84 Plus also apply to the TI-84 Plus Silver Edition.

EasyData, EasyTemp, Go!Motion and LabPro are trademarks of Vernier Software and Technology.

Microsoft, Windows, Windows NT, Windows XP, Apple, and MacIntosh are trademarks of their respective owners.

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What is the EasyData App?

The EasyData App is a graphing calculator application. It lets you collect, view , and analyze real-world data on certain TI graphing calculators using Vernier USB sensors and other data collection devices, such as Texas Instruments CBR 2™ motion detector, CBL 2™ System, or Vernier Go!Motion™ or LabPro®.

What you need

Note: In this guidebook, references to TI-83 Plus also apply to the TI-83 Plus Silver Edition. References to TI-84 Plus also apply to the TI-84 Plus Silver Edition.

Hardware and software Notes

• TI-84 Plus with operating system version

2.3 or later

-or-

• TI-83 Plus with operating system version

1.16 or later

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You can download a free copy of the latest operating system software for your calculator from

education.ti.com/latest

The TI-83 Plus requires a separate data collection device, such as a Texas Instruments CBL 2™ System.

Hardware and software Notes

Data Collection Devices from Vernier Software & Technology:

• EasyTemp™

• Go!™Motion

• LabPro®

Data Collection Devices from Texas Instruments:

• CBL 2™ System

• CBR™ and CBR 2™ motion detectors EasyData supports USB sensors from

Vernier Software and Technology and from Texas Instuments, such as Go!™Motion, Vernier EasyTemp™ sensor, Texas Instruments CBR 2™ motion detector, and other sensors for measuring pH, force, and light.

To copy collected data to a computer or to install the EasyData App on a calculator from a computer, you need TI Connect™ installed on a computer running Microsoft® Windows® 98/2000; Windows NT®; or Windows XP® installed, or an Apple® MacIntosh® with OS 7.1 or higher.

Cables may be included with the sensors. Additional cables are available for purchase from retail stores, online retailers, and instructional dealers. See a list at

education.ti.com/buy

or shop the TI

online store at education.ti.com/shop

You can purchase data collection devices and sensors at

www.vernier.com

You can download TI Connect™ from

education.ti.com/downloadticonnect

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Where to find installa tion instructions

Detailed instructions on installing this and other applications are available at education.ti.com/guides. Follow the link to Flash Installation Instructions.

Note: The EasyData App may have been preinstalled on your graphing calculator. To find out if it’s installed, press Œ, and then press † to scroll through all available applications.

Getting help

The instructions in this guidebook are only for this application. If you need help using your calculator, refer to it s comprehensive guidebook at education.ti.com/guides.

Connecting devices

The examples in this guidebook use the EasyTemp™ USB temperature sensor. To connect other devices, please refer to the device's user guide.

When the calculator detects the data collection device, EasyData opens automatically and starts a default experiment appropriate for that device.

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Navigating EasyData menus

Selecting on-screen options

Each screen displays one or more options along the bottom of the screen. To select an option, press the

For example, to select

Quit, press

the

key.

calculator key directly below the option.

opqrs

Selecting menu Items

EasyData menus differ slightly among the types of sensors. You can select menu items in the following ways:

f Press † or } to highlight the menu item,

and then press Í to select it.

- or -

f Press the number key that corresponds

to the menu item.

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Quick Start: Graphing temperature with Vernier EasyTemp™

Y ou can connect the EasyTemp™ USB temperature sensor to a TI-84 Plus calculator and use EasyData to watch the effect of holding the sensor in your hand. This exercise uses the Time Graph mode to collect samples automatically at regular time intervals.

1. Turn the TI-84 Plus calculator on, and display the home screen.

2. Connect the EasyTemp™ sensor to the calculator.

After a few seconds, the EasyData main screen is displayed. The screen shows the current EasyData mode and the current sensor reading.

3. Select Start to start collecting data, and then wait five seconds.

4. Hold the EasyTemp sensor for about 30 seconds.

The graph shows the temperature as it changes.

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5. Select Stop to stop collecting data. EasyData displays a scaled graph of the

sampled temperatures.

6. Press ~ repeatedly to scroll the cursor to the right, and note the temperature at each data point.

7. When you finish exploring the graph, select Main to return to the EasyData main screen.

8. Select Quit. A message indicates that the collected

data has been stored in calculator lists.

9. Select OK to quit EasyData.

You have completed the Quick Start exercise. The remainder of this guide contains detailed instructions and reference information for using EasyData features.

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Starting and quitting the EasyData App

Note: EasyData starts automatically when you connect a sensor to the USB port of a TI-84 Plus calculator that is on the home screen.

Starting EasyData

f If EasyData is not already running on

your calculator, press Œ to display the list of available applications, and then select EasyData.

The application’s information screen is displayed for about three seconds, followed by the main screen.

Quitting EasyData

1. Select Quit (press the s key) from the EasyData main screen.

A message indicates that the collected data has been transferred to the calculator’s lists.

2. Select OK to quit EasyData, or select Cancl to return to the EasyData main screen.

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