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1. veges chou ERM Beno c 20 Depih Le t Deres Up me toe 10 Eu EU 90 1 SVT Tenepershae ecards vita aamen L 54 Ge 123 73 Garan Up 038 15 4 2003 00 128 77 Geek Dove 023 Lin 42002 12 m 5 4 2003 0503 00 3 2154 uso uo 1 53 Lip 4 E H 542x007 no 110 15 2709060300 124 73 Ly 54 010770 The setup of the camera is critical and there are several factors that can affect the quality and resolution of the pictures 28 Akralind 4 201 Iceland tel 354 595 3000 RIVERWATCHER Program Manual 2012 1 The placement of the camera To obtain the best pictures the distance from each fish to the camera must be the same all the time But the placement of the camera and the camera angle can be different from fish way to fish way because of different swimming speed and behaviour of the fish The before it can be necessary to make some changes after the first installation and after viewing the pictures 2 Intervals between pictures and number of pictures It is possible to set the interval between the pictures and also the number of pictures taken If the fish swims with high speed through the scanner frame and by the camera the int2. Cre Fish Counter WinAri Tungulekur Counter File Images About Tungulaekur v Add Remove Files Filter Create Report 18 7 2008 05 22 00 Depth mm Length cm Speed m s Generic Up 113 67 0 37 cm 0 10 20 30 40 50 70 0 al Silhouette 1 Tables Charts H 4 gt Insert fish Delete fish Goto date gt m Size Time Temperature File records Visibility Date Time _______ Length Category Direction Speed m s Frame pos File rr 8 7 2008 03 43 00 33 58 Generic Up 0 21 12 1 8 7 2008 22 24 00 106 63 Generic Up 0 21 11 1 E 9 7 2008 05 58 00 80 48 Generic Down 0 34 19 1 12 7 2008 08 56 00 42 25 Generic Down 0 81 37 1 12 7 2008 09 50 00 40 24 Generic 0 81 6 1 E 12 7 2008 10 42 00 52 31 Generic Down 0 83 12 1 14 7 2008 01 46 00 105 63 Generic Up 0 23 3 1 C Generic 14 7 2008 04 57 00 75 45 Generic 0 52 21 1 14 7 2008 16 22 00 104 62 Generic Up 0 2 10 1 15 7 2008 06 34 00 111 66 Generic Up 0 28 3 1 15 7 2008 10 47 00 52 31 Generic Down 0 35 17 1 16 7 2008 03 12 00 95 57 Generic Up 0 23 18 1 16 7 2008 09 46 00 67 40 Generic 019 10 1 17 7 2008 08 04 00 51 30 0 13 6 1 17 7 2008 08 06 00 57 34 Generic Up 0 38 1 18 7 2008 03 52 00 37 58 Generic Up 0 37 9 1 8 7 2008
3. size boundaries of the categories and to 37 oN determine which of them are to be Po c displayed on the charts You can also choose different colours to represent each category Apply X Cancel amp Settings z g 2 2 1 Communication In this window you can choose Communication method Com ports River Watcher type TS Diii communication method either through the serial port or a modem You can also choose which port on the computer Directory folder for data files to use when downloading data and which port to connect the modem to if the m counter has a built in telephone 18 e Akralind 4 e 201 K pavogur e Iceland e tel 354 595 3000 RIVERWATCHER Program Manual 2012 2 2 1 Categories Here you can change the length height ratio which is used to calculate the length SE Settings of the fish on the basis of their measured EX eee height It is possible to use different constants for each size groups of the T sorted fish groups This may be desirable if there are different relations between depth and length between fish groups a _ and between size groups within fish groups It is also possible to set a relative constant for calculations of the length according to the swimming direction If fish is calculated smaller on the way down then by
4. D 23 rw VI Tolo RR 23 Pe MS __ __________ __ 24 SE NEIN MT 24 c m 25 Miron S 26 REE nr nee E 26 3 0 5 Year COMM DAIS OI 27 3 Underwater camera connection 28 A d qoos 30 4 1 O 30 2 Akralind 4 201 Iceland tel 354 595 3000 RIVERWATCHER Program Manual 2012 The Riverwatcher Fish Counter The Riverwatcher is a Fish Counter for use in fish ladders barrier dams or other places where fish swim through a restricted passage Various versions are available and the counter can be adapted to local conditions in each individual instance The Riverwatcher consists of a Control Unit with software a Scanner Unit with cables solar panel batteries and a computer program for processing the data The Scanner Unit can be thought of as a gate that is placed in the fish ladder It controls the emissions of infrared light beams from the light emitting one side of the Scanner Unit and the signals from the receivers on the other side of the unit When a fish swims through the Scanner Unit it interrupts the beams the silhouette of the fish being used to count it and calculate its size One c
5. im 22 Select install to install the program The wizard is ready to begin installation Click Install to begin the installation If you want to review or change any of your installation settings click Back Click Cancel to exit the wizard InstallShield 9 Akralind 4 201 Iceland tel 354 595 3000 RIVERUWATCHER Program Manual 2012 PL2303 USB to Serial InstallShield Wizard 23 To finish the installation press the finish InstallShield Wizard Complete b tt n The InstallShield wizard has successfully installed PL2303 USB to Serial Click Finish to exit the wizard TATE ltem 24 To make sure the USB to serial program 9r BH is installed go to the Device manager m again and check it IEEE 1394 Bus host controllers Imaging devices Keyboards Mice and other pointing devices i3 Modems 5 Monitors Network adapters Ports COM amp LPT Intel R Active Management Technology SOL Prolific USB to Serial Comm Port COMS 1 1 2 You have previous data you want to upgrade with your program 1 2Installing newer version Import existing data into new Winari database Absolute Database Import Export Too 1 Ifthere are upgrading Winari and have already data you need to import exsisting data into the new data b
6. 29 ter Mouse a Go to control Panel Device Network and Internet AutoPlay and Sond Change default settings for media or devices Play CDs or other media automatically M a n a e r d b b cl C k n D evi ce Programs 5 Sound gt Adjust system volume Change system sounds Manage audio devices Power Options a n r Personalization Change battery settings Change what the power buttons do Clock Language and Region Require a password when the computer wakes Change when the computer sleeps Face of ACCESS Adjust screen brightness Display Make text and other items larger or smaller Adjust screen resolution Connect to projector Connect to an external display ay Windows Mobility Center dy Adjust commonly used mobility settings Adjust settings before giving a presentation 24 Lenovo s System Health and Diagnostics 6 Check system health Diagnose problems View system information Pine Lenovo s Power Controls Lenovo s Airbag Protection Adjust protection settings File Action View Help B rmi mi oe E 4 HEIDALAPTOP ag Batterie il Computer Disk drives By Display adapters IDE ATA ATAPI controllers Q IEEE 1394 Bus host controllers Imaging devices Keyboards I Mice and other pointing devices 2 Modems amp Monitors 5 Network adapters 17 Select por
7. make the database In this window you can remove or add new files measurements and comments The File nr is the number of the file that is being imported to the database 2 3 3 Connect 2 3 3 1 The files Add Remove Files H 4 gt gt i Add File Remove File Close Fil i enr Date from Date to 1 8 10 2009 11 17 00 9 11 2009 14 28 43 ename Filenam C Users Heidal Desktop Vaki 201012009 5 1_ Salmon Down Salmon Up Trout Up Trout Down 0 0 0 0 The following four types of file are stored in the folder when data is transferred from the control unit arvfiles which contain data on the size of the fish the time of registration and the direction the fish were swimming and the position in the scanner frame These are the main files for each record imgfiles which contains a silhouette image of each fish this makes it possible to examine and sort all the fish recorded and count them to check the numbers recorded automatically by the counter 15 e Akralind 4 e 201 K pavogur e Iceland e tel 354 595 3000 RIVERUWATCHER Program Manual 2012 vsbfiles which contain data from the visibility test this can be used to check whether all the LEDs light emitting diodes were functioning properly during the period when registrations were made The storing capacity in the vsb file is 100 days tdtfiles which contains temperature records for the
8. 05 22 00 113 67 Generic 0 37 8 1 18 7 2008 09 24 00 95 57 Generic Up 0 2 8 1 21 7 2008 73 43 Generic Up 0 18 9 1 21 7 2008 70 42 Generic Down 018 6 1 21 7 2008 00 32 00 70 42 Up 0 06 1 21 7 2008 18 49 00 33 59 Generic Up 0 23 11 1 Not fish 21 7 2008 23 18 00 99 59 Up 018 9 1 21 7 2008 23 21 00 85 51 Generic Up 0 25 8 1 21 7 2008 23 23 00 111 66 Generic Up 0 38 17 1 22 7 2008 00 42 00 58 34 Generic Up 0 31 10 1 22 7 2008 08 01 00 103 61 Generic Up 0 46 11 1 22 7 2008 08 43 00 100 60 Generic Down 1 28 30 1 22 7 2008 17 53 00 33 58 Generic Up 0 26 10 1 23 7 2008 21 15 00 111 66 Generic Up 0 27 12 1 24 7 2008 23 34 00 45 27 Genetic Up 0 23 9 1 8g 17 2791 User Manual for Riverwatcher PC Program Version 4 33 Program Manual 2012 Table of Contents HEN Se ME 3 1 ER 4 4 1 1 1 First time user data nennen nnns 4 1 1 2 You have previous data you want to upgrade with your program 10 1 2 EW El VOLS ON 10 2 Jesse the pres diis ________ __ ME Mr on 12 DNs Die VCS ACO 12 2 2 TODIDO _____________ _ _____
9. 1 right during the period 25 9 2010 D 26 3 2010 0 0 1 Each line represents day 2742010 D D 61 1 and Scanner 1 and Scanner 2 8 32010 0 T 62 1 have one column each If the _ 29 9 2010 0 0 B3 1 value is 0 the diodes are _ 30 3 2010 0 0 functioning right but other _ 1 10 2010 al 210 2010 0 0 61 1 numbers show which diodes 210 010 have been blocked for more than 30minutes in one hour period Battery faults can either show 0 or 1 where 0 means that the Voltage has been higher than 11 2 Volt while 1 means that the Voltage has fallen under 11 2 V This test says nothing about how long the Voltage has been under the limits only it has been under for some period that particular day File nr is as before to show which file in the database you are working with 23 e Akralind 4 e 201 K pavogur e Iceland e tel 354 595 3000 RIVERWATCHER Program Manual 2012 2 8 The Chart field By pressing Charts the chart module is opened but only for the sort categories Generic Not Fish etc or and the period that is active in the database set under Filter For more details see chapter 3 7 3 8 1 Stacked Chart This chart shows the migration patterns of the fish either for i Time period Categories Visible size groups the full period or over a ah e d CHE Not fish selected part of it On the Y 8102009 Time sin 2 aa axis the number of
10. 6 2010 19 38 00 35 57 Generic Up 0 95 33 24 6 2010 11 59 00 m 36 Generic 0 44 1 24 6 2010 14 18 00 54 Generic 0 97 1 1 7 2010 08 48 00 Generic TIENE NENNEN 1 72010 20 13 00 156 3 Generic 056 2 7 2010 11 46 00 50 1 03 3 7 2010 12 45 00 100 Generic Up 214 27 1 32 7 2010 15 52 00 135 81 Generic Up 0 76 24 t Nat fish 3 7 2010 22 22 00 32 55 Generic Up 0 76 33 4 7 2010 07 01 00 150 30 Generic Up 0 77 29 1 4 7 2010 08 53 00 110 Generic Up 1 28 5 4 7 2010 10 46 00 125 75 Generic Up 0 88 26 1 4 7 2010 12 29 00 177 196 Generic Up 0 97 38 4 7 2010 17 36 00 132 78 Generic Up 1 12 33 3 7 1 Size Time The first field shows the date and time for each registration Depth shows the scanned height of the fish in mm Length shows calculated length in cm Depth L D ratio for actual size group Category shows in what group the fish was sorted Direction shows the swimming direction Speed is shown in m sec Frame pos shows the position of the fish in the scanner frame e g the number of the uppermost diode used to draw up the silhouette image of the fish The diodes are 96 in each row no 1 is at the top and no 96 is at the bottom File nr shows which file in the database you are working with It is possible to sort the database by pressing the top of any column e g by size or direction It is also possible to select many fish at the same time mark them blue if the d
11. changing this constant to e g 1 3 the program will calculate the size of all down fish 30 bigger This can be appropriate if the fish has to jump into the scanner frame and therefore the shadow is deeper than the shadow of the same fish swimming down z Settings 2 2 1 Camera images Visible Images In Camera images you can choose how F magst Image Image 2 Image 7 many images are shown in the digital Image 3 Image Image 4 Image 9 camera field of the program uico Automatically play video Apply X Cancel 2 2 1 Charts 2 4 5 TIME CHART e MS Eu Select the settings for the temperature SSS shown in the charts Celsius or Tenge Fahrenheit Also it is possible to select mee daily average or measurements with three hour intervals shown Activate the operating status to see the results from the VSB file on the chart And under Units Celcius Daily average C Fahrenheit Length Chart It is possible to set their solution in the length chart 19 e Akralind 4 e 201 K pavogur e Iceland e tel 354 595 3000 RIVERUWATCHER Program Manual 2012 2 4 5 2 LENGTH CHART To choose charts length resolution change the value in the length Chart resolution cm window 2 4 5 3 PRINT MARGINS To change the charts placement on the reports choose the distance value on top left Right bottom 2 4 5 Report settings To choose what in
12. pavogur e Iceland e tel 354 595 3000 RIVERWATCHER Program Manual 2012 memory is erased after each downloading Counter last reset time shows the date and time of last reset By pressing ResetCounter all data from the control unit is erased Do not erase data before all files are securely downloaded and saved By pressing the Battery Visibility button you can check the power on the battery and also run a test that tells you if all the diodes are functioning right The green dots in the lower right corner indicate activity on the serial port The following test is shown for each of the two diode rows In the example to the left everything is OK and nothing is blocking the diodes but in the example to the right something is blocking the highest part of both diode rows Battery and Visibility Battery and Visibility Upper scanner Upper scanner Lower scanner Lower scanner Batter 128 V Ni Battery 130 V View Data shows in a graphical way the file that is being transferred from the control unit see charts under chapter 3 5 Under Settings you can choose which file types you transfer from the control unit while pressing Upload starts the transmission All files are given a name based on the name of the river and the date when the data is transferred these may be altered as in other Windows programs If the names are changed then it is important that the four files from each downloading have t
13. period the temperature is recorded automatically every three hours and the file can store 2 000registrations The storing capacity in the tdt file is therefore more than eight months 2 3 3 2 Direct connection To retrieve data from the control unit connect it to the computer using the transfer cable and the appropriate COM port Switch on the control unit and click the Connect option in the program The following will appear on the screen Connected to Salmon River Counter Clock Counting Results 17 3 2011 12 27 23 m Upload data from Counter Apprximated upload time i sec Total movements since Counter was ast reset 0 Settings Counter last reset time DU program version 375 DU free memory 100 3714 2011 11 50 00 Reset Counter Scanner not connected 4 B Upload Close The date and time of the day on the control unit DU Clock will appear automatically under Counter Clock It is important to check if the DU clock and the date are right if not it has to be changed Counting Results are displayed automatically and shows the status on the control unit s display It does not have to be the same numbers as on the file that is transferred since it is possible to reset the control unit from the computer That might be preferred if you want to show on the DU the total migration for the whole period but the Erasing data 16 e Akralind 4 e 201 K
14. v Digital Camera Delete C t i elete Counter Repair Database Export Counter Go to fish record Import Counter Copy Chart to clipboard Create report Copy Silhouette to clipboard Settings Print Chart Export to Excel Exit 12 e Akralind 4 e 201 K pavogur e Iceland e tel 354 595 3000 RIVERUWATCHER Program Manual 2012 2 2 1 Counter New counter Here can you add the counters that are used in the database of the program They are given name description phone number and counter number Modify counter Here can you modify the counters that are used in the database of the program They are given name description phone number and counter number Delete counter Here can you delete the counters that are used in the database of the program Export counter Here can you export counter to another computer user Import counter Here can you import counter from another computer user Create report Here can you report that statistics of fish swimming up and down the river Statistical graphs are also drawn up The fish amount versus time Settings This is used to change the name or size range of the categories choose other colours for the charts and set the communication port COM port to be used for data transfer to the computer In addition the user can choose length depth constant for each fish group This constant is used to calculate the length of the fish by using measured depth Under settings i
15. AKIWinari is installed You have successfully completed the InstallAware Wizard for Winari To dose this wizard dick Finish 7 active the video function of Winari Exception EOleSysError in module winari exe at 00002400 it IS necessary to install vlc If this 03 Class not registered program 15 not installed Winari will show this error sign 5 Akralind 4 201 Kopavogur Iceland tel 354 595 3000 RIVERWAT CHER Program Manual 2012 8 To install vic open the vaki winari yaaa Uer file og to Program files Vaki winari a select Vic to install winari Date modified 24 2 2011 09 32 Type Application ize 440 9 Then Installer Language window show up Select language 10 Click on next to continue on the welcome to Video LAN VLC media player setup window Welcome to the VideoLAN VLC the installation of VideoLAN VLC media player 0 8 6c Itis recommended that you all other applications before starting Setup This will make it possible to update relevant system files without having to reboot your Click Next to continue VideoLAN VLC mediaplayer 08 6 Setup 11 Agree the License Agreement by License Agreement Please review the license terms before instaling VideoLAN VLC media player 0 8 6c clicking next to continue Press Page Down to see the rest of the agreement GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICEN
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17. Winari folder 2 winari setup The type Applicatio Click on winari_setup logo and run it n 2 Winari InstallAware Wizard 3 Then the following window should See fader where setup vd ctl es open Make sure the Winariis installed to C Program Files vaki Winari Then press next Required Disk Space 37 959 KB Remaining Disk Space 197 242 MB Je 4 Akralind 4 201 Iceland tel 354 595 3000 RIVERWATCHER Program Manual 2012 Winn Instalar Wizard e 4 The Program Folder should be Select Program Folder Select the location where you would like to create new shortcuts Winarl Choose to install this ee ae Eee ee MS application for either all user or just new folder inue name or accept the suggested name Click Next to continue program Folder current user Then press next Install this application for Anyone who uses this computer all users C Only for me current user notior Vo 5 The installing window will show up Installing Winari The program features you selected are being configured Click next when the installation is 19 Please wait while the InstallAware Wizard installs Winari This may take finished several minutes Status Key Software Classes arv Name Value 6 Next select Run Winari now and PNE AUNT MONIS press finish Then the V
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19. able runs between the Scanner plates and there is one cable connecting the Scanner to the Control Unit Data sent from the Scanner Unit to the Control Unit which can then be transferred to a computer program consist of the height of the fish the date and time it swam through the Scanner Unit the temperature of the river the results of a vision test which is carried out at regular intervals to check on the condition of the Scanner Unit s light emitting diodes and a silhouette image of every fish so the counting s can be verified afterwards 3 Akralind 4 201 Iceland tel 354 595 3000 RIVERWATCHER Program Manual 2012 1 Getting started The program can be reach at support riverwatcher is or on Riverwatcher webpage under Support http www riverwatcher is Support Please select one of the options below before installing the program that fit your situation and after that follow the correct installation practice 1 First time user or no data available 2 You have previous data you want to upgrade with your program Installation 1 1 1 First time user or no data available Download program from webpage or via e mail When the program is run this window opens This is done in four steps TA HN XEM 77 1 Download program from Yee ee webpage or via e mail EN gm VAKIWinari file is saved in Program file and under T and
20. adder or both together which is the most common setting Samon River From 8 10 2010 8 11 2010 Up Down 44 95 90 as 80 7 70 65 60 55 50 45 40 35 5 025222222222 th uM RM 5 X gt D 15 10 0 5 10 25 VAKI Akralind 4 201 K pavogur Iceland tel 354 595 3000 RIVERUWATCHER Program Manual 2012 3 8 3 Migration Chart This shows the time of the day when the fish were recorded As with the previous charts you can examine a particular period or size category in greater detail and choose between fish passing up or down the ladder or examine both groups together Yen 4 Month Day How Month gt 3 8 4 Length Chart This shows the breakdown of the fish by size category In addition to examining one or more size categories in greater detail and using the Year Month Day and Hour buttons to select periods you can also alter the units on the X axis and set them from 1 to 10 cm according to the category you wish to examine under Settings 4 0 eHow a Hout 4 Hori e Sacked Time Migation Length Year 26 Akralind 4 201 Kopavogur Iceland tel 354 595 3000 RIVERWATCHER 2012 3 8 5 Year Comparison Chart This chart shows the comparison of the migration pattern between yea
21. ase that is done with the program DBimportexport Import tables from BDE ODBC Export tables to BDE Next gt 10 Akralind 4 e 201 K pavogur Iceland e tel 354 595 3000 RIVERWAT CHER Program Manual 2012 Absolute Database Import Export Tool 2 Choose Import tables from DBE ODBC and press Next Please select the source for import Import Source Import using BDE Alias ODBC DSN C Import from folder Paradox DB ase Cancel Absolute Database Import Export Tool e SE 3 Choose Import using DBE Alias ODBC Import Aliases Select tables to import DSN and press Next 100ary db SuperOffice lt Back Next gt Absolute Databaze import J Export Toni MIJ 4 Choose winari as import aliases and select all tables to import and click Next Select new or existing database file to import to Write winari abs in the database file field and click next The program will now import all Winari data into database Click Finish Now the data will be accessible in Winari lt Back Next gt Cancel 1 1 Akralind 4 e 201 K pavogur Iceland e tel 354 595 3000 RIVERUWAT CHER Program Manual 2012 2 Using the program 2 1 The Interface The interface is easy to use and provides excellent overview over the collected data Moreover it includes variety of tables and charts for viewing and analy
22. atabase is being sorted Just hold down the Ctrl button while selecting lines with a mouse click 29 Akralind 4 201 Iceland tel 354 595 3000 RIVERWATCHER Program Manual 2012 3 7 2 he temperature Size Time Temperature File records Visibility field shows the date and time for each _ storyindex temperature registration 210 2010 18 00 00 30 shows the electrical value from the _ 2 10 2010 21 00 00 T scanner used for calculating the TID TENET temperature in Celsius or Fahrenheit 13 10 2010 06 00 00 T 5B shown in Calc Temp and File I 1 et lolo lll 3 10 2010 09 00 00 29 5 6 shows which file in the database you 310 2010 12 00 00 29 5 8 are working with 3 10 2010 15 00 00 29 5 8 3 10 2010 18 00 00 28 3 10 2010 21 00 00 28 3 7 3 File records contains the counting result from each that make the database and information on measuring period comments and where to find the file Size Time Temperature File records Visibility Inde Startdate MissE nddate comments D 1111 6 2010 15 59 00 15 10 2010 14 16 00 800 4 441 1 0 3 7 4 The Visibility field shows if the light emitting diodes have been functioning Size Time Temperature File records visibility 24 3 2010 D T
23. ervals must be short but if the fish even stops in front of the camera then the intervals should be longer This is something that has to be set specially for each installation 3 Light conditions The camera that is used to take pictures uses infra red light when the light condition gets poorer To get optimal resolution it might give better results to install an extra infra red light or a regular light with the camera especially if the fish is migrating during the night and late in summer autumn This is different between installations 29 e Akralind 4 e 201 K pavogur e Iceland e tel 354 595 3000 RIVERWATCHER Program Manual 2012 4 Error sources There are different errors that can occur while using the program 4 1 Error in line Sometimes it can happen that an error occurs in some of the lines in the ARV file This is usually caused by bad connection over modem Below is an example of ARV file with two error lines file A This error is easy to fix all the columns have to be linear so in File B both the lines have been fixed If there are some data missing from a line then the date put in the new line must be in accordance with the date and time in the lines before and after The meaning of the columns in the file are A Fish height mm B Scanned length cm C Position in frame D Month E Day F Hour G Minute H up or down I Code river Name of counter North ladder date Date of download 21 08 2003
24. fish in each size group is shown per day and the date is on the X axis __Showal_ Press the Filter button to A examine categories together at a time and you can the boundaries for the category sizes see chapter 3 6 Settings Use the Year Month Day and Hour buttons to examine particular periods in greater detail Tables Charts 4 Yea Morth lt Day All Hour gt Day gt Month Yox gt Stacked Time Migration Length Year Compaison 220 EE fv LG s 210 4 P jm 195 x Eg 190 Ua 185 1 180 T 1 175 170 1 Liv 1 HH f 24 nnne nenne nennen nennen nenne denen nnne n nenne nnn denn nennen nenne denne nnns 165 mt 160 tn V 4 5 A V y Y ni Vi 145 mi 3 140 hj ni 35 y i 130 i in du 5 n E AN pe d 510 WL h We fu eo H 5 105 Im nn Y 5 2 100 A 222209 Vu J q 95 X j 90 V ae ni CN Y 80 The Operating Status green bar on the X axis shows how the system has been performing over the period If the light diodes have been blinded for more than 20minutes of the last 60 minutes then the green bar turns to red for that day It also happens if the power of
25. formation s are shown on the Reports go to Report settings Available information s for the reports are Counting tables stacked chart Time Chart Migrating chart Length Chart and Year comparison Chart SE Settings WE Settings Time Chart Length Chart Print Margins Length Chart resolution 5 gt Apply x Cancel Time Chart Length Chart Print Margins Lett 10 2 Right 10 2 Bottom fio 2 Apply x Cancel Items to be incluted v Counting tables Stacked Chart Time Chart Migrating Chart Length Chart Year Comparsion Chart Apply X Cancel 20 Akralind 4 201 Iceland tel 354 595 3000 RIVERWAT CHER Program Manual 2012 r Filter Settings 2 4 5 Filter Time period Categories Visible size groups In the program it is possible to work with From Smal 21 6 2010 gt Time ze the whole database or selected part of it by selecting the group from the 210 2010 Time Direction Categories By Time period you can g y y Show E also choose certain time period to look at Select also the direction and size groups to look at in the charts 2 5 Create Report E Report Preview PRINT Shortcut to print out reports 251 EXIT 0 Page 1 of 4 2 6 Silhouette By pressing the silhouette button
26. he same name 17 e Akralind 4 e 201 K pavogur e Iceland e tel 354 595 3000 RIVERWATCHER Program Manual 2012 2 3 3 3 Modem connection If the control unit is fitted with a telephone connection and a modem then it is possible to dial up a connection at any time to download data from the mere ie control unit at any time or for regular checking Insert the counters telephone number and press Dial When connection is made between the control unit and the computer the picture from chapter 3 3 2 is displayed All the functions are the same as with direct connection When downloading big files via mobile modem some problems may occur if the telephone connection is bad Then it is better to download more frequently and erase the memory after each download 2 4 Settings This is used to change the name or size range of the categories choose other colours for the charts and set the communication port COM port to be used for data transfer to the computer In addition the user can choose length depth constant for each fish group This constant is used to calculate the length of the fish by using measured depth Under settings it is also possible to change some settings on the charts Settings z g 2 4 1 S 7 G r p f Size Groups Communication Categories Camera images Charts Report settings Length upto Wisible Color Use this option to change the names or
27. rs just add files to the database for the wanted periods 27 Akralind 4 201 Iceland e tel 354 595 3000 RIVERWATCHER Program Manual 2012 3 Underwater camera connection optional An option to the Riverwatcher is to connect an underwater camera to the system Then the scanner is used as a trigger for the camera that takes up to five pictures of the fish Then the photos are linked to the silhouette image drawn by the infra red scanner so it becomes possible to identify species sex and other information of value to the user This is only possible with a special PC version where a computer with a special program replaces the yellow control unit The advantage of this method is that the user who examines the data can quickly go through the photos and analyse them on the computer Information is automatically stored in a database file among other data on time of passage size temperature and a silhouette image of the fish from the infrared scanner Graphs of the migration pattern can be viewed immediately For instance as total number of fish by species or gender The size distribution of each fish species can be viewed and water temperature changes over the season Having all the information stored in one database with digital images greatly reduces the work required to analyse date on fish abundance and gives more reliable information behaviour pattern of fish complex river ecosystems
28. s being installed Extract Show details Nullsoft Install System v2 27 2 Completing the VideoL AN VLC media player 0 8 6c Setup Wizard VideoLAN VLC media player 0 8 6c has been installed on your computer Click Finish to close this wizard V Run VideoLAN VLC media player 0 8 6c Show Readme Visit the VideoLAN VLC media player Website 12 Choose the Components select type of install is Recommended and then press next 13 Choose Install Location and let the destination folder be C Program File VideoLAN VLC and press Install 14 The installing window will show up Just wait for the program to be installed Press next when the Installation is finished 15 Select Run Video LAN VLC media player and press Finished 7 e Akralind 4 e 201 K pavogur e Iceland e tel 354 595 3000 RIVERWAT CHER Program Manual 2012 1 Comport To connect the computer to the frame without internet connection usb serial convertor needs to be innstalled on the computer Insert the usb converter CD that was deliverd with the with the frame It is not from any specific producer so the installation could be Sligtly different Run the cd from the Removable Storage 16 Check if there comperter er already SA Control Panel Insert Control Panel Home Hardware and Sound 7 Devices and Printers S Adda device Add
29. sing figures and numbers The program interface is divided into four main fields 1 Toolbar ML ee a 4m Fees Correct Bites ar 0 ff 1232003 1355 Dept nt joe NI 2 The Silhouette Image The silhouette image field gives information about the size and form Goto date y in Seed Fave Fev __ 032 11 1 108 Samon Down 3 The Digital Camera Fiele The digital camera field provides you with the possibility to distinguish e between different species and group tbe fish in predefined groups 71 4 The Table Chart Fielc Shows detailed information on each fish Five different charts shows the whole season time of day missing one size graph and compare more than one season together 2 2 The Toolbars The main toolbar shows counter file images and about buttons These buttons will be described in this chapter 3 1 The button toolbar is part of the silhouette image field and is described in chapter 4 Has a shortcut on the other toolbar except the empty window and the filter button WinAri lax Counter File Images About v Add Remove Files Filter Create Report Close New Counter Add Remove Files v Silhouette Modify Counter Connect
30. t is also possible to change some settings on the charts Exit For exit and close down the program This does not affect the work done in the database 2 2 2 File Add remove files By adding files in the database the user is able to analyse silhouette images of each fish and sort the fish in different groups by the look It is possible to add several files to the same database and make several databases for different counters In this database it is possible to look at each single fish in addition to other registrations such as depth speed position in the counter swimming direction etc Connect This function is used for download data from the control unit When data is downloaded four types of file exist Each with a different function and they are stored in the same folder If the 13 Akralind 4 201 K pavogur Iceland tel 354 595 3000 RIVERUWATCHER Program Manual 2012 control unit is fitted with a connection to a mobile telephone and modem then it is possible to dial up a connection to the counter at any time for monitoring and data collection Go to fish record Select date to go to to see counted fish in on that date Copy chart to clipboard Here you can copy the active chart to the clipboard and then paste it if working with other documents Copy Silhouette to clipboard This module is used to copy silhouette to clipboard Print Chart This module is for printing the active chart Expor
31. t to Excel This module exports data to excel 2 2 3 Images Silhouette Here you can able disable the silhouette image field from the main program interface Digital Camera Here you can able disable the digital camera field from the main program interface 2 2 4 About This gives information about the current edition of the program in use and about VAKI The Winari program is designed for Windows 95 98 W2K XP and consists of following main modules 2 3 The silhouette image field To toolbar over the silhouette image field are shortcuts from the main toolbar except the filter button and the silhouette button This chapter will go through the lower menu bar and the silhouette image field 14 e Akralind 4 e 201 K pavogur e Iceland e tel 354 595 3000 RIVERWATCHER 2012 Program Manual foomo tome 0s mtm Dan pet Pos wet f C ib b 2 3 1 The Window Choose active river watcher 2 3 2 Add Remove files tb 70 b It is possible to build a database for each fish counter created and sort the registrations in predefined groups using the silhouette images of each fish When new data is downloaded into the program press Add Remove Files and the following is displayed If the data from the Control Unit is downloaded every week new sets of files are made every time arv img tdt vsb and they together
32. the deep cycle battery has gone under 11 2 Volts 24 e Akralind 4 e 201 K pavogur e Iceland e tel 354 595 3000 RIVERWATCHER Program Manual 2012 3 8 2 Time Chart This chart shows the migration pattern of the fish over the period related with the length of the fish The length of the fish is shown on the Y axis and time on the X axis Positive lengths denote ascending fish and negative lengths descending fish Each column represents one fish click on a column for the image of each fish and information about the length the registration time size category depth in scanner and swimming direction The fish may be divided into three size categories as specified by the user under Settings Specific periods may be selected by clicking the buttons for Year Month Day and Hour To enlarge individual parts of the display hold the left mouse button down and drag the mouse pointer downwards and to the right To restore the full display hold the left mouse button down and drag the mouse pointer upwards and to the left To examine earlier or later periods hold the right mouse button down and drag the mouse pointer to the left or right The size categories can be changed easily by altering the specified length boundaries Also you can specify the categories to be examined by clicking the Visible size groups field in Settings Under Direction you can choose whether you examine fish that climbed or descended the l
33. the silhouette field screen shows no silhouette silhouette one silhouette two or both silhouettes at the same time 2 Table field The Table field beneath the silhouette image shows the date and time for each passing fish the depth and calculated length Depth x Length depth ratio under Settings in addition to categories swimming direction speed the position in the scanner and the number of the file in the database Under Categories to the left of the table there is a possibility to sort the fish in different groups species using the silhouette image and other information from the data file Under certain circumstances the counter can register some disturbances in the water surface or objects that are not fish Then it is possible to go through the silhouette images and manually sort these registrations either as Not Fish or delete them from the database The table beneath the silhouette image has four fields Size Time Temperature File records and Visibility 21 e Akralind 4 e 201 K pavogur e Iceland e tel 354 595 3000 RIVERWATCHER Program Manual 2012 sized Time Temperature File 21 X paterne __ Depth engem Destin Saee pos fstoyines 21 6 2010 17 53 00 52 mm Up 21 6 2010 19 10 00 50 30 Generic Up 0 92 2 23 6 2010 12 21 00 157 34 Generic Up 1 42 33 CES 23 6 2010 13 45 00 145 87 Generic Up 059 32 23
34. time Time of Download 12 39 00 Startdatetime Coded reset time amp date 66977 6805556 Endadatetime Coded download time amp date 3 854 5270833 Count values Sal up 1730 Tr up 51 Sal dwn 6 Fish numbers counted in this file Tr down 8 comments images file North ladder 20030821 visability file Names of the related image temperature North ladder 20030821 vsb and counter status files temperature file North ladder 20030821 data 0 3 7 30 16 20 Date amp time of last counter reset 30 Akralind 4 201 Iceland tel 354 595 3000 RIVERWATCHER Program Manual 2012 File A A B C D E F G H 102 53 44 6 29 7 55 16 110 43 47 6 29 8 0 16 90 51 16 6 29 9 47 16 127 57 59 6 95 52 72 6 29 10 10 16 96 71 69 6 29 10 14 0 102 52 47 6 29 10 25 16 102 5 44 6 29 7 55 16 110 43 47 6 29 8 0 16 90 51 16 6 29 9 47 16 127 57 59 6 29 10 2 16 95 52 72 6 29 10 10 16 96 71 69 6 29 10 14 0 102 52 47 6 29 10 25 16 The ARV files the raw data from the counter If they to changed or altered then make a copy of the original one and make changes to the copy 31 Akralind 4 201 Iceland tel 354 595 3000 RIVERUWATCHER
35. ts and see if there are Comm port there If the are not you have to install it Sound video and game controllers System devices Universal Serial Bus controllers s s Gore mes T T 18 If the program is not installed insert Poe cae the CD to the computer and run it 3j Recent Places Devices with Removable Storage 1 Libraries DVD RW Drive D TU S9 Documents 0 bytes free of 88 4 MB CDFS Music DVD RW Drive D TU S9 Space free 0 bytes File system CDFS e CD Drive Total size 88 4 MB 8 VAKI e Akralind 4 e 201 Kopavogur e Iceland e tel 354 595 3000 RIVERWAT CHER Program Manual 2012 19 Dobble click on Run Autorun and press e DVD RW Drive D TU S9 yes on the Run button Always do this for software and games Install or run program from your media i Run Autorun exe Wey Publisher not specified General options Open folder to view files using Windows Explorer View more AutoPlay options in Control Panel 20 For this Converter click on Install Driver Install Driver User s Guide Product Registration Exit 2 USE Converter 1059 21 Press next on the wolcome window Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for PL2303 USB to Serial The InstallShield Wizard will install PL2303 USB to Serial on your computer To continue click Next
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