Introduction

Bat Monitoring and Call Analysis

The SMART System comprises the most advanced bat monitoring and recording system Wildlife Acoustics have produced. It incorporates the audio analysis features from Kaleidoscope Pro Sound Analysis Software to detect bat pulses, reject extraneous noise, measure call characteristics, and identify bat species in real time.

Remote Data Transfer

The centerpiece of the SMART System, the SMART Controller, is a ruggedized computer with built-in Wi-Fi and Ethernet connectivity and a browser-based Control Panel. Using any computer or mobile device, you can connect to the SMART on-site, via a private network, or via the Internet to check the status of your SMART, configure its settings, and retrieve your data.

The SMART Control Panel allows you to manually download your recordings and log files to your web browser, and you can configure the SMART to back up any new data to USB storage or networked storage automatically, every day. It can then send a daily status report via email.

Acoustically Triggered Curtailment and Control System Integration

The SMART is designed to integrate with wind turbine control systems and allow you to curtail a turbine based on real-time analysis of nearby bat activity. Design custom criteria to distinguish nearby bats from other sources of noise, and raise alarms to signal bat activity to other devices on a SCADA network or similar control system. The status of these alarms can be communicated to control systems via OPC Unified Architecture (OPC UA), Modbus, or the SMART Controller's programmable digital I/O.

Open-Source, Customizable Platform

The SMART System Software runs on Ubuntu Linux and has all the configurability of any Linux-based system. If you require any functionality not already provided via the SMART System's browser-based Control Panel, you or your IT department can configure the system on a much deeper level via the Ubuntu command line, custom scripts, and third-party tools.

Owning a SMART System means you can access the SMART System's built-in executables and library functions. By writing custom software to interact with these components directly, you can control the SMART with a level of customizability not possible with a browser-based graphic user interface.

The SMART Controller hardware can also be expanded. Connect the SMART to the Internet using a cellular modem accessory, or use the programmable Digital I/O pins to incorporate outside signals, such as those from weather monitoring devices, and output control signals based on your own custom logic.