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Physics Toolbox Sensor Suite

Useful for STEM education, academia, and industry, this app uses device sensor inputs to collect, record, and export data in comma separated value (csv) format through a shareable .csv file. Data can be plotted against elapsed time on a graph or displayed digitally. Users can export the data for further analysis in a spreadsheet or plotting tool. This app also generates tones, colors, and a stroboscope. See www.vieyrasoftware.net for a variety of usage ideas for STEM education.
A menu allows the user to sense or generate the following (dependent upon the user’s mobile device capabilities):

SENSORS(1) G-Force Meter
- ratio of Fn/Fg (x, y, z and/or total)(2) Linear Accelerometer – acceleration (x, y, and/or z)(3) Gyroscope
- radial velocity (x, y, and/or z)(4) Barometer
- atmospheric pressure (5) Roller Coaster
- G-Force Meter, Linear Accelerometer, Gyroscope, and Barometer(6) Hygrometer
- relative humidity(7) Thermometer
- temperature(8) Proximeter
- periodic motion and timer (timer and pendulum modes)(9) Ruler
- distance between two points(10) Magnetometer
- magnetic field intensity (x, y, z and/or total)(11) Compass
- magnetic field direction and bubble level(12) GPS
- latitude, longitude, altitude, speed, direction, number of satellites(13) Inclinometer
- azimuth, roll, pitch(14) Light Meter
- light intensity(15) Sound Meter
- sound intensity(16) Tone Detector
- frequency and musical tone(17) Oscilloscope
- wave shape and relative amplitude

MULTI RECORD(18) Multi Record

GENERATORS(19) Tone Generator – sound frequency producer(20) Color Generator – R/G/B/Y/C/M, white, and custom color screen(21) Stroboscope (beta)
- camera flash

In multi record, users choose one or more of the above sensors to collect data at the same time. Files can be easily named before export, or saved to the device's internal for easy organization and retrieval later on.

Additional features include the ability to record data with clock time or elapsed time, select either the comma or semicolon as the csv delimiter, change line width on graphs, modify the relative sensor collection rate, and maintain the screen on at all times.

Permissions Explained:

Location

Used to calculate the azimuth.

Photos/Media/Files

A csv file is created and modified on the phone's internal memory.

Microphone

The app has a sound meter mode that analyzes sound using the microphone.

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Reviews (27)

Sco. P. May 15, 2022     

I like this. Not all functions are needed but there is a lot of useful tools. Here is an idea for an upgrade that I would pay for. Have the ability to plug in an external load cell for measuring force into the USB port.

Zie. Apr 11, 2022     

Easily the most complete sensor suite I've ever seen. It's not clunky and it concisely displays what you are looking for. Only problem is that tilting the screen seems to send me back to the accelerometer, but that's trivial in my opinion.

Dev. Apr 5, 2022     

For some reason when I try to play a frequency on my clarinet the app simply says "no tone detected" if I go below about 150hz. I find it really odd considering that I know my microphone can pick up frequencies below 150hz. It's really on and off and very ocassionally it will work but more often than not it won't.

Fem. V. Apr 8, 2022     

Fantastic app! Can't tell you enough how amazing the Physics Toolbox app is for measuring and calculating values of things I interact with and use every day. This is one app I wouldn't think twice to pay for.

Mic. S. Mar 23, 2022     

Jam-packed with features. Start with 3-axis accelerometers, then on to a continuously variable strobe light, oscilloscope, spectrum analyzer... so much more.... in 1980 a pocket spectrum analyzer was $4000.

Bra. May 24, 2022     

Super useful and definitely worth the extra investment. When I get the currency to .

SS. C. May 15, 2022     

There is one issue: the protractor only works in potrait mode requiring me to use the edge of the phone for rotation. That's not at all helpful!

Mic. G. Dec 29, 2021     

Works great, it's easy to pick it up and use it with a gentle learning curve. I feel the display page is visually striking. It's clear, well laid out, easy to see, and generally uncluttered. I love it, so easy to see the data you're looking for. Good job, Developer

ale. s. Jan 17, 2022     

Been using this for years now. It's almost totally accurate, reads data directly off the telemetry sensor arrays. If there was an Sdk I would tie it into another nearby device to have Rtu like functionality like poor man Scada functionality. Awesome app.

Bel. I. May 16, 2022     

Turns your phone into a full-on sensor suite for data collection. Hours of fun!

Rob. D. H. Jan 1, 2022     

I like turning this app on, while in the elevator and placing my phone on the wall, to help me remember my forces formulas. Using the light meter, in my shop to see which corners need more lights & to measure the difference with more lights. I always have a small ruler in my pocket now.

Jos. S. Mar 14, 2022     

Great combination of tools. Access to all of your sensor data without annoying ads, spam, or popups. Great to have if you work in engineering.

Gar. B. Jan 16, 2022     

More functions than I imagined possible. The graph and digital readings are very helpful with both real time and stopped activity options available. Awesome app.

dav. m. May 5, 2022     

My experience has been very pleasant no ads, but I probably shouldn't say anything about that because there are no ads thank you

moh. n. Mar 7, 2022     

Very nice app to make intuition about some natural phenomenan such sound waves and EM waves. I like the tone generator and how the ears do like filters for frequencies.

Jes. P. Dec 3, 2021     

Up to date, accurate, usable, at the very least interesting for aspiring scientists, hobbyist or professional entrepreneurs. I personally pull it out every chance I get. Tutorials have been easy to understand. The writers of this app In my mind truly have their hearts and minds in the rite place, not their wallets. To them I say thank you! And to you, hope you fully enjoy exploring and finding new ways to utilize this awesome tool that is available, for the betterment of human kind. I do.

Muh. M. May 1, 2022     

Full potential of a cell phone unlocked along with tools and gadgets of the real world bieng used today Unraveling all functions and tools in a snap

Jon. A. Mar 26, 2020     

A fun app with many cool features. I especially like the audio visualizers, color detector, and the easy-to-read GPS function. Very neat app, worth checking out, has a bit of everything! My only other comments on it are that some features are not compatible with my device (normal/basic LG smartphone), which is a bummer - and getting some things to work took a bit of troubleshooting. If you're having trouble getting some of the things to work, make sure you've granted the app permissions! :-)

Joe. S. Apr 27, 2019     

very nice tool, well executed, many times I have wished I could quickly collect some data when lab equipment was not available. nice to be able to take advantage of the many sensors on a modern smart phone to do so at a moment's notice. it is even possible to collect and save an arbitrary collection of different simultaneous sensor outputs; nice!

Dav. M. Apr 6, 2019     

Impressive light, sound (dB meter), magnetometers, satelite info, g-sensor, A fast spectrum analyzer with many bands . Well thought out and I don't see ads on the version I have. I would never EVER click on one. There's many other features using the internal sensors of your cell phone which is more than you would realize...with a working Compass, angle detectors, 3axis magnetic fields and so many others. It must have taken a long time to build this. Thanks

Rav. T. Apr 14, 2019     

Great app. Highly recommended for everyone for both who want to have fun with physics or do some serious experiment. Please include the below features: 1) record data from multiple sensors simlutaneously. for eg., accelerometer and inclinometer. 2) control over the time interval of readings. 3) synchronize with another device for multi-sensor experiments.

Mic. K. Dec 11, 2018     

Fantastic app, very useful and measures just about everything you could possibly want, including simultanious data. The only improvement I could suggest would be to simultaniously record audio and/or video with the sensors, which how I understand cannot be exported with a .csv file, but can be corresponded with timestamps. Highly reccomended for those who like to see the physics side of things!

S. F. Mar 10, 2021     

So many sensors, I was pleasantly surprised. I would have given it a 5 star if not for some irritating bugs. 1) For example, If the app asks for a permission, a popup is shown. If I click on Deny, the popup closes and immediately opens up again. Could only be fixed by killing the app. 2) The sound sensor does not seem to be accurate. In a relatively silent room with a low hum of an inverter, the graph varies very wildly instead of being stable

Ter. W. Sep 13, 2020     

I'd hoped this small app (8MB) included an ALTIMETER, but it seems not. Any chance of adding this feature please? Other than that, it seems very clever. I'm not technical or scientific but downloaded it for fun. Do think being able to tell the height above sea level wherever you are would be a fun addition, if such a thing is possible. I was going to suggest adding thermal imaging too but I think one's phone needs a specialist thermal imaging camera for that (eg: CAT & Blackview).

Dax. H. Aug 9, 2019     

Useful for many sciences, not just physics. Some features don't work on my tablet due to my hardware, but do work on my phone (screen too small for me). The remaining features are very useful and seem accurate within tolerances. The games are great too, but for me it's more about the data.

Dav. M. May 18, 2021     

Such a useful tool, has opened my eyes to the potential of this powerful pocket super computer in my pocket.(I don't like calling it a phone, it's not a phone lol) This is the kind of excellent tools collection I will gladly donate to the Devs or buy the professional version. Great fun, very interesting, have learned a lot, has given me some excellent ideas for study. The interface could be prettier, but it's totally functionally, and that's what you want.

Adr. Y. Aug 8, 2021     

Well, what a suite. Excellent bit of kit really. Superb to see how much the magnetic clip on my case screws up the magnetometer/compass, I'd be well lost in the wilderness! More seriously this is a solid piece of software. Think I'd like the ability to adjust the scaling and time averaging - although that might be there and I just haven't found it yet. Would be nice as a button option on each graph, currently shows just 'raw' data. Sure the developer is up to it. Will buy pro version then.