Connecting a calculator or CBL 2/CBR 2 39
Using a connected CBL 2 or CBR 2
You can connect a Calculator-Based Laboratory™ 2 (CBL 2™) or
Calculator-Based Ranger™ 2 (CBR 2™) device to your computer. By using
one of the following applications on the TI-SmartView™ calculator, you
can then collect and analyze real-world data.
•
DataMate — Used for CBL 2. This application comes with the CBL 2
and needs to be transferred to TI-SmartView™ before you can use it.
• EasyData — Used for both CBL 2 and CBR 2. This application is
standard on TI-84 Plus calculators and is included with
TI-SmartView™. (On a TI-84 Plus, EasyData launches automatically
when you plug in a USB sensor. On TI-SmartView™, however,
EasyData does not autolaunch.)
•
CBL/CBR — Used for both CBL 2 and CBR 2. This application is
standard on TI-83 Plus calculators and is included with
TI-SmartView™.
Note: To connect a CBL 2 or CBR 2, you must use the USB Silver Edition
cable available from education.ti.com. Other TI Connectivity Cables are
not supported for this type of connection.
Connecting the device and running the application
If you want to use DataMate, be sure the application is already installed
on TI-SmartView™. (See “Transferring DataMate to TI-SmartView” on
page 40.) Then:
1. Plug the cable’s USB connector into any USB port on the computer,
and plug the other end of the cable into the device’s I/O port.
2. Click
Tools > Establish Connection.
A dialog box lists all devices connected to the computer with a USB
Silver Edition cable, such as a CBL 2, CBR 2, and a calculator.
If the device is not listed, check both ends of the cable and make sure
they’re connected properly. Then click
Refresh to update the list.
3. Click the applicable device to highlight it, and then click
Select.
TI-SmartView™ connects the device and displays Device Connected
on the title bar. Also, the Establish Connection menu item changes
to
Disconnect.
4. Click Œ, and then run DataMate, EasyData, or CBL/CBR.
5. Use the application to collect data. For information about using:
– DataMate, refer to the guidebook that came with the CBL 2.
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