Description
The sensor is equipped with an OLED color display which shows some sensor information and the measured by the sensor values. This makes the sensor suitable to use as an independent measuring instrument.
Technical specifications:
- Measuring ranges: (resolution in brackets)
- Force: – 80 .. 80 N (0.012 N )
- Acceleration: -16 .. 16 g in three directions x, y and z (0.0004 g)
- Accuracy: ± 0.5% of full scale at 25°C
- Maximum force: 100 N (For forces above this value the sensor can be damaged permanently)
- Warrantee: 36 months
- OLED display: 0.96” 128 x 64px
- Temperature range: between 0°C and 40°C
- Maximal sampling rate: 100 Hz (Bluetooth, 1000 Hz via USB cable)
- Battery life: 12h when full (rechargeable)
- Connection: Bluetooth 5, Low Energy (Mac, Android, iOS) Bluetooth 2.1, Classic (Windows) or USB-C 2.0
All specifications of the sensor are described in the Product Manual, see downloads.
Suggested physics experiments:
- Force sensor:
- Measuring of forces and impulses during collisions
- Studying simple harmonic motion
- Measuring of centripetal or frictional forces
- Studying Hook’s law
- Studying Newton’s second law
- 3-Axis Acceleration sensor:
- Pendulum motion
- Acceleration of elevators, remote-controlled cars, bicycles, or automobiles
- Dynamic cart motions and collisions
- Tilting of an object
