Setting up the PowerLab Sensor Spirometer

The new PowerLab Spirometer Sensor, your secret weapon for stress-free exercise physiology labs.


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The new PowerLab Spirometry Sensor makes exercise physiology labs easy, reducing set-up time, eliminating troubleshooting, and giving students ownership of their learning. The spirometer uses a pressure sensor to convert the differential pressure across a restriction into an electronic signal, that signal is then displayed in your software of choice. Students use the spirometer to record respiratory measurements as part of their Lt or Lt LabStation labs.

When combined with other PowerLab Sensors, the spirometry sensor provides a strong base for exercise physiology experiments. In the above video, Sola guides you through preparing for an exercise physiology lab that utilises the Spirometry Sensor, Biopotential Sensor, and an exercise bike. PowerLab Sensors are designed for repetitive and heavy use, and designed intentionally to meet the needs of student users.

PowerLab Spirometry Sensor is used in the following Lt and Lt LabStation Labs:

  • Airflow
  • Cardio Respiratory Effects of Exercise
  • Energy Expenditure and Exercise
  • Hyperventilation and Rebreathing
  • Lung Volumes
  • Mechanics of Ventilation
  • Aerobic Fitness Testing
  • Anaerobic Fitness Testing
  • Energy Expenditure and Exercise
  • Energy Metabolism

Find out more about the new Spirometer Sensor »

Bring your lab to life with PowerLab Sensors

PowerLab Sensors give your students ownership over their learning. By recording authentic, real-time signals directly from their own bodies, students connect theory with physiological reality. These sensors connect directly to Lt and Lt LabStation through USB connection. With built-in data acquisition, PowerLab Sensors just plug in and start recording.

Students use PowerLab Sensors to record and analyze physiological signals in real time, including ECG/EKG, EEG, EMG, EOG, respiratory rate, finger pulse, and many more. Alongside the PowerLab T1, PowerLab Sensors are the only equipment you need for Lt Animal Physiology and Lt Human Physiology.

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