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Table of contents

1 Notes............................................................................................................................................3
2 Overview......................................................................................................................................4

2.1 General...................................................................................................................................4
2.2 Device variants.......................................................................................................................4
2.3 Data storage...........................................................................................................................4
2.4 Recording ..............................................................................................................................4
2.5 Check and play of recorded #****.wav files...........................................................................5
2.6 Global positioning and time recording / GPS.........................................................................5
2.7 Recording the mode of operation of the BATLOGGER.........................................................5

3 Preparation..................................................................................................................................6

3.1 Battery charging.....................................................................................................................6
3.2 Accessories............................................................................................................................6

3.2.1 SD card.........................................................................................................................6
3.2.2 Ultrasound microphone.................................................................................................6
3.2.3 Microphone extension (optional)..................................................................................6
3.2.4 Headphones (optional).................................................................................................6
3.2.5 Strongbox (optional)......................................................................................................7

4 Switching the BATLOGGER on and off (with main menu and info lines)....................................8

4.1 Activating the BATLOGGER...................................................................................................8
4.2 Shutting the BATLOGGER off (manual and automatically)...................................................8
4.3 Download of new firmware when starting up.........................................................................9

5 Record.......................................................................................................................................10

5.1 Manual Trigger (Triggering recording by keystroke)............................................................10
5.2 Continuous Trigger (Continuous recording).........................................................................10
5.3 Crest- und Period – Trigger (”Automatic” recording)............................................................11
5.4 Live monitoring A .................................................................................................................11
5.5 Delayed recording (Recording in time windows).................................................................12
5.6 Interval recording (Recording in intervals)...........................................................................12

6 Process (Playback, analyse and erase stored wav files)..........................................................13

6.1 Play .....................................................................................................................................13
6.2 Play All..................................................................................................................................13
6.3 Analyse.................................................................................................................................13
6.4 Delete (Delete recordings)...................................................................................................14

7 Setup  (Settings)........................................................................................................................15

7.1 Operation..............................................................................................................................15
7.2 Setup-Menu..........................................................................................................................16

8 Files...........................................................................................................................................20

8.1 The audio data file ”xxxxxxxx.wav” (e.g. 10160233.wav)....................................................20
8.2 Meta data file ”xxxxxxxx.xml” (Bsp. 10160233.xml)............................................................21
8.3 Parameter file "BATPARS.xml"............................................................................................22
8.4 Log file "BATREC.log"..........................................................................................................24
8.5 Google-Earth file ”route.kml”................................................................................................25
8.6 Track file ”xxxxxxxx.gpx” (e.g. 10160233.gpx).....................................................................25

9 Technical specifications.............................................................................................................26

BATLOGGER Manual

Elekon AG Nov. 2012

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Summary of Contents for BATLOGGER

Page 1: ...SD SDHC card reader Power supply connector 3 5 mm headphone jack A nur bestimmte Varianten siehe auch 2 2 Device variants BATLOGGER Manual Elekon AG Nov 2012 1 28 www batlogger ch Elekon AG Cheerstra...

Page 2: ...are when starting up 9 5 Record 10 5 1 Manual Trigger Triggering recording by keystroke 10 5 2 Continuous Trigger Continuous recording 10 5 3 Crest und Period Trigger Automatic recording 11 5 4 Live m...

Page 3: ...with the logger through a shielded stereo audio cable of no more than 2 m length Speaker A The speaker can also be used for monitoring during recording Depending on environment and volume this may lea...

Page 4: ...torage The audio files are stored on memory card as wav files where 4 digit serial number of the logger with consecutive numbering For every wav file an xml file is stored which contains all parameter...

Page 5: ...can be replayed through headphones in time expansion mode Ultrasound signals are slowed down by a user selectable factor x default x 10 A stored sequence therefore requires an x fold playback time of...

Page 6: ...nts wrinting to the cards when the switch is on LOCK A recent version of BATPARS Editor software Windows and Mac is stored on the included SD card The executable file is in directory Software BATPARS...

Page 7: ...of the BATLOGGER 4 Plug in the ultrasonic microphone into the protective tube of the microphone extension Make sure the microphone is plugged in completely until dead stop to ensure maximum contact To...

Page 8: ...Free memory on the SD card process and last saved file number see page 13 Date DD MM YYYY and time hh mm after GPS satellite contact Settings of the BATLOGGER see page 15 No GPS satellites in contact...

Page 9: ...artup the BATLOGGER s serial number is shown and the version of the installed firmware revision appears During initialisation of the SD card a firmware is found on the SD card which does correspond to...

Page 10: ...as xml file onto SD card After storage of both data files the BATLOGGER will switch back to the menu Sampling Manual recording can be cancelled back to Start Record with the keys and 5 2 Continuous Tr...

Page 11: ...ncluding the pre trigger time are stored as wav file and corresponding meta information as xml file onto SD card Storage time depends on the recording duration and SD card used During storage the freq...

Page 12: ...only for a single recording or max for one minute Then further recordings are blocked for the programmed number of minutes RecIntvl default 0 off This is followed by another record mode This interval...

Page 13: ...is loaded and played After reaching the highest the first file lowest will be read and played and so forth endless loop The output volume can be set see above and the of the played file is indicated...

Page 14: ...The files xxxxxxxx wav and xxxxxxxx xml were deleted Return to Start Record Exit from the submenu Process File to the main menu Start Record by pressing the key Proceed in the submenu Process File wit...

Page 15: ...f Setup With the key into the submenu or with the key to the next menu item or with the key to the last menu item With the keys value can be changed With the key to the next parameter To exit the setu...

Page 16: ...00 T1 Stop 1 stop time in 15 minute steps Example 00 00 00 00 T2 Start 2 start time in 15 minute steps 00 00 2 time slot disabled Example 04 30 00 00 T2 Stop 2 stop time in 15 minute steps 00 00 2 tim...

Page 17: ...as trigger condition Lower values trigger easier 7 Min F Minimal frequency for trigger condition in kHz 15 Max F Maximal frequency for trigger condition in kHz 155 TRIG_MODE Crest Min Crest Minimal C...

Page 18: ...ith appropriate ultrasound capability 10 Test Microphone Record the current spectrum and write it to the log file Setup 4 7 Location GPS Position time and GPS settings Show Status Displays the current...

Page 19: ...ure that you have made a backup Setup 6 7 Miscellaneous Various settings Backl Mode Set the display backlight 0 Backlight off during recording 1 Backlight dimmed during recording 2 Backlight bright du...

Page 20: ...header contains amongst other information the sampling rate of the digitiser Concurrent with these recorded wave data a file containing meta information about the recording see below is saved to SD c...

Page 21: ...5 3 m CH1903 661752 212022 CH1903 The Swiss coordinates are 661752 212022 m CH1903 HDOP 1 140000 HDOP The horizontal precision amounts to 1 14 lower better GPSTimestamp 19 31 20 2h GPSTimestamp GPS ti...

Page 22: ...Setup Save to internal Memory When formatting an SD card the file BATPARS xml will be read from SD card into the internal memory before formatting and written back to SD card after formatting has fin...

Page 23: ...REC 1 TRIG_AUTOREC Autostart recording on trigger event TRIG_NRBLOCKS 2 TRIG_NRBLOCKS Nr of FFT blocks for check of valid trigger event TRIG_PAR0 6 TRIG_PAR0 Crest min Crest factor for triggering TRIG...

Page 24: ...temperature 21 C and battery voltage 3 912V SN1021 23 07 2009 00 30 listening T 19 VB 3 905 SN1021 23 07 2009 00 45 sleeping The BATLOGGER went into sleep mode SN1021 23 07 2009 02 45 wakeup time reac...

Page 25: ...y 8 6 Track file xxxxxxxx gpx e g 10160233 gpx Optionally the track travelled can be recorded This requires that the GPS mode is set to 2 In this mode a GPX file is with the current record number crea...

Page 26: ...X X Period trigger 2 parameters mnPer sdPer 8 20 X X Rec duration after trigger post trigger 0 53 5 sec 312 5 kHz SR 1 s X Rec duration before trigger pre trigger 0 53 5 sec 312 5 kHz SR 0 5 s X Rec d...

Page 27: ...Analysis Data transfer from SD SDHC card File formats wav and xml text and kml Time expansion Factor 1 20 pitch 10 X X BATLOGGER Manual Elekon AG Nov 2012 27 28...

Page 28: ...on AG Alle Rechte vorbehalten Elekon das Elekon Logo und BATLOGGER sind Marken und oder eingetragene Marken von Elekon AG Andere Marken und Produktnamen sind Marken oder eingetragene Marken der jeweil...

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