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AudioMoth: a practical guide to the open-source ARUThis guide is intended to be comprehensive for both first-time AudioMoth users and those interested in scaling up theirAudioMoth deployment.The information here complements official guides on the Open Acoustic Devices website. Some technical informationabout the devices themselves is excluded. We have also elaborated on each step by including images, procedures, andrules of thumb that we’ve created while deploying hundreds of AudioMoths.Please submit suggestions for modifications to this guide via email attessa.rhinehart at pitt.eduor via theIssues tracker on GitHub.Cite & share this guideThe guide is available in both PDF and Markdown formats. If you find it helpful, please share and cite it! Citationinformation:Rhinehart, Tessa A (2019). AudioMoth: a practicalguide to the open-source ARU. GitHub repository:https://github.com/rhine3/audiomoth-guideTable of contents•Quick start•Programming•Deployment•Scaling up•Data analysisQuick startAudioMoths are very easy to set up out of the box. A good general introduction to the AudioMoth is available in theAudioMoth guide by Open Acoustic Devices. Our procedure is as follows.• Purchase necessary supplies, including batteries and SD cards•Download the configuration app•Use the app to create a “program” (a recording schedule for the AudioMoth to follow) as described in detailbelow• Insert batteries and microSD card into AudioMoth• Connect AudioMoth to computer and press green button on configuration app• Create housings for your AudioMoths• Devise a field protocol for deployment of the AudioMoths• Deploy AudioMoths and put up legally required “recording in progress” signsProgrammingBefore using the AudioMoth, you will “program” it using the AudioMoth configuration app. Depending on your needs,you may customize the time of day during which the AudioMoth records, the length of each recording, and the amountof time the AudioMoth “sleeps” between each recording. The AudioMoth can be used in two modes, which are beaccessed using the switch on the device.1

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