Remote Acoustic Wildlife Monitoring System

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Remote Acoustic Wildlife Monitoring System

• Group 2 Arthur Pang Nilay Patel
• ECE 445 Final Presentation
• December 2, 2009

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Introduction

• Idea from Prof. Jones
• Endangered frogs
• Biologists needs
• Current methods

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Objective

• Set it and forget it system
• Many different environments
• Record both sound and weather data
• Useful data
• User-friendly interface
• Easily retrievable data

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Changes from Original Design

• Continuous running fan
• Different weather station
• Extra temperature sensor
• Mostly in the LabVIEW software

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Our Solution
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Sunflex Grade A 80W Solar Panel
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Weatherproof Case
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Morningstar ProStar-15 Solar Charge Controller
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Compulab Fit-PC2
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SunXtender 12V 69Ah lead-acid battery
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NI USB-9162 DAQ
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Oregon Scientific WMR100N
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Weather Sensors
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Microphone
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Remote Desktop Connection
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Globe Motors 12V Fan
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LabVIEW Software
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Code Layout
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Software Testing Debugging

• LabVIEW debugging tool
• Continuous compilation
• Modular testing, increasing the complexity each
  time
• Link between RAWMS and the Weather station
  software

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Software Testing Debugging

• WakeOnStandby worked for single sleep/wake cycle
• Tried to add multiple sleep/wake cycles
  functionality
• Very unreliable
• Probable cause simple BIOS of the PC
• Auto Power-On and Shutdown
• Single sleep/wake cycle was sufficient for Prof.
  Jones

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Integration Testing

• Planned for a week of testing
• Tested Wed, Fri, Sat
• Skipped Thursday because our battery was more
  than 50 discharged
• 5 hour blocks from 7AM to 12PM

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Wednesday 11/25

• Sunrise 652AM, Sunset 424PM

Sunrise Sunset times by the U.S. Naval
Observatory
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Friday 11/27

• Sunrise 656AM, Sunset 423PM

Sunrise Sunset times by the U.S. Naval
Observatory
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Saturday 11/28

• Sunrise 657AM, Sunset 422PM

Sunrise Sunset times by the U.S. Naval
Observatory
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Successes Challenges

• Able to get many components donated
• PC Sleep/Wake Cycles
• Recording
• PC-DAQ Initialization
• Wireless/Wired Connection

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Recommendations for Future

• Get wireless working
• Power the weather base station from the battery
• Fan control
• Mic array/Camera to determine location
• Multiple sleep/wake cycles per day
• Smaller size
• More cost effective

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Ethical Considerations

• Lead-acid battery
• User guide for proper usage

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Special Thanks to

• Prof. Jones Prof. Carney
• Kieran Levin
• Dr. Andrew Watchorn
• Dave Switzer
• Scott McDonald
• Morningstar Corporation
• SunXtender
• Globe Motors

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Thank You

• Questions?