SAIL
Sensors and Instrument Lab

This is an undergraduate teaching laboratory that houses sensors that are used in a variety of courses. Equipment consistes of a collection of Vernier^(R) sensors and data loggers, Hobo^(R) data loggers, BASICStamp microcontroller sensor kits, and miscellaneous sensors and data loggers.

Funding for the equipment came from Student Lab Fees and a technology grant from PSU College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and the University Studies Program

Equipment List

Large Setups

• Flume (See photos here)
• Terrarium for environmental monitoring (See photos here)
• Stream table
• Mountin Glacier model (using flubber as a surrogate for ice)

Vernier Equipment

• 1 Low G accelerometer
• 6 Temperature Probes (Vernier Interface)
• 4 Temperature Probes (USB interface)
• 1 Long-Cable Temperature Probe
• 6 Turbidity Sensors
• 4 Motion Dectectors (Vernier Interface)
• 2 Motion Detectors (USB Interface
• 6 Current Probes
• 6 Voltage Probes
• 7 Magnetic Sensors
• 6 pH Sensors
• 1 Spectrometer
• 6 Soil Mosture Probes
• 2 Flow meters
• 6 Conductivity probe
• 7 Light Sensor
• 6 UVB Sensors
• 4 GO-Interfaces (converts Vernier Interface to USB interface for sensor use on a PC)
• 1 Hand Held Heart Rate Monitor
• 1 Blood Pressure Monitor
• 1 EKG Monitor
• 1 Spirometer
• 1 Oxygen Gas Concentration Monitor
• 1 Oxidation-Reduction Potential Probe
• 1 Colorimeter
• 1 Stream Flow Meter
• 1 Microphone
• 1 Gas Pressure Sensor
• 1 Motion Detector
• 1 Dual Range Force Sensor
• 1 Digital Radiation Monitor
• 11 Labquest Data Collectors

Other Equipment

• 1 Relative Humidity Sensor (Hobo)
• 20 Relative Humidity Sensor (Hobo)
• 10 Environmental Sensor Kits for BASIC Stamp
• 10 Radio Shack Sensor Kits
• 2 3-axis Analog Devices Accelrometers
• National Instruments A/D converters
• National Instruments LabView
• DataQ A/D Converter and data logger