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Configuration apparently not saved in the unit

I set the unit with this configuration and make sure to press Configure Audiomoth:

But if I quit the config app, even not removing the unit from the usb, and restart the app, the config app shows a different configuration, which confuses me and makes me doubt on whether the correct configuration has been saved to the unit:

Is this "normal"? If it is, no way to get the config app to actually read the correct configuration fro the unit?

Agus

8 comments

8 Comments

Rafael Barboza

Apr 03, 2022

The forum is so important.... some questions have already been answered for me now. Thanks!!

The Team

Mar 01, 2022

I understand your confusion, currently there isn't a way for the Configuration App to read the CONFIG.TXT file off of a device. The device only ever needs configuring once using the Configuration App and will always remember the these settings. Configurations are persistent, even if batteries are removed. The only thing that needs setting after power is lost or batteries run out, is the time. We recommend using the AudioMoth smartphone Chime App after the first Configuration using the AudioMoth Configuration App. The CONFIG.TXT file is only a log file and can be deleted without loosing the configurations set using the AudioMoth Configuration App. AudioMoth will create a new CONFIG.TXT file when the switch is changed from USB/OFF, this is intended for debugging and as a reminder of these original settings. I hope this explains it.

Agustin Lobo

Mar 01, 2022

Replying to

Thanks a lot for your clear explanation. Hope you can make the config app start with the configuration kept in the unit in forthcoming versions. It is probably much more difficult than it could seem at the eyes of an ignorant. Thanks a lot for all the great work you do.

Alex Rogers

Mar 02, 2022

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@Agustin Lobo Hi Agustin, We don't do this in the current version in order to make the configuration of multiple devices as easy as possible. A typical user workflow is to set up the config app to the required configuration, check that the memory and energy requirements are suitable for the batteries and SD cards to be used, and to then sequentially plug in each AudioMoth to be deployed and configure each one by pushing the 'Configure AudioMoth' button, without having to make any further changes to the configuration. A middle ground that we are looking at is to be able to 'import' the current configuration on the device back into the configuration app. This would probably be initiated by a specific user request from a menu item, rather than the default, to keep the configuring of multiple devices as straightforward as possible. Alex

The Team

Feb 28, 2022

The saved config can be saved manually in the app ‘File’ menu and then loaded onto the app, however, it can’t read the configurations off of a device.

Agustin Lobo

Feb 28, 2022

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The saved config can be saved manually in the app ‘File’ menu and then loaded onto the app

I know, thanks, but this is not the point.

however, it can’t read the configurations off of a device.

I think this is very confusing. If the unit has a file with the saved configuration, the app should start with it. Perhaps you could add this to your list of improvements.

Anyway, the most important point for which I need confirmation: does the saved file in the SD guarantee that the specified configuration would be used after, i.e., replacing batteries and deleting the rest of files? Or do we need to run the configuration app every time we switch from CUSTOM to USB/OFF ?

Agustin Lobo

Feb 28, 2022

In that case, if I

1. Quit the app.

2. Disconnect from USB.

3. switch to CUSTOM, back to USB/OFF

4. Connect to usb

5. start the config app

would the saved conf be displayed by the app?

(cannot check myself now, I have all units deployed)

The Team

Feb 28, 2022

Hi Agus, Yes this is normal. If you want to confirm what was set last on AudioMoth a CONFIG.TXT file is created on the SD card, the file is created when the switch position moves off USB/OFF.