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Introduction
Song Meter® with Analysis and Remote Transfer, or SMART™, is a multi-channel, ultrasonic audio recording and analysis platform from Wildlife Acoustics®.
Getting Started
The first time you use a SMART System, we recommend setting it up in an accessible location, such as an office. This will make it easier to configure the SMART and perform any necessary troubleshooting.
Microphone Settings and Schedules
Each microphone connected to a SMART Controller can have its own Setting Profile and Schedule Profile. These profiles determine when the microphone is active; the settings it uses to detect, record, and analyze bat echolocations; and set the scheduling of microphone sensitivity testing and moisture clearing.
- Select a Microphone Setting Profile and Schedule Profile
  Each microphone attached to a single SMART Controller can have a unique Setting Profile and Schedule Profile selected from the ones included by default or that you create yourself.
- Creating and Editing Settings Profiles
  The Setting Profiles tab is where you can create and edit profiles to apply to each of the SMART System's microphones.
- SMART MIC-1 Settings
  Each SMART MIC-1 microphone connected to a SMART System can have independent settings. These settings govern everything from basic audio parameters to parameters defining how the SMART System detects bat pulses in each microphone's recorded audio.
- SMART MIC-1 Schedules
  Each microphone attached to a SMART System can run an independent schedule, which determines when the microphone will monitor for bat activity each day.
- Change Microphone Name (Prefix)
  Each microphone attached to a SMART Controller can be given a unique name, or prefix. This prefix is used as part of the file name of any recording, results table, or log file associated with the microphone.
SMART Controller Configuration
Before you deploy the SMART System, you should configure basic system and network settings. These include login credentials, date, location, and network configuration settings.
Data Management
The SMART System stores recordings and logs on its internal drive initially, and it can periodically transfer new data to a USB or networked storage drive.
Installing SMART
Installing the SMART System on a wind turbine, meteorological tower, or similar structure requires careful planning. Proper connectivity, grounding, and microphone placement will help ensure a successful deployment.
Bat Activity Alarms and Control System Integration
The SMART System can integrate with a windfarm SCADA network or similar control system to perform acoustically triggered curtailment (ATC). You can define custom alarms that detect bat activity based on custom-defined parameters. When these alarms trigger, you can send control signals to other devices on a control system to trigger turbine shutdowns.
Troubleshooting
Specifications
SMART Enclosure
The SMART Enclosure is a preconfigured, weatherproof enclosure that can be purchased with the SMART System.
SMART API and Command Reference
The SMART System software includes utilities, command-line scripts, and APIs that can be used for additional customized programming of the SMART System.
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Except as specifically provided herein, Wildlife Acoustics makes no warranty of any kind, express or implied, with respect to this product.
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Microphone Settings and Schedules

Each microphone connected to a SMART Controller can have its own Setting Profile and Schedule Profile. These profiles determine when the microphone is active; the settings it uses to detect, record, and analyze bat echolocations; and set the scheduling of microphone sensitivity testing and moisture clearing.

Setting Profiles

A microphone's Setting Profile determines how a microphone behaves and how its audio is processed while it is active. This includes:

Basic audio settings, like Sample Rate, Filters, and Gain
Trigger parameters, which determine what kinds of signals will prompt audio to begin recording
Bat Classifier settings, such as whether to run bat identification and which species to consider
File output formats, including zero-crossing (ZC) and full-spectrum WAV with optional W4V compression
Calibration settings, which control how the SMART MIC-1 tests its sensitivity with its built-in speaker
Heater settings, which control the SMART MIC-1's built-in heating element to prevent moisture from muffling the microphone elements

Schedule Profiles

A microphone's Schedule Profile determines when it is active throughout each day. Schedules can be formed of multiple schedule blocks, each of which has a defined Start, End, and optional Duty Cycle. The Start and End of a schedule block can reference a particular time of day or some offset relative to sunrise and sunset, which are calculated based on the SMART Controller's date, time zone, and location.

The schedule block system is very similar to the schedule system used by other Song Meter recorders, including the Song Meter SM4, Song Meter Mini, and Song Meter Micro families.