Texas Instruments TI-Nspire Software Guide

Data Collection 343
Data Collection
The Data Collection tool enables you to collect experimental information
from a sensor and automatically display it in a table and/or graph for
analysis. It works with both the Lists & Spreadsheet and Graphs &
Geometry applications. Refer to these application chapters to learn more
about using both Graphs & Geometry and Lists & Spreadsheet.
Compatible sensors
Data Collection is capable of interacting with the following sensors:
• Vernier EasyTemp®
• Texas Instruments CBR2™ Motion Detector
• Vernier Go!®Temp
• Vernier Go!®Motion
Experimental data
The Data Collection tool collects distance or temperature data points at
regular intervals over time. The units of measure, degrees Celsius,
seconds, and meters, cannot be changed.
The table below shows the number of samples and sampling interval for
the sensors currently supported.
Sensor Number
of
Samples
Sampling
Interval
Test
Duration
Vernier EasyTemp® 180 1 second 180 seconds
Texas Instruments
CBR2™ Motion Detector
100 0.05 second 5 seconds
Vernier Go!®Temp 180 1 second 180 seconds
Vernier Go!®Motion 100 0.05 second 5 seconds

Texas Instruments TI-Nspire Specifications

General

Type	Display
Form factor	Pocket
Product color	Blue, White
Display resolution	320 x 240 pixels
Display size (HxV) (imperial)	0 \
Compatible operating systems	Windows Vista/XP Mac OS X 10.4/10.5
Battery type	AAA
Number of batteries supported	4

Weight and Dimensions

Dimensions (WxDxH)	100 x 198.3 x 28.7 mm