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    Win H.s
    Jan 16, 2019
    Edited: Jan 16, 2019

    Time Stamp in .wav file

    in Configuration Support

    Hi, I set the recording period in local time format (UTC+8), and the device recorded at exact period.











    but the problem is, the time created on .wav file are still appeared as UTC


    is there anyway I can fix it?

    Thanks a lot.

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    Tessa Rhinehart
    Tessa Rhinehart
    Apr 27, 2021

    That sounds great--thank you!

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    Alex Rogers
    Alex Rogers
    Apr 27, 2021

    Yep. In the next version of the configuration app we have a couple of new utilities to expand and split WAV files, so it might be worth having some that will also rename files to add prefixes, add timezones, etc. That way we can keep the default behaviour so we don't break anyone's existing workflow but make it easy for others to manipulate the files to their requirements.

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    Tessa Rhinehart
    Tessa Rhinehart
    Apr 27, 2021

    Hi Alex, found this question while looking for information on AudioMoth behavior in local time. I was wondering if it would be possible to add the time zone to the WAV filename a la ISO 8601--otherwise filenames from files that are localized to UTC look the same as filenames that are localized to a different timezone, which is potentially misleading.

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    cfinlayson1
    May 10, 2019

    Hi,


    Please can you confirm: if the AudioMoth is configured to record in local time that the filename timestamp will also be in local time? Do I need to use firmware to make this happen or can I just set the configuration app to local time?


    Also, do you know of any software that I can download which will convert the timestamp? I will not have internet to be able to use epoch converters online while deploying AudioMoths. Or is there some R code / excel function that can do this?


    Thanks

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    Alex Rogers
    Alex Rogers
    May 10, 2019
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    Hi, Yes if you have the latest configuration app, and at least version 1.2.0 of the firmware (it is best to update to version 1.2.1) the filenames will all now appear as human readable strings (no need to do the epoch conversion) in either local time or UTC depending on the mode in the configuration app when the device was configured. The same for the 'file created' and 'file last modified' fields when you view the file in the filesystem. The timezone used is also written into the comments on the file so you can see the details there if you change the filename at any point. Alex

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    Alex Rogers
    Alex Rogers
    Jan 18, 2019

    The updated configuration app is now out. Let us know if you have any more problems.

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