Gas Pressure Sensor Data Sheet

Title

Vernier Gas Pressure Sensor

TI Item Name

n/a

Vernier Order Code

GPS-BTA

Included in

Gas Pressure Sensor

Quantity

1

Description

Used to monitor pressure changes in a gas. The range is wide enough to perform Boyle’s law yet it is sensitive enough to conduct vapor-pressure or pressure-temperature experiments. Biology teachers can use the Gas Pressure Sensor to monitor transpiration or respiration in an enclosed environment.

See Also: User Manual

Category

Environmental Sensor

Hub Connection

TI-SensorLink Adapter for TI-Innovator™ Hub

Assembly Instructions

N/A

Precautions

The Gas Pressure Sensor sensing element will be damaged with direct contact to liquid.

Specifications

Pressure Range: 0 to 210 kPa (0 to 2.1 atm or 0 to 1600 mm Hg)
Accuracy: ±4 kPa
Maximum pressure that the sensor can tolerate without permanent damage: 4 atm
Sensing Element: Honeywell SSCMRNN030PAAA5

Note: There are two variants of the Gas Pressure Sensor.

Version 1.3 of the sketch for TI-Innovator™ Hub includes the calibration constants for one of the two variants.

The reference programs show how to use the CALIBRATE command to use the other type of Gas Pressure sensor.

See Also: Full Specifications here.

 

HUB Commands

 

Sketch Object

VERNIER

Command Syntax

Code
Sample:

Desired Action

Code Sample

Read the gas pressure from the attached Vernier sensor

Send "CONNECT VERNIER 1 TO IN1 AS PRESSURE"

Send "READ VERNIER 1"

Get P

New in Sketch v 1.4

There is an additional variant of the Vernier Gas Pressure sensor with different calibration constants.

New keyword: PRESSURE2

The calibration constants are: 51.71 -25.86

Code
Sample:

Send "CONNECT VERNIER 1 TO IN 1 AS PRESSURE2"

Send "READ VERNIER 1"

Get P