CMA MoLab User guide

Brand: CMA

Model: MoLab

Type: User guide

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MoLab User’s Guide ver. 2.0, February 2014

Author: Ewa Kedzierska

For our international customers…

Check the CMA International website (www.cma-science.nl/english/downloads) for

the latest version of this manual and updates of Coach 6 CE and Coach 6 software

products.

Aan onze Nederlandse gebruikers…

MoLab wordt standaard uitgeleverd met Engelse handleiding.

U kunt de laatste versie van de Nederlandse handleiding en de nieuwste update van

Coach 6 CE en Coach 6 downloaden van de CMA-website (www.cma-science.nl),

rubriek ‘Ondersteuning’.

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ABLEOFCONTENTS

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I.INTRODUCTION 5

II.ITEMSINCLUDEDWITHMOLAB 5

III.THEMOLABDATA‐LOGGER 6

IV.POWERING 7

V.WINDOWSCEOPERATINGSYSTEM 7

VI.USINGMEMORYCARD 8

VII.CONNECTINGSENSORS 8

VIII.USINGMOLABASASTANDALONEDEVICE–WORKINGWITHCOACH6CE 9

1.MainScreen 9

2.CoachActivitiesandResults 10

3.ActivityScreen 11

4.SensorsScreen 12

5.DiagramScreen 14

6.TableScreen 15

7.TextScreen 16

8.ImageScreen 17

9.CollectingdatawithCoach6CE 18

10.Processingandanalyzingdata 19

10.1.Select/RemoveData 19

10.2.Smooth 20

10.3.Derivative 21

10.4.Integral 21

10.5.Slope 22

10.6.Area 22

10.7.FunctionFit 23

10.8.SignalAnalysis 24

10.9.Statistics 24

10.10.Histogram 25

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IX.UsingMoLabwithaPCcomputer 26

1.InstallingtheMoLabdriver 26

1.1.WindowsXPandearlierversionsofWindows 26

1.2.WindowsVistaandWindows7 26

2.InstallingWindowsCEServicessoftware 27

2.1.WindowsXPandearlierversionsofWindows 27

2.2.WindowsVistaandWindows7 27

3.TransferringfilesbetweenMoLabandacomputer 27

4.UsingMoLabfordatacollectionwiththeCoach6PCprogram 28

4.1.ActivitiesforMoLab 29

4.2.TypicalmeasurementprocedureinCoach6 29

5.MoLabView 30

6.MoLabUpdate 31

X.TECHNICALSPECIFICATIONS 31

1.MoLabdevice 32

2.SensorwhichcanbeconnectedtoMoLab 32

3.Workingconditionsandmaintenance 32

4.CMAsoftwareforMoLab 33

5.MicrosoftsoftwareforMoLab 33

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I.INTRODUCTION

MoLab data‐logger ML01 is a mobile graphic data acquisition system. It is a

handheld Windows CE device equipped with its own processor and memory. Its

touchscreenprovidescolordisplayandeasycontrol.

CMA sensors of the ML type can be connected to the four MoLab sensor inputs.

Temperature, voltage

 and light sensors are included. An internal sound sensor is

built‐in. The Coach 6 CE program, preinstalled on MoLab, offers tools for data

collection and data analysis and pro vides possibilities  to create student activities

filledwithtextsandimages.

MoLabisaversatiledevice,whichcanbeusedstandalone

aswellasconnectedtoa

PCcomputer,inthefieldorintheclassroo m.

II.ITEMSINCLUDEDWITHMOLAB

TheMoLabpackagecontainsthefollowingitems:

 MoLabdata‐loggerML01

 Poweradapter

 USBcable

 Sensorcableswith5‐pinminijackplugs

 Sparestylus

 Protectiverubbercover

 ML11sTemperaturesensor(‐40..125°C)

 ML14sLightsensor(1..

65,535lx)

 ML17fVoltagesensor(‐15.. 15V)

 User’sGuide.

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III.THEMOLABDATA‐LOGGER

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MoLab is controlled by the touch screen, the Start/Stop button, the Navigation

buttonandtheConfirm button.Thepoweron/offswitchislocatedontheleftside.

Two LEDs indicate the power status (left) and the status of the battery (right).

BelowtheLEDstheinternal,built‐inmicrophoneislocated.

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On

therightsideofMoLaba miniUSBportislocated.

This port is used for connection to the PC or for recharging the internal battery.

Audio Out (for headphones or speaker) and Audio In (for external microphone)

portsarelocatedbelow.TheStylus,neededtocontrolthetouchscreen,

isstoredin

theslotbelowtheAudioports.

Colortouchscreen

Powerswitch

On/OffLED

Start/Stopbutton

Navigationbutton

Confirmbutton

Internalmicrophone

BatteryLED

Audioin

Audioout

Stylus

MemoryCardslot

Sensorsinputs

USBport

ML01MoLabUser’sGuide|7

The top edge of MoLab has four sensor inputs for ML sensors and a Micro SD

memory card slot for memory extension. At the backside there is a battery

compartment for the lithium‐ion rechargeable internal battery (supplied with

MoLab).

IV.

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OWERING

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MoLab is powered by an internal rechargeable battery (Li‐Poly 3.7 V, 2300 mAh)

located in the backside compartment. The battery is charged when MoLab is

connectedtothecomputerviaaUSBport,orwhenitispoweredbytheprovided

ACpower adapter.Theright LEDindicate s the state

of charging.It lights upwhen

thebatteryischarged;itisredwhenthebatteryislowandchangestogreenwhen

the battery is fully charged. The actual status of the battery can be checked in

WindowsCEorinCoach6CE.Noticethatthebatterycan

berechargedafterpartial

dischargewithoutlosingitscapacity. 

Thebatterylifewilldependonthesensorsusedbuttypicallyyoucanexpecttouse

MoLabuptoafewhourswithoutrechargingit.Tosavepowerturnthescreenoff

whenyoudonotneedit(viaPowerProperties).The

MoLabscreenwillgoblank

after a selected time inte rval of no use (no screen taps, no button press), but 

MoLabcontinuesitsworking.Toactivatethescreenagainsimplytouchitortapit.

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Notes:

 WhentheUSBportdoesnotprovidethestandardpower,MoLabwillnotbe

chargedorchargingwillbeslower.

 MoLabcanbeusedwhilethebatteryisbeingchargedbythepoweradapter.

 OnmostcomputersUSBportsdonoprovideenoughpowerforsimultaneous

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operatingofMoLabandchargingitsbattery.Using doubleUSBconnections

significantlyimproveschargingspeed.

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INDOWS

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PERATING

YSTEM

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MoLabisaWindowsCEdevice.WindowsCEExplorercanbeusedtomanagefiles

onMoLab.

With Windows CE Services software such as Microsoft ActiveSync or Windows

Mobile Device Cente r, files can be transferred, backed up, added, removed and

copied between MoLab and the host PC. To establish communication between

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MoLab and the PC, you must first install Microsoft ActiveSync (Windows XP and

earlier versions of Windows) or Windows Mobile Device Center (Windows Vista

and Windows 7) on the host PC. Both programs are freely available on the

Microsoftwebsite(www.microsoft.com).

8|ML01MoLabUser’sGuide

VI.USINGMEMORYCARD

For memory extension a micro SD memory card can

be used. After inserting such a card in the MoLab’s

card slot, the Storage Card folder will appear in the

Windows CE folder My Device.You can store your

filesinasimilarwayasinotherWindowsCEfolders.

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VII.CONNECTINGSENSORS

CMA sensors of the ML sensor line can be connected to inputs of MoLab. Four 

sensor cables with5‐pins mini jack plugs are provided to connect such sensors to

MoLab.ThreesensorsaredeliveredwithMoLab:

 ML11sTemperaturesensor(‐40..125°C),

 ML14sLightsensor(1

..65,535lx),and

 ML17fVoltagesensor(‐15.. 15V).

Other ML sensors are available separately. For the complete list see the CMA

website(www.cma‐science.nl).

Additionally, MoLab is equipped with the internal, built‐in sound sensor, which is

supportedbyCoach6CE.

Toconnecta

sensor:

 Plugtheconnectorof

a provided sensor

cableintoasensor.

 Connect the other

end of the sensor

cable to a sensor

inputofMoLab.

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Maximal 4 sensors can

beusedsimultaneously.

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ConnectingasensortoMoLab.

ML01MoLabUser’sGuide|9

VIII.

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SING

ABASASTANDALONEDEVICE

–

WORKINGWITH

OACH

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CE

When working with MoLab as a

standalonedeviceMoLabiscontrolledby

its touch screen, buttons, and the Coach

6CEprogramrunningonMoLab.

AfterturningMoLabon,itbrieflydisplays

theopeningimageandstartstheCoach6

CE program. The Main Coach Screen

appears on the MoLab screen.

 Coach 6

CEcanalsobestartedviadouble‐tapping

theCoach6iconontheMoLabdesktop.

In this chapter you find a short

description how to work with the

Coach6CE program. Detailed infor‐

mation about the use and features of Coach6 CE can be found

in the Guide to 

Coach6CEavailableontheCMAwebsite(www.cma‐science.nl).

1.MainScreen

The Main Screen is the  first screen that

appears after starting Coach 6 CE and it

displaystheCoach6CEtitle image.

ThemainToolbaroffers:

 A drop‐down list for direct opening of

CoachActivitiesand Resultfilesstored

onMoLab.

 A menu icon – for the

 tool menu

withoptionstoopenaneworexisting 

activity.

 InfoontheCoach6CEversion.

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AcrossthebottombaroftheMainScreenthefollowingiconsaredisplayed:

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Icon Tapaniconto:

ExitCoach6CE

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OpenaNewCoachResult



Opentheutilityprogramtocalibratethescreen

TheMainScreenofCoach6CE.

TheopeningimageofMoLab.

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OpentheVolumeandSoundsproperties

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Display/hidetheon‐screenkeyboard

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OpenthePowerProperties

16.10

OpentheDate/TimeProperties

2.CoachActivitiesandResults

Coach6CEworkswithCoachActivities(*.cmafiles)andCoachResults(*.cmrfiles).

CoachActivities areCoach documents createdintheAuthor mode intheCoach 6

PC program. Student users can open such Activities in Coach 6 CE but cannot

overwrite them. Instead student  users save the results of

 their work in Coach

Results.

CoachActivitiesandResultscanbestored in theMoLabuser memory (DataFlash)

oronausermemorycard,andopenedintheCoach6CEprogram.

TheCMACoachProjectsfolder,locatedinDataFlas h>CoachCE folder,isadefault

folder for storing exemplary

CMA Coach Activities. This folder can be opened

directlyviathemenuoptionOpen CMA Projectavailableinthe Main and Activity

Screenmenus.

ToopenanexistingActivity(*.cmafile)orResult(*.cmrfile)

 SelectthedesiredActivityorResultfilefromthedrop‐downlist.

or 

 Tap

theMenuiconandselectOpen. TheOpenanActivitydialogopens.Thisisa

standard Windows CE dialog, which lists folders and Coach Activitiesand

Resultsintheselectedlocation.

 BrowseandselectthedesiredActivityorResultfile.

 ClickOK.

TocreateanewResult

(*.cmrfile)

 Tap the Menu icon and select New or select New (Sound only) if your new

resultiscreatedfordatacollectionwiththeinternal,built‐insoundsensor.

or

 TaptheOpenaNewResulticonlocatedinthebottombar.



After opening an Activity or

Result, the MoLab Toolbar changes. Each MoLab

activityhassixScreens,indicatedbythefollowingicons:



Activity, Sensors, Diagram, Table, Text, Image.



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Tapping an iconin the Toolbar displays the respective Screen. EachScreen has its

ownToolbar,whichdisplays(fromlefttoright):

 Screenicon–whichindicatesthecurrentlyselectedScreen.

 Adrop‐downlist–whichlistsallitemsavailableintheselectedScreen,e.g.alist

activities,alistofsensors,alistofdiagrams,etc.

 Amenuicon –whichopensthetoolmenuwithoptionsspecificforthe

selectedScreen.



OnthebottomofeachScreenextraiconsformeasurementareavailable:



Icon Tapaniconto:

OpentheMeasurementSettingsdialog



Startthemeasurement



Startthemanualmeasurement



Stopthemeasurement

3. ActivityScreen

TheActivityScreengives, intheformof

atree,anoverviewofallitemsavailable

in the opened Activity/Result.  Each tree

branch corresponds to one of the

MoLab Screens with exception of Text

Screen, which is split into two branches

TextsandStudentTexts. 

If there are no items available

 under a

branch thenthis branch isnot shownin

thetree.Byclick ingthe‘+’signa branch

can be expanded to show all available

items. By clicking the ‘‐‘ sign a branch

canbeclosedagain.

Bydouble‐tappinganitemlistedunderabranchthisitem

isdirectlydisplayed.For

exampledouble‐tappingadiagram‘A1:Temperaturesensor(Standard)’opensthe

DiagramScreenanddisplaysthe‘A1:Temperaturesensor(Standard)’diagram.

TheActivityScreen.

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

4. SensorsScreen

MoLab automatically det ects connected

ML sensors and loads the sensors

information. Live data measured by the

detected sensors are displayed on the

Sensors Screen. By default the Sensors

Screen is divided into four quadrants.

When a sensor is connected to a sensor

input(A,B,CorD)thenitscorresponding



quadrant displays the sensor name (e.g.

A: Temperature sensor) and its current

readings (some sensors have more than

one sensor built‐in then more values are

shown per sensor input). These live

displayed data are not stored in MoLab’s memory. When there is no sensor

connected to a sensor input

therespective sensor quadrant displays the message

(Nothing connected). In some cases for example when using a photogate in

countingortimingmodeitisonlypossibletodisplaylivedataafterameasuredhas

beenstarted.

Tomaximizeasensorquadrant:

 Double‐tapthedesiredsensorquadrant.

Or



Selectthedesiredsensorquadrantviathedrop‐downlist.



ACTIVITYSCREENTOOLMENU

- New‐tocreateanewResult.

- New(Soundonly)‐tocreateanewResultwiththeinternalso undsensor.

- New(Photogatetiming)‐tocreatea newResultfortimingmeasurements

withaphotogate.InthisactivityonlythePhotogateML54fconnectedto

inputAofMoLabcanbe

used.

- Open…‐toopenanActivity/R esult(*.cma/*.cmrfile).

- Close‐tocloseanopenedActivity/Result.

- ActivityOptions‐tosettheActivityoptions.

- Save…‐tosaveaResult(as*.cmrfile).

- Saveas…‐tonameandsaveaResult(as*.cmrfile).

- Delete

…‐todeleteanopenedActivity/Result(*.cma/*.cmrfile).

TheSensorsScreen.

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

The Sensor Settings dialog displays

sensor information regarding detected

sensors. Each detected sensor and sub‐

sensor has its own tab. Tap a sensor tab

e.g.A1todisplayitssensorinformation.

Some sensors have more measurement

ranges available. Tap a drop‐down list to

chooseanotherrange.

UsetheSet

tozeroorSettovaluebutton

toshiftthesensorfactorycalibration.Use 

the Calibrate button to create a simple,

2‐or3‐pointusercalibration.Thisbutton

isactive onlyfor sensors,whichhavethe

possibilitytostoreausercalibration.

Use the Reset button to reset the

user

calibration to the sensor factory

calibration.

The Sensor Settings dialog is slightly

different for ‘Photogate timing’

Activity/Result. Here only the Photogate

ML54f connected to input A of MoLab

SENSORSSCREENTOOLMENUS

The displayed Sensors Screen toolmenu is context sensitive. When tapping the 

menuiconorlong touching asensor quadrant with (Nothingconnected) the

shortmenuappears:

 SensorSettings...–toopenadialogtodefinesensorsettings.

 MeasurementSettings–toopenadialogtodefineameasurement

typeand

itsspecificsettings.

When long touching a  sensor quadrant displaying  the sensor readings the long

menuappears:

 SensorSettings...–toopenadialogtodefinesensorsettings.

 UserCalibration…‐toopentheUserCalibrationdialog,appearsonlyif

applicableforthedet ectedsensor.



SettoZero–tosettheactualmeasuredvaluetozero,appearsonlyif

applicableforthedet ectedsensor.

 SettoValue‐tosettheactualmeasuredbythesensorvaluetoanother

value,appearsonlyifapplicableforthedetectedsensor.

 ResetCalibration–toreset

theusersensorcalibration. 

 MeasurementSettings–toopentheMeasurementSettingsdialogtodefine

themeasurementtypeanditsspecificsettings.

TheSensorSettingsdialogfor

‘Photogatetiming’Activity/Result.

TheSensorSettingsdialog.

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can be used. Tap a drop‐down list to choose one of the a time interval

measurements.FivetypesoftimeintervalmeasurementsareavailableinCoach:



1. TimeIntervalUp‐Up(default)



2. TimeintervalDown‐Down



3. TimeintervalUp–Down(High)



4. TimeintervalDown

–Up(Low)



5. TimeintervalUp–Down&Down‐Up,

(High&Low)



In the Measurement Settings dialog

specify how MoLab has to measure.

Selectthemeasurementtype(time‐based

or manual) and set the measurement

settings (measuring time and frequency).

If you want to start your measurement



automatically enable triggering and

definetriggerconditionsinthe Triggering

tab. In the Advanced tab it is possible to

repeat the measurement process a

numberoftimes.

5. DiagramScreen

The Diagram Screen is used to display

measured or calculated data in

diagrams.

A standard diagram,the sensor quantity

against the clock (time), is created

automatically after the sensor has been

detected. Changing of any diagram style

options, such as removing the grid or

changingthediagramcolor,removesthe

suffix

 ‘(Standard)’ from the diagram’s

name.Diagramchanges,suchasdefining

a new column, make it a ‘User‐defined’

diagram.Allavailablediagramsarelisted

inthedrop‐downlist.TheDiagramScreendisplaysthecurrentlyselecteddiagram.

TheDiagramScreen.

TheMeasurementSettingsdialog.

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

The Grid iconlocated in the lower, left screen corner allows switching the grid

on/off.TheZoomto fiticonlocatedinthelower,rightscreencorner,allowsre‐

scaling the horizontal and vertical axes to optimally display all graphs. Tap the

Zoom‐outiconuntilyoureturntothe

originalscale.



Onstartingameasurementagraphisdrawn.Whenstarting a  newmeasurement,

theexistingdataisoverwrittenbythenewdata,withoutwarning.

6. TableScreen

The Table Screen is used to display

measured or calculated data

numerically in tables. Tables are

synchronized with diagrams and share

a number of settings (among which

their name): irrespective where these

settings are changed, they are

reflected both in the diagram and the

table. The standard table is the table



corresponding to the standard

diagram. All available tables are listed

inthedrop‐downlist.



DIAGRAMSCREENTOOLMENU

 ZoomtoFit(onlyforadiagramwithdata)‐tooptimallyzoominthegraph.

 ZoomOut(onlywheninzoomedstate)‐toreturntothepreviouszoomstate.

 Scan(onlyforadiagramwithdata)‐toreadco‐ordinatesofpointsinthe

graph.When

sketchisstartedtheadditionaloptionappearsinthetoolmenu:

o StopScan‐tostopthescan.

 EraseallValues(onlyforadiagramwithdata)‐toremovealldatafromthe

activity.

 Sketch‐todrawapredictiongraphoragraph,whichcanbeconverted

to

realdata.Whensketchisstartedtheadditionaloptionsappearinthetool

menu:

o EraseSketch‐toremovethesketch,and

o ConvertSketchtoTable‐toconvertthesketchtorealdata.

 NewDiagram‐tocreateanewdiagram.

 EditDiagram ‐toeditthe

displayeddiagram.

 DiagramStyle‐tochangethedisplaysettingsofthediagram.

 Process/Analyze‐toselectdataprocessingandanalysistools.

 Copycolumn(onlyforadiagramwithdata)‐tokeeppreviousrun(s)active.

TheTableScreen.

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On starting a  measurement a table is filled with values. When starting a new

measurementrun,theexistingdataisoverwrittenbythenewdata.



7. TextScreen

The Text Screen is used to display text

and local html texts embedded in the

Activity. Texts describing an activity,

experiment procedure, data analysis

etc. can be prepared by Authors in

Coach6.Studentuserscannoteditthese

texts. Student users can write and edit

onlyStudentTexts.

All available texts

 arelisted in the drop‐

down list. The Screen displays the

currently selected text. By default an

emptyStudentTextisincludedina new

Result,allowingdirecttypingofstudentnotes.



TEXTSCREENTOOLMENU

- New‐toaddanewStudentText.

- EditTitle‐toeditthetitleoftheselectedText.

- Openfile‐toopenatextfile.

- Cut‐tocutapieceoftext.

- Copy‐tocopyapieceoftext.

- Paste‐topaste

apieceoftext.

- Undo‐toundolastaction.

- Textsize‐toselectthefontsizeofTexts.Theselectedfontsizewillbeused

forallTexts.

TABLESCREENTOOLMENU

 EraseallValues(onlyforatablewithdata)‐toremovealldatafromthe

activity.

 NewTable…‐tocreateanewtable.

 EditTable… ‐toeditthedisplayedtable.

 Process/Analyze‐toselectdataprocessingandanalysistools. 

 Rows‐to add,delete

andsorttablerows.

 Edit‐toedittablecells.

 Copycolumn(onlyforatablewithdata)‐tokeeppreviousmeasurement

run(s)active.

TheTextScreen.

ML01MoLabUser’sGuide|17

TotypetextintheTextScreen

 TaptheKeyboardicon ,locatedinthebottombar,todisplaytheextended

on‐screenkeyboard.

 Tapabluetextscreen.

 Taplettersontheon‐screenkeyboardtowriteyourtext.

8. ImageScreen

The Image Screen is used to display

photos and images. The following file

formats are supported in Coach 6 CE: 

bmp,gif,jpg,andpng.

The Image Screen displays the currently

selected image. Other available images

can be selected for display via the drop‐

downlist. By default there is no

image in

anewResult;theImageScreenisempty.



IMAGESCREENTOOLMENU

- New‐toaddanewimage.

- EditTitle…‐toeditthetitleoftheselectedImage.

- 25%‐todisplaytheimagein25%ofitsoriginalsize

- 50%‐todisplaytheimagein50%ofitsoriginalsize.

- 75%‐todisplaythe

imagein75%ofitsoriginalsize.

- 100%‐todisplaytheimageinitsoriginalsize.

- Fit‐todisplaytheimagefittedtothescreen.



TheImageScreen

.

18|ML01MoLabUser’sGuide

9.CollectingdatawithCoach6CE

TocollectdatawithMoLabasastandalonedevice:

 TurnMoLabon.

 WaituntiltheCoach6CEstartsanditsMainScreenappears.

 EnsureMoLabhassufficientbatterypow erorisconnectedtoitspowersupply.

 ConnectthedesiredMLsensor(s)tothesensorinput(s)on

MoLab.

 CreateanewCoachResult:

- TaptheMenuiconandselect:

o New,or

o New(Soundonly)‐whenyouwanttousetheinternalSoundsensor,or

o New (Photogate timing) ‐ when you want to use the Photogate ML54f

andperformtimingexperiments.

A new  Result opens. MoLab automatically detects the connected sensor(s)

andlistsdetectedsensors,theirstandarddiagramsandtablesintheActivity

screen.

Or

 OpenanexistingCoachActivity/Result:

- Select the desired Activity/Result from the drop‐down list of Activities and

Results or tap the Menu icon ,

select Open and browse to select the

desiredActivity/Result.

- The Activity/Result opens. MoLab automatically 

detects the connected sensor(s). If the detected

sensorisdifferentfromthesensordefinedinthe

activity then the defined sensor is listed under

the activity tree in red. Its sensor quadrant

displays information about

the defined sensor

and the detected sensor. Connect the sensor defined in the Activity or

changethedefinedsensorintothedetectedsensorbytappingtheExchange

button.

 TaptheSensorsScreenicontodisplaytheSensorsScreenandcheckthelive

readingsoftheconnectedsensors.

 You are

 ready to start your measurement. The measurement is executed

according to the given measurement settings. Tap the Measurement Settings

iconto check these settings: measurement type, measuring time, sampling

frequency and number of collected samples. If needed change the default

settings.

 Tap the green Start iconor press the

MoLab <Start/Stop> button to start

datacollection.

o Inmostcases,Coachdirectlystartsthemeasurement.

o Iftriggeringisenabledthenthemeasurementisstartedautomaticallywhen

ML01MoLabUser’sGuide|19

thetriggerconditionsaremet.

o When the type of measurement is set to Manual then the green Manual

Start iconappears in the bottom bar. Tap this icon to collect a single

measurement.Whena keyboardinputis specified thenthevalueofoneor

morequantitieshavetobe

typedin.

 Themeasurementstopswhenthespecifiedmeasurementtime(time‐based)or

specified number of samples (manual) has been reached. If you want to

interrupt the measurements process, click the red Stop icon

orpresstheMoLab<Start/Stop >buttonagain.

 Saveyourresultfileviathe

ActivityScreenmenuoptionSaveorSaveAs….



WARNING! Please notice that when starting a new measurement, by tapping the

green Start button or pressing the MoLab <Start/Stop> button, existing data is

overwritten by the new data without any warning. To avoid losing any data save

yourexperimentresultsfirst.



Note:



To avoid loss of data, for instance in case of empty battery, the Coach CE will

saveintermediate resultsduringmeasurements longerthan 10minutes.Saving

oftheResultfile,whichincludesalltextsandimages,willbedoneeachminute

(in case of new data). The last saved file can

 be found in CoachProjects

/DataRecovery/last_result.cmr



10.Processingandanalyzingdata

Thedatacollectedinmeasurementscanbeprocessed and analyzed with the  help

of advanced tools. These tools are available under the option Process/Analyze in 

themenuofDiagramandTableScreens.



TheProcess/Analyzeoptionsworkallina similarway.Afterselectinganoptionan

extensivedialogthatincludesthediagramisshown.Aboveandbelowthediagram

the specific parameters can be specified. The drop‐down list in the left upper

cornerappearsinalldialogs.Thislistis usedto

switchbetweenverticalquantities

(graphs)ifthe diagramcontainsseveralquantities. Allprocessingandanalysistools

aredetaileddescribedintheGuidetoCoach6CE.

10.1.Select/RemoveData

With the Select/Remove Data tool either a range of data or single  points can be

selectedforremovalorretention.

20|ML01MoLabUser’sGuide

Toselect/removedata

 SelectProcess/Analyze>Select/RemoveData.

 Inthetopleftdrop‐downlistselectthequantityforwhichyouwanttomakea

selection.

 Inthenextdrop‐downlist selecttheselectionmethod.

 FortheRangemethod:selecttherangebydragging

theboundarylines,ortype

intheboundaryvaluesintheBeginandEndfields.

 ForthePoint‐by‐pointmethod:select

pointsbytappingapoint inthegraph

or by using small icons: select all,

deselect all,select even,

select odd. The last icon

select/deselect a point

can be used

instead of tapping a point in the

graphafterselectingthedesiredpoint

withthe<Navigation>button.

 Tapto confirm orto close the

dialogwithoutchanges.

 In the next dialog select Keep

selectedorDeleteselectedandconfirmwith .

10.2.Smooth

TheSmoothtool

isusedtocreateasmoothcurvethatfitsaroughorlimitedsetof

measuredpoints.Thesmoothedgraphmayconsistof(much)more pointsthanthe

originaldatasetandcansuccessivelybeprocessed.

Toexecutesmoothing

 SelectProcess/Analyze>Smooth.

 Inthetopleftdrop

‐downlistselect

thegraphyouwanttosmooth.

 Inthenextdrop‐downlistselectthe

smoothmethod.

 Specifythesmoothingparameters:

‐ For Moving average enter the

desiredFilterwidth.

‐ For Spline leave the automatically

calculatedSmoothingfactor ortap

theiconandtypein

thedesired

value.

 If desired, change the name of the

Quantity.

TheSmoothdialog.

TheSelect/Removedatadialog.

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