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activity monitoring systems

INFRA 

MOTION

e-mail: [email protected]

www.infra-e-motion.de

UNIVERSAL MOBILE DATA LOGGER

MOUSE 

MOTION

Operating Instructions

Re

v. 

1.06 - 12/04

+49 (0)173  6 13 91 85

+49 (0)41 93  75 45 59

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INFRA-E-MOTION GmbH

Hagendeel 33

D-22529 Hamburg

Summary of Contents for MOUSE E MOTION

Page 1: ...OTION e mail contact infra e motion de www infra e motion de UNIVERSAL MOBILE DATA LOGGER MOUSE E MOTION Operating Instructions Rev 1 06 12 04 49 0 173 6 13 91 85 49 0 41 93 75 45 59 Tel Fax INFRA E MOTION GmbH Hagendeel 33 D 22529 Hamburg ...

Page 2: ...de 6 3 2 Logging Mode 7 5 OPERATION 5 1 Power 8 5 2 Start Data Logging 8 5 3 Stop Data Logging 8 5 4 Log Data Output 9 5 5 Log Data Deletion 9 6 USAGE 6 1 Usage on Top of a Cage 10 6 2 Stand Alone Usage 11 6 3 External Motion Sensor 12 7 CONNECTING TO A PC AND TRANSFERRING LOG DATA 13 8 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 14 9 REVISION HISTORY 15 2 UNIVERSAL MOBILE DATA LOGGER MOUSE E MOTION ...

Page 3: ...s possible up to a maximum period of about 5 months battery runtime limit The log data can be easily transferred to a PC via a serial communication cable using the MOUSE E MOTION software 1 2 3 5 4 7 6 8 9 10 12 13 11 1 Denotes the sensor equipment of the logger 2 Location of the light sensor if built in 3 Control LED green red 4 Serial communication cable connector 5 Serial number 6 Area to label...

Page 4: ...ompartment 4 Sensor activation state Activity ON Temperature OFF Relative humidity OFF Light intensity OFF External analog input OFF LED indication Battery level OFF LED indication Motion detection ON Recording interval 240 seconds 4 minutes Interval granularity 1 second Internal clock GMT 01 00 unless otherwise stated Communication speed baud rate 9600 Bit s Red switch inside battery compartment ...

Page 5: ...ed and never will be over charged Use the supplied power adaptor only otherwise the internal electro nics may be damaged The charging process is indicated by flashing of the square LED on the front of the data logger The LED will extinguish if charging is completed Very deeply discharged batteries cannot be recognized by the electronic charging system and thus will not be charged Please remove suc...

Page 6: ...top is pressed or if connected to a PC a command from the MOUSE E MOTION software is received The battery charge is indicated by up to 3 pulses of the square LED To start logging to initiate log data output and to delete log data is possible only if the data logger is in stand by mode When logging has been started the data logger changes to logging mode Depending on its configu ration the data log...

Page 7: ...upright triangle LED This signal can be turned off with the MOUSE E MOTION soft ware Additionally an indication for the state of charge of the bat teries of the data logger can be turned on If this is the case the square LED flashes once a second as long as the battery charge is more than 25 7 ...

Page 8: ...ble to start logging It is also not possible to start logging if the data memory is not completely erased e g when the data deletion process has been interrupted or for other reasons has not successfully been com pleted If this is the case the reversed triangle LED flashes 10 times and the control LED is blinking red 5 times The deletion procedure must be initiated again see 5 5 Make sure that the...

Page 9: ...e control LED flashes red When the flashing has stopped the data memory of the data logger memory is ready to store new log data Stored log data cannot be deleted until log data output has been performed at least once This will be indicated by flashing of the upright triangle LED for 10 times and red flashing of the control LED for 5 times If you have collected some log data which are of no use fo...

Page 10: ...lled holes of the mounting unit Place the mounting unit on top of the cage The lateral straps fit into the gaps of the cage Ensure that the side with the screw faces the front side of the cage Place the data logger with the motion sensor directed to the bottom onto the rubber feet of the mounting unit Pay attention to the screw of the mounting unit to ensure proper positioning of the data logger a...

Page 11: ...n distance of the motion infrared sensor is about 5m The detection range has an angle of at least 19 degrees in the longitudinal direction and 11 degrees in the cross direction also see 8 0 Thus the area covered has a rectangular shape Organisms or objects whose temperature is usually not signi ficantly different from the surrounding cold blooded animals like fish amphibia and reptiles or insects ...

Page 12: ...a of the external motion sensor will be noticed For this purpose move the red switch accessible after opening the battery compartment to the OFF position It is necessary to move it back to the ON position and to discon nect the external motion sensor if you want to exclusively use the built in motion sensor again If an external motion sensor is connected and the built in motion sensor is not switc...

Page 13: ...d in refer to the MOUSE E MOTION software documentation on how to install and use the software Click the AutoDownload button to automatically download log data with the predefined default parameters or click the Down load button if you want to customize the log data download After a successfull log data download you can delete the log data stored in the data memory of the data logger if required s...

Page 14: ... with the MOUSE E MOTION software refer to the MOUSE E MOTION software documenta tion Batteries 2 x Mignon AA IEC R6 2000mAh Charging period 3 5 hours Charging current 0 9A Batteries with higher capacity can be used but 100 charge is not guaranteed as the electronic charging system terminates charging after 3 5 hours High capacity batteries might not be fully charged after this period Power adapto...

Page 15: ...2004 1 02 Various small modifications Introduced revision history July 2004 1 03 Some minor corrections September 2004 1 04 Battery charge note added October 2004 1 05 Some minor changes December 2004 1 06 Additions and modifications 15 The latest version of this document can be found at www infra e motion de download ...

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