Directions for Measuring Temperature

Materials Needed

CBL Unit with Temperature Probe
TI Calculator with Temperature Program Loaded
Link Cable

Directions

  • Plug temperature probe into Channel 1 (CH 1) on the CBL Unit.
  • Plug one end of the link cable into the bottom of the CBL and the other into the bottom of the calculator.
  • Turn on CBL and calculator.
  • Hit calculator PRGM key.
  • Scroll to HEAT and hit calculator ENTER key.
  • Hit calculator ENTER key at prgmHEAT
  • Hit calculator ENTER key at Texas Instruments CBL System Experiment Workbook window
  • Hit calculator ENTER key at TURN ON THE CBL.
  • Hit calculator ENTER key at NOW CHECKING THE CALCULATOR-CBL LINK CONNECTION. PLEASE WAIT.... STATUS: OK
  • Choose a number to measure HOW MUCH TIME BETWEEN POINTS IN SECONDS? (there are 36 data points).
  • ENTER ENTER
  • CBL will sample.
  • When CBL is done sampling, then transfer the data from the calculator to the computer