I am having a fit. I has version 1.2.5 up and working yesterday by adding the app to the Window Firewall. Now nothing. I have tried to disable the firewall and reload the app. When I try to check local time on the app I am getting 1969 as the year and the time as no relation to reality. Is there anyone who can help me with this problem?
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Configuration app will not pass through Windows 10 firewall
Configuration app will not pass through Windows 10 firewall
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So, going back to your computer. Can you post a screenshot that illustrates what is preventing you from running the Config App there.
Great. This means the configuration app and the AudioMoth are working as intended. There is a very comprehensive guide here on how to use them here - https://github.com/rhine3/audiomoth-guide/blob/master/guide.md
The local time option just applies the local time zone offset (-5 UTC in your case) to the time returned from the device. The only way to set the time is to press 'Configure AudioMoth'. Are you sure this isn't working as this is quite a strange bug if not; the app is clearly able to communicate with the AudioMoth and it is responding to the other messages as expected. Can you try the following:
1) Remove batteries from the AudioMoth and leave unconnected.
2) Close and re-open the Config App. Confirm the version of the app in the 'Help' menu.
3) Plug in the AudioMoth. The time should go black and start counting up from 00:00:00 01/01/1970. Can you confirm the version number reported on the front page of the app.
4) Click the 'Configure AudioMoth' button. The time will update to the current time in UTC.
The correct time will only appear when you click 'Configure AudioMoth'. Is the problem that even after clicking 'Configure AudioMoth' the correct time did not appear?
I'm not sure I understand what you mean by 'the app would not recognize any of my Moths with the correct time, although the app did recognize that they were plugged in'.
When you launch the Config App the first time the time should show '00:00:00 01/01/1970 UTC' and will are greyed out as no AudioMoth is detected.
When you then plug in the AudioMoth it will detect the device, show you the serial number of the device, and the time will show the current time on the device. If it has just been plugged in and has no batteries, the time will start from '00:00:00 01/01/1970' and will increment each second. The 'Configure AudioMoth' button will also now be enabled.
Now if you click 'Configure AudioMoth' the current configuration will be sent to the device, and the time will updated to the time on your computer.
Can you confirm which of these stages is not working as described above?
Great. So all the devices are working fine and the only issue is the Config App. Is that correct? Can you try the earlier version of the app from here - https://github.com/OpenAcousticDevices/AudioMoth-Configuration-App/releases/download/1.2.3/AudioMothConfigurationAppSetup1.2.3.exe
Hi Russ, Can you confirm where these AudioMoth came from. The time displayed is the time on the AudioMoth. This will start at 00:00 1st Jan 1970 when you first put the batteries in or plug in the USB cable. The time is only set when you press the 'Configure AudioMoth' button in the Config App. Is this not happening? Can you post a screenshot of the firewall warning and confirm what version of Windows you are using. Alex
Alex
I will get you a screenshot, but to add to the problem one of the three units I received today will not even be recognized by the configuration app at all, or the other two apps; flash and time. The other three Moths at least cause the configuration app to 'wake' if you will, but the times are way off. All batteries are fresh today. It will not work on my wife's computer either. The problem is that even with the configuration app in a folder, and that path added to the Windows Firewall list of approved apps I get the same Firewall warning. and the configuration app will not display the correct time. I have search for Windows Defender issues on the Web, and nothing similar has been reported.
I had this problem a few days ago and solved it by adding the configuration app to the firewall list. Now that process does not work even when I turn the firewall off.
Which screenshot would you like?
Can you post a screenshot and describe what you mean by 'Now nothing'. It sounds like the app is starting, the config app is showing 0 time, which is 00:00 1st Jan 1970, and when you switch to local time this is showing up as 1969 as you are in a timezone west of 0 degrees longitude. This all sounds fine. Is the app not talking to the AudioMoth device?