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BG-Counter 2

Instruction Manual

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Page 1: ...Updates for the manual can be found on the website https eu biogents com Status November 2022 BG Counter 2TM Instruction Manual...

Page 2: ...quirements Registration New customer Registration New Trap Navigating in the BG Counter App Quick Start Basic concepts Data storage based on Location Main Menu Overview Dashboard Location Table Locati...

Page 3: ...curate counts collected mos quitoes must not escape from the trap Equipped with basic sensors the BG Counter 2 also samples local environmental data such as temperature humidity and light The system i...

Page 4: ...lectromagnetic radiation Keep a distance of at least 20 cm when the device is in operation The device also contains LED emitters of invisible infrared radiation Do not operate the device with the hous...

Page 5: ...rsion 1x funnel net 2x catch bag 1x inner cylinder with upper part and lower part with 12 V fan 1x trap body 1x carrying bag 1x tripod that enables the trap to stand on the ground Optional 2 Solar sys...

Page 6: ...into the body of the BG Pro F1 When using the BG Lure in addition to CO2 it acts as an synergist and can multiply your mosquito catch rates and increase the accuracy of the BG Counter 2 Central upper...

Page 7: ...nnel net can be installed when the trap and BG Counter 2 are run only overnight or for a few hours with the aim to manually inspect the catch bag Attach a funnel net and a catch bag to the bottom part...

Page 8: ...wrench or pliers F9 2 Connect the free end of the CO2 tubing to the regulator Connect CO2 F10 F9 F10 unscrew the nut on the outlet thread the end of the CO2 tube through the nut insert the end of the...

Page 9: ...is is recommended if the counter is operated in a location for a few days before being serviced or moved The minimum number of hours of operation possible with a full battery can be calculated as foll...

Page 10: ...11 1 Pay attention to connect minus pole to minus pole black and plus pole to plus pole red This is necessary to power up the controller enable its control and protection functions to avoid damage 2 C...

Page 11: ...t round 15 minute interval for example if po wered up at 16 03 until 16 15 This provides time for the operator to confirm that the BG Pro 12 V fan is working and the CO2 flow is on Confirm fan operati...

Page 12: ...sure that mosquitoes do not leave the catch bag after they have been sucked in the accuracy of the BG Coun ter 2 for correctly counted mosquitoes is expected to range between 80 and 90 Make sure to c...

Page 13: ...g a laptop or desktop computer Windows PC with Windows 10 Browser Google Chrome Firefox or Edge Internet Explorer is not supported Macintosh with macOS X 12 or later Browser Google Chrome Firefox or S...

Page 14: ...orting function for every column click on the arrow that appears when you hover with the mouse over the name of each column When you click on the arrow for the first time it will show upwards and sort...

Page 15: ...locations set geolocation to auto and the traps will automatically assign themselves to their locations You don t need to make sure that a BG Counter 2 unit with a certain IMEI is placed again at the...

Page 16: ...Analyzer Overview table Choose which location s or group s you want to analyze Analyze your catch data for different time ranges and temporal aggregations 15 min 1 Day 1 Week 1 Month in graphs tables...

Page 17: ...he section Troubleshooting p 34 Name Location name Automatically or manually assig ned Click on the name of a specific location to access the Location Summary page Count Number of mosquitoes counted s...

Page 18: ...data Country The country of the location geo tag automati cally assigned by geolocation State The state of the location geo tag automatically assigned by geolocation City The city of the location geo...

Page 19: ...range 4 of the x axes of all three graphs By clicking on other 5 you can specify a customized time range When you select one of the time range options Today This Week This Month or This Year you can...

Page 20: ...the location info table there is a list Selected Lo cations of the traps that you have previously selected by using the checkboxes of the dashboard location table All settings that you change on the S...

Page 21: ...h and 20 g h this will reduce the CO2 flow but extend the life of the CO2 tank When selecting 10 or 20 g h the CO2 flow is reduced by a shortened valve cycle time Therefore nothing needs to be changed...

Page 22: ...time your device registers 1 or 2 lux during nighttime adjust the ambient light setting accordingly 16 Save Cancel After making changes in your settings be sure to click on the blue Save button in the...

Page 23: ...shows which geo tags are assigned to each of your locations When you select GroupBy City you get a list of all cities where you have traps By selecting GroupBy Custom Group 1 you get a list of your C...

Page 24: ...e Next buttons to navigate from one day week month or year to the previous or next day week month or year Frequency The frequency specifies if and to what extend data points are aggregated For example...

Page 25: ...um of Mosquitoes small objects large objects collected The following three columns 23 refer to the mean dow Black data points 19 refer to a 15 minutes time win dow at which CO2 was set ON in the CO2 s...

Page 26: ...ou can click on Histogram 25 You get a bar chart with an average count of mosquitoes at each 15 min time window For example when you analyze data of a 30 day time range and the trap was turned on all...

Page 27: ...rview table and check the boxes next to the location names of the traps that you want to compare Click on the blue but ton Analyze N 29 that appears on the top right corner of the screen N refers to t...

Page 28: ...tch Compare Locations to On 32 you get a chart with two or more lines depending on the number of locations that you selected each showing the mosquito count at each time point The option Day Night On...

Page 29: ...rtcut of selecting mul tiple locations For example instead of manually selecting all 10 locations that belong to a certain group you can simply select that group Go to the GroupBy drop down menu of th...

Page 30: ...e for multiple locations you can switch Compare Loca tions to On 35 to see a line for each of the locations that belong to the two groups 36 Data Download Data can be downloaded in their raw format Th...

Page 31: ...r than 1 day a location is considered as above threshold when the mean catch per day is above the defined mosquito catch index threshold The heatmap is available for mosquitoes small objects and large...

Page 32: ...you have two locations with less than 100 m between each other it is also necessary to use the Fixed setting Geofencing only determines two loca tions as different from each other if they are at leas...

Page 33: ...of traps the Observer will be able to see the traps of these Ad mins with one login if all invitations are based on the same e mail 39 Profile Change your password Click on the blue Change Pass word b...

Page 34: ...e trap has lost power or has been shut off The battery has been depleted or the solar panel is not charging The cellular signal is too weak or non existent The cellular network refuses connection or i...

Page 35: ...ubscription Catch index 100 The number of collected mosquitoes exceeded the specified threshold Two or more locations with geofencing radius automatic geolocation not possible In this case the gelocat...

Page 36: ...fter 30 minutes go to the website and verify if new transmissions have been recorded Cellular signal Transmission Checking cellular connectivity If the counter is in a location with weak cellular sign...

Page 37: ...itoes install a catch bag below the fan 43 2 Cause Mosquitoes were stolen by other insects e g ants Solution Place the trap ant protected e g in a water bath or grea se the basement with petroleum jel...

Page 38: ...Class 3 E UTRA LTE Bands 1 3 7 8 28 40 Class 3 Exposure to Radio Frequency Energy The radiated output power of this device meets the limits of FCC IC radio frequency exposure limits This device should...

Page 39: ...zer https eu biogents com bg counter Webpage with resources about the BG Counter including the newest version of the manual customer stories publica tions and many more Weight Body 730 g Dimension Bod...

Page 40: ...40 Biogents AG Wei enburgstr 22 93055 Regensburg Germany www biogents com Email sales biogents com Contact ENGINEERED IN GERMANY...

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