AnABAt™ Roost LoggeR
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1. ing duration There are three parameters in Capacity Farming 1 Run Time the total time period over which all sampling takes place eg a run time of 3 months might be suitable for monitor ing a cave for signs of White Nose Syndrome 2 Sampling Time the total time during which the detector is actually listening for bats Note that for some purposes the Sampling Time might be quite short eg if the intention is to monitor a cave for signs of bat activity this could often be achieved by sampling for only 2 hours every day starting at sunset 3 Duty Cycle the Sampling Time as a percentage of Run Time If sampling is only done at night the Duty Cycle would be about 50 in most cases Capacity Farming ensures that the desired Run Time can be achieved even if the desired Sampling Time cannot It makes sure that Sampling is limited so there will still be enough energy left in the batteries to run the Roost Logger even at the end of the desired Run Time How well this works depends on how closely the battery capacity meets its expectations since this is the one factor about which there is most doubt Therefore if achieving the desired Run Time is important it will always be important to treat the battery capacity conservatively Just because a D cell may be rated at 18 000 mAH doesn t mean that capacity will actually be realised when changes in temperature and other factors are taken into account At2. result in air flowing in or out of the Roost Logger Normally this will not be a problem but it is important to realise that any air inside the Roost Logger could be cooled to below the dew point resulting in condensation inside the device There is also a risk of sucking water into the Roost Logger if the air vent is immersed under conditions where the pressure inside th device is being reduced For this reason it is imperative that if the device is to be immersed in water the water should be quite hot o ensure that air comes out of the Roost Logger and is not sucked back in Decontamination for WNS can be achieved by immerss ing the Roost Logger in water at 50 degrees C 122 degrees F or 15 minutes If this process is to be carried out make sure that atter immersion bubbles can be seen leaving the Roost Logger vent as the unit heats up This is normal and will ensure that the pressure inside the Roost Logger is sufficient fo prevent water being sucked Titley Scientific Australia PO Box 133 Lawnton QLD 4501 T 61 07 3881 5577 E info titley scientific com Titley Scientific USA 601 Business Loop 70 Suite 105 Columbia Missouri 65203 2546 T 1573 442 8745 E usa titley scientific com the internal pressure and risk drawing water into the device through the vent Therefore if immersion is desired the device should only be immersed in hot water followed immediately by drying the exte
3. the simplest level Capacity Farming makes it possible to achieve long run times by reducing the amount of Sampling Time per day The easiest way to do this is to sample only at night which is usually completely appropriate for bats Sampling only at night will immediately double the run time by reducing the duty cycle the Titley Scientific Australia PO Box 133 Lawnton QLD 4501 T 61 07 3881 5577 E info titley scientific com Titley Scientific USA 601 Business Loop 70 Suite 105 Columbia Missouri 65203 2546 T 1573 442 8745 E usa titley scientific com time spent sampling as a fraction of the total run time to about 50 However for some purposes such as White Nose detection sampling during the day is just as important If needed Capacity Farming can also reduce the duty cycle by reducing the time spent sampling in every five minutes time slice while ensuring that some sampling takes place every five minutes Capacity Farming also has another role It can farm out the disk capacity fo ensure the disk is not filled before the desired Run Time is achieved Detection of hibernacular affected by White Nose Syndrome It has been noted that when bats are under stress as a result of White Nose Syndrome they start flying during the day including emerging from roosts This behaviour is highly abnormal in a healthy bat For this reason deployment of a Roost Logger at a hibernaculum should be a good way to ass
4. 0 022 099 E uk titley scientific com wm JANABAT TILEY SCIENTIFIC SYSTEMS AnaBat Roost Logger User Manual FEATURES Washable The Roost Logger is completely sealed and can be fully exposed to the weather without risk of damage to the device There are some caveats of course The microphone however is still quite delicat back into the device However it is very important not to sub sequently immerse the device in cold water which would reduce and should not be subjected to excessive shock its surface should not be scratched or abraded Even if the weather doesn t damage the device it may render the device inoperable or ineffective in various ways eg a build up of ice early in the winter could block sound from the microphone for the whole season While the detector can be left exposed to rain this could have some other consequences Rain itself can generate a lot of noise which could both mask bat calls and reduce total sampling effort by filling up storage space in the SD card with noise Although Capacity Farming will ensure there is still capacity remaining for the last day of intended monitoring the time actually spent on monitor ing can still be reduced if a lot of noise is recorded Another point to note is that the Roost Logger has a vent which allows equalisation of pressure between the inside of the Roost Logger and the air outside Therefore dramatic changes in temperature could
5. D will turn off will show e Release the SD Remove Button Other Devices gt Bootloader 1 0 1 with a question mark Determining if the Roost Logger USB driver is installed e Open Device Manger see Page 6 Connect Roost Logger to PC via USB see above Device Manager will close its tree display and open again 2 If the driver is installed Device Manager will show Ports gt Roost Logger RL1 USB VCom Port ComX where X indicates the port number 2 If the driver is not installed correctly Device Manager will show Other Devices gt Roost Logger RL with a question mark www litley scientific com 7 Titley Scientific Australia Titley Scientific USA Titley Scientific UK EUROPE PO Box 133 601 Business Loop 70 Suite 105 Llanmaes Estate Office Lawnton QLD 4501 Columbia Missouri 65203 2546 St Fagans Cardiff CF5 6DU T 61 07 3881 5577 T 1573 442 8745 T 44 2920 022 099 E info titley scientific com E usa titley scientific com E uk titley scientific com wm JANABAT TILEY SFC IIFESNETAEEREC SYSTEMS AnaBat Roost Logger User Manual OPERATIONS CONT D Installing USB drivers Installing device drivers can cause users considerable grief Part of the problem is that there are just so many different manifestations of the user interface for the process many controlled by user preferences and varied between different versions of Windows We have tried to condense this process as much as poss
6. EUROPE PO Box 133 601 Business Loop 70 Suite 105 Llanmaes Estate Office Lawnton QLD 4501 Columbia Missouri 65203 2546 St Fagans Cardiff CF5 6DU T 61 07 3881 5577 T 1573 442 8745 T 44 2920 022 099 E info titley scientific com E usa titley scientific com E uk titley scientific com TILEY SElEenNurir il eG NABAT M ANABAT AnaBat Roost Logger User Manual OPERATIONS CONT D Connecting Roost Logger to a PC via a USB connection oo a e Power up Roost Logger with no SD card installed ar if the Firmware Update USB driver is instale a eartbeat LED flashes twice per second e Open Device Manager see Page 6 e Plug in USB cable from PC to Roost logger o eartbeat LED off 2 SD LED will be flashing fast The Roost Logger is now connected to the PC as indicated by the fast flashing of the SD LED Connect Roost Logger to PC via USB see above e Place the Roost Logger in Update mode see above Device Manager will close its tree display and open again 2 Ifthe driver is installed Device Manager will show either Placing Roost Logger in Update Mode Atmel USB Devices gt Device in Bootloader Mode With Roost Logger already connected to PC via a USB OR connection Held dows SO Renee Butter SD LED vill limon libusb win32 devices gt Device in Bootloader Mode continuously a If the driver is not installed correctly Device Manager e Briefly press the Reset Button SD LE
7. TILEY SCIENTIFIC Mm ANABAT ee SYSTEMS AnaBat Roost LOGGER User MANUAL ConTENTS FEATURES 4 About AnaBat Roost Logger Washable 4 Suitability for Species Identification 1 Sensitivity 5 Narrow Bandwidth 5 onitoring bat activity over time 2 Detection of hibernacular affected by White Nose Syndrome 2 OPERATIONS 6 Setting up PC for use 6 Determination of activity levels for mine closure assessments 3 Opening Device Manager 6 Connecting Roost Logger to a PC via a USB connection Determination of temporal patterns of activity ata bat roost 3 Placing Roost Logger in Update Mode Determining if the Roost Logger USB driver is installed Determining if the Firmware Update USB driver is installed Installing USB drivers 8 Changing the Com port 9 For more information please contact us or visit www titley scientific com Titley Scientific Australia Titley Scientific USA Titley Scientific UK EUROPE PO Box 133 601 Business Loop 70 Suite 105 Llanmaes Estate Office Lawnton QLD 4501 Columbia Missouri 65203 2546 St Fagans Cardiff CF5 6DU T 61 07 3881 5577 T 1573 442 8745 T 44 2920 022 099 E info titley scientific com E usa titley scientific com E uk titley scientific com wm JANABAT TILEY SCIENTIFIC SYSTEMS AnaBat Roost Logger User Manual About AnaBat Roost Logger The Roost Logger is primarily intended to monitor bats passively over extended periods to provide information about how
8. at the same time NOR ANABAT 1084 PM 02 Rev01 www titley scientific com 9 Titley Scientific Australia Titley Scientific USA Titley Scientific UK EUROPE PO Box 133 601 Business Loop 70 Suite 105 Llanmaes Estate Office Lawnton QLD 4501 Columbia Missouri 65203 2546 St Fagans Cardiff CF5 6DU T 61 07 3881 5577 T 1573 442 8745 T 44 2920 022 099 E info titley scientific com E usa titley scientific com E uk titley scientific com
9. bat activity varies in time Depending on how the Sampling Regime is set up this could be used over one or many nights to determine temporal patterns of use over an entire day It could also be used to determine how activity varies across a season or even a whole year IMPORTANT WARNING expecting a Roost Logger or any other electronic equipment to function reliably over a long period without oversight will put your data at risk The longer the device is deployed without being checked the greater the chance that something will go wrong undetected resulting in data loss potentially for most o the intended recording period Equipment like this is vulnerable to interference from humans and other animals which may steal it damage it or otherwise interfere with its operation There may be other factors which can interfere with its operation for example a deposit of ice over the microphone Electronic equipment deployed in the wild can also be subjected to extreme changes in temperature and batteries may fail for no apparent reason It is therefore extremely important to be aware of these influences and not simply assume that operation will meet expectations unless these expectations are based on a thorough knowledge of the equipment The most sensible approach to this is to monitor equipmen frequently at first and then reduce monitoring frequency as you become more familiar with its operation and the sorts of problem
10. cientific USA 601 Business Loop 70 Suite 105 Columbia Missouri 65203 2546 T 1573 442 8745 E usa titley scientific com To open Hardware Update Wizard e Right click on Roost Logger RL1 Click on Update Driver Software NOTE Once in the Hardware Update Wizard Windows will prompt you to get the drivers from the Internet As the drivers are not available on the Internet it will take a long time for Windows to locate the drivers on the Internet Therefore you should always click No to that option If you are using Windows 7 Click on Browse my computer for driver software If you are using Windows XP Click on No not at this time Click on Install from a list or specific location The next task is to tell Windows where to find the driver by browsing the correct folders in your computer As point out earlier you can instruct Windows to browse the folders directly from the CD or in the hard drive where you have copied the folders to Once Windows has found the driver you may see a security warn ing that the driver has not been tested or verified Ignore the security warning and proceed to install anyway Click Close or Finish when the driver has been installed The Roost Logger should now show up correctly in the Device Manager We thoroughly recommend using the Device Manager as a way fo check and install device drivers See Page 6 on Opening De
11. e This comes about for two reasons 1 The narrow bandwidth of the microphone will typically render only parts of many bat calls This can be confusing because the part rendered may not be the most important part of the call for identification 2 The Roost Logger is designed to have a low sensitivity This will reduce further the rate at which it detects calls of quality sufficient for species identification The above notwithstanding the Roost Logger uses the same highly optimised and very effective approach to storing bat calls which has proven so successful for species identification in the Anabat detectors If a bat is close enough good quality calls will still be recorded and many calls recorded in natural situations will be easy to identify www titley scientific com 1 Titley Scientific UK EUROPE Llanmaes Estate Office St Fagans Cardiff CF5 6DU T 44 2920 022 099 E uk titley scientific com wm JANABAT TILEY SCIENTIFIC SYSTEMS AnaBat Roost Logger User Manual Monitoring bat activity over time The Roost Logger uses technology highly optimised for very low power consumption It is designed to use 4 D cells as the power source because of their ready availability and high capacity For long term monitoring over 6 weeks even using D cells will not be sufficient for continuous monitoring Therefore a strategy we call Capacity Farming must be used to achieve the required monitor
12. ess whether or not White Nose Syndrome is affecting bats at that site To monitor for signs of White Nose Syndrome the detector needs to be monitoring throughout the day and night We estimate that the Roost Logger should run for 6 weeks with fresh batteries for continuous monitoring If a longer run time is desired the duty cycle will be reduced But even over a period of 6 months it should still be possible to achieve 25 To err on the conservative side it would be wise to choose a battery capacity well below the theoretical value This will reduce the duty cycle further but guard against possible early failure due to the battery losing its capacity arlier than expected Even if the duty cycle is reduced to 10 it should not be difficult to detect the signs of White Nose Syndrome if this is manifested by an unusual level of activity during the day This will still result in monitoring for 30 seconds in every 5 minutes www litley scientific com 2 Titley Scientific UK EUROPE Llanmaes Estate Office St Fagans Cardiff CF5 6DU T 44 2920 022 099 E uk titley scientific com wm JANABAT TILEY SCIENTIFIC SYSTEMS AnaBat Roost Logger User Manual Determination of activity levels for mine closure assessments The typical question here is to assess the activity at a mine portal to determine if the mine is housing a significant concentration of bats As all Roost Loggers are set to the same
13. ible while highlighting the major points below Two different USB drivers must be installed on each PC desired to be used with a Roost Logger e Roost Logger USB driver the main driver which will be used eg to set the Roost Logger clock e Firmware Update USB driver only used when updating the firmware to a new version The two drivers are found in different folders on the Roost Logger CD You can copy both folders to your hard drive before installing or install them from the CD directly Before you start installing the drivers connect the device to the PC via its USB cable Ensure that the Roost Logger is in the mode for which the driver is needed see Page 6 and 7 for setting the Roost logger in the correct mode and using the Device Manager to check if the driver is already installed f you have NOT put the Roost Logger into Update Mode it will be connected via the Roost Logger USB driver If you have put he Roost Logger into Update Mode it will be connected via the Firmware Update USB driver f the driver is not already installed when you try to make a connec ion you will see a prompt Found New Hardware Wizard If you don t see the prompt use Device Manager to open the Hardware Update Wizard which uses the same interface to perform th same tasks Titley Scientific Australia PO Box 133 Lawnton QLD 4501 T 61 07 3881 5577 E info titley scientific com Titley S
14. lanmaes Estate Office St Fagans Cardiff CF5 6DU T 44 2920 022 099 E uk titley scientific com TILEY SCIENTIFIC Tl ANABAT ee SYSTEMS AnaBat Roost Logger User Manual SD card socket RTC battery USB socket Reset button holder Here is an image showing the different parts inside the Roost Logger OPERATIONS Setting up PC for use Opening Device Manager A PC intended for use with Roost Loggers requires two different The Devic Manag ris a useful tool with which users should USB drivers which must be installed separately They are become familiar It allows the user to Determine if a device driver is loaded e Roost Logger USB driver allows connection to the E akon Roost Logger code so that programs like CFCread can e Install a device driver if not already installed communicate eg to set the Roost Logger clock e Update a device driver that is already installed e Firmware Update USB driver required only for firmware e Determine what Comm port is assigned to a USB updates It talks only to the bootloader which is the code connection inside the Roost Logger responsible for updating the tapae Dens Wana firmware For Windows 7 click on Start gt Control Panel gt System gt Device Manager For Window XP clicck on Start gt Control Panel gt System gt Hardware gt Device Manager www titley scientific com 6 Titley Scientific Australia Titley Scientific USA Titley Scientific UK
15. of alse positives which can result from occasional random noise esembling real bat calls 3 It makes sure the same sensitivity setting is appropriate over a wide range of recording conditions eg the Roost Logger will still work well when there are lots of ultrasonic insects calling at he same time Titley Scientific Australia PO Box 133 Lawnton QLD 4501 T 61 07 3881 5577 E info titley scientific com Titley Scientific USA 601 Business Loop 70 Suite 105 Columbia Missouri 65203 2546 T 1573 442 8745 E usa titley scientific com Narrow Bandwidth The Roost Logger uses a narrow bandwidth transducer microphone with a peak sensitivity at about 42 KHz This frequency is well suited to monitoring bat roosts because nearly all species will have some component of their calls which pass through or close to this frequency when they are at a roost The narrow bandwidth transducer has several advantages over broadband microphones for this purpose It is a readily available low cost transducer which is completely sealed against the weather and requires no extra power supply Although it is not as good as a broadband microphone for identifying species it is still useful for that purpose Bats recorded at their roosts are typically difficult to identity because their calls in high clutter situations tend to con verge even between very different species www titley scientific com 5 Titley Scientific UK EUROPE L
16. rior of the Roost Logger eg with paper towels We DO NOT recommend immersing the Roost Logger in water at any time unless immersion is done strictly by the guidelines Spray ing or wiping the exterior surface of the Roost Logger with bleach might be sufficient to meet decontaminant requirements and would be preferable to immersion because of the reduced risk of any ingress of water IMPORTANT Following the points made above immersion under uncontrolled conditions will always be risky We recommend not to place the Roost Logger in a location where flooding could occur due to a rising stream or tidal water There are several reasons why it will always be best to deploy the Roost Logger in a dry protected place www litley scientific com 4 Titley Scientific UK EUROPE Llanmaes Estate Office St Fagans Cardiff CF5 6DU T 44 2920 022 099 E uk titley scientific com wm JANABAT TILEY SCIENTIFIC SYSTEMS AnaBat Roost Logger User Manual FEATURES CONT D Sensitivity The Roost Logger is designed to have a much lower sensitivity than an Anabat detector due to the following reasons 1 It reduces the ambiguity associated with the possibility that a recorded bat may not be associated with the roost being monitored 2 It reduces the amount of noise recorded making it easier to see the recorded bat calls It also reduces the storage space needed for the recorded dataset and reducing the risk
17. s you may encounter Many of the problems encountered using Anabat detectors have resulted from user error or insufficient familiarity with normal operation and environmental factors affect ing its operation Efforts put into understanding the equipment and how to operate it will easily repay itself by improving the reliability which can be achieved Titley Scientific Australia PO Box 133 Lawnton QLD 4501 T 61 07 3881 5577 E info titley scientific com Titley Scientific USA 601 Business Loop 70 Suite 105 Columbia Missouri 65203 2546 T 1573 442 8745 E usa titley scientific com Suitability for Species Identification The Roost Logger is NOT primarily intended for species identifica tion It is optimised for monitoring of temporal activity of bats in roost situations In such situations species identification is typically difficult because the bats are flying in high clutter and often there are several bats flying at one time Such circumstances make acoustic identification difficult because the calls produced tend to converge towards similar forms even for very different species Also familiar species may be producing calls which aren t often seen away from such situations Even if the Roost Logger is used in a situation where bats are flying in the open it will often make identification much more difficult than it would be with a detector such as an Anabat detector with a broad bandwidth microphon
18. scientific com Titley Scientific USA 601 Business Loop 70 Suite 105 Columbia Missouri 65203 2546 T 1573 442 8745 E usa titley scientific com Determination of temporal patterns of activity at a bat roost This case is similar to assessing a mine for activity though it may be of more interest to assess activity throughout the night This depends on the purpose of the monitoring If the purpose of the monitoring is to see how total numbers of bats vary across a season then monitoring throughout the night would be less important than monitoring over the first two hours after sunset Even though acoustic activity measures such as attainable with a Roost Logger cannot be expected to give accurate numbers of bats present there should still be a close correlation between activity and numbers So if other methods are used to count the bats such as IR video it may be that the acoustic activity could be calibrated by cases where the actual number of bats is known This allows a reasonable estimate of numbers of bats for extended periods without having to use the labourintensive video counting However remember that the same calibration parameters will not work the same for species with very different detectability So a change in species composition could compromise the accuracy of the acoustic estimates www litley scientific com 3 Titley Scientific UK EUROPE Llanmaes Estate Office St Fagans Cardiff CF5 6DU T 44 292
19. sensitivity at manufacture they can be relied upon to give comparable results However it is important to remember that the activity detected will still depend on the position of the Roost Logger in relation to where the bats are flying and on the species composition of the bats Mines of different dimensions could result in very different outflight patterns which could atfect detection rates for different reasons For example if bats are constrained to exit from a small portal they are likely to produce lower amplitude calls than if they are leaving a larger mine Also different species of bats can have very different detectability A key issue in assessing a mine could be avoiding detection of bats flying outside the mine but having roosted elsewhere The low sensitivity of the Roost Logger was chosen partly to lessen the chances of this ambiguity so the activity it detects will have come from a small volume of space around the microphone For mine assessment work if a really long run time is required it may be best to monitor only the period of the night when most activity would be expected ie the two hours after sunset That should give a good idea if the mine is a significant roost but it might miss other activity which still could be important eg the mine might be used as a mating site by bats which don t roost within it Titley Scientific Australia PO Box 133 Lawnton QLD 4501 T 61 07 3881 5577 E info titley
20. vice Manager www litley scientific com 8 Titley Scientific UK EUROPE Llanmaes Estate Office St Fagans Cardiff CF5 6DU T 44 2920 022 099 E uk titley scientific com TILEY SFC IIFESNETAEEREC EE ANABAT ee SYSTEMS AnaBat Roost Logger User Manual OPERATIONS CONT D Changing the Com port When you have finished installing the Roost Logger USB driver the Roost Logger will be automatically assigned with a Com port The Com port number should be any number below 10 in order to work with CFCread If the Com port has been assigned a number 10 or above you will need to change it You can check the Com port in the Device Manager e Open Device Manager see Page 6 e Roost Logger will appear in an entry under Ports Com and LPT This entry will indicate the port number To change the Com port e Right click on the Roost Logger entry e Click on Properties gt Port Settings gt Advanced You will see a box where you can enter a new port number from l to 9 Click on the drop down list from the COM port number box to see the options You may find that many of the options are marked as In Use We recommend selecting a port number which is not in use However if all the options are marked as In Use simply select port number 1 You will be warned that this could cause a conflict but that is unlikely unless you have more than one device trying to use the same port
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