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  • Page 1 Instruction Manual Updates for the manual can be found on the website » https://eu.biogents.com Status: November 2022 BG-Counter 2...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents BG-Counter 2 Description and Set-Up ................BG-Counter 2 .

  • Page 3: Bg-Counter 2 Description And Set-Up

    BG-Counter 2 Description and Set-Up The BG-Counter 2 is an electronic device that counts mos- a BG-Trap Station and a BG-Pro trap. The trap removes the quitoes as they fly through and wirelessly transmits the data insects after they are counted, avoiding multiple counts of to a cloud server. Differentiation of mosquitoes from smaller the same insect. To ensure accurate counts, collected mos- or larger insects, and from other objects such as dust or rain quitoes must not escape from the trap.

  • Page 4: Safety Instructions And Warnings

    Therefore, place the BG-Counter 2 with the available at the location. trap only in areas with mobile reception. You can check the Contact Biogents Technical Support for a list of mobile provi- local reception with your mobile phone. ders supported in your country.

  • Page 5: Product Components

    Product Components 1.5. BG-Counter 2 1.1. 1.1. Body with internal antenna 1.2. Connector for 12 V power 1.4. 1.2. 1.3. Fan connector (red) with attached fan adapter 1.3. cable 1.4. CO input port with attached CO tube 1.5. CO release port 1.6.

  • Page 6: Set-Up With The Bg-Trap Station (Recommended)

    14.4 V. When using the BG-Counter 2, always confirm that the rated voltage on the fan label is 12 V (Biogents SKU 10042). Do not connect a 6 V fan! Set-Up with the BG-Trap Station (recommended) 1. Assemble BG-Pro parts Follow the assembly instructions for the BG-Pro.
  • Page 7 4. Set up the BG-Pro in the stand Insert an enclosed screw through one of the holes on the central upper bracket of the BG-Pro [F3]. Continue to insert the screw through one of the holes of the trap holder of the BG-Trap station [F4] and fix it with a nut. Repeat this process with another screw and the second hole. The BG-Pro should now be firmly attached to the BG-Trap station [F5].

  • Page 8: Connect Co

    Connect CO The CO bottle is not included, and must be provided by the [F10]: unscrew the nut on the outlet, thread the end of user. the CO tube through the nut, insert the end of the CO tube firmly onto the outlet and re-screw the nut back The fittings of the regulators are either US CGA-320 or Euro- onto the outlet.

  • Page 9: Connecting The Bg-Counter 2 To Power: 3 Options

    Connecting the BG-Counter 2 to Power: 3 Options 3 options to connect the BG-Counter 2 to power via the 12 V power connection Option 1: Power cord with transformer This is recommended if AC power is available at the counter location. • Use only the provided AC adapter, and confirm local outlet style before ordering: • US: Nema 1-15...
  • Page 10 In case of any questions or concerns at this stage, contact should indicate a 12 V system. your distributor or Biogents. Connect the BG-Counter 2 power cable to the solar con- troller [F11.3] but don’t yet plug the other end into the BG-Counter 2;...

  • Page 11: Operating The Bg-Counter 2

    Operating the BG-Counter 2 Registration See page 13 for first-time user registration. Starting Sequence of the BG-Counter 2 1. Automatic start-up 4. Fan and CO flow check The BG-Counter 2 has no on/off switch or other buttons. It After powering up, the fan and CO valve are switched on automatically starts when connected to 12 V power. until the next round 15-minute interval (for example, if po- wered up at 16:03 until 16:15).

  • Page 12: Reset

    Reset The BG-Counter 2 is reset every time the power is disconnected and re-connected, and the start-up sequence commences as described above. Maintenance Daily Depending on local conditions, more frequent service may be required. Check the dashboard of the BG-Counter 2 web app for warnings or error messages.

  • Page 13: Description Of The Bg-Counter App

    The address of the BG-Counter web app is: such as temperature, humidity, or ambient light. The web » https://bg-counter.biogents.com/app System Requirements The BG-Counter App is optimized for usage on a screen with Windows PC with Windows 10 a diameter of at least 13 inches.

  • Page 14: Navigating In The Bg-Counter App: Quick Start

    BG-Counter App: Quick Start • go to “Dashboard”, then click on a location name, then • go to “Users”, then click on the “New User” button to on the “View/Edit” button to set the trap name, schedu- invite other users le, mosquito catch threshold, custom groups, etc.

  • Page 15: Data Storage Based On Location

    Data storage based on Location Trap counts, environmental data, and other parameters like CO schedule are stored by location. Traps can be assigned to lo- cations manually, or automatically using transmitted GPS coordinates. When Geolocation is set to “Auto” (= default setting), the lo- When Geolocation is set to “Fixed”, the trap data will be assi- cation will be automatically determined via geofencing: gned to a selected location independent of transmitted GPS...

  • Page 16: Main Menu - Overview

    Main Menu - Overview Dashboard Traps • Overview of all locations: Location Table -> identify • Trap Management table: A list of your traps with infor- locations with a high catch count or counters with issues mation on subscription status, IMEI, Location, Geoloca- (such as fan fail, low CO , etc.) tion, diagnostic information, etc.

  • Page 17: Dashboard

    Dashboard When you access the dashboard (figure below), you get an overview of all your locations in the form of a map and a table. Every pin on the map refers to a trap location, and the color of the pin refers to a notification warning level. Location Table The Location Table gives an overview of your locations and • Index: Number of counted mosquitoes in relation to set helps you to plan your operations, as it includes relevant in- Mosquito Catch Index Threshold. The field remains emp- formation such as the catch count since last noon, warning ty if you did not specify a threshold.

  • Page 18: Location Summary Page

    Location Summary Page There are two ways to access the Location Summary page of trap parameters to make sure your trap is functioning as pl- a specific location. Choose a location in the table and click anned. When errors occur, this page can help you to pinpoint, on the blue text in the “Name” column. Alternatively, click when and why certain problems came up.
  • Page 19 Graphs There are three line charts on the Location Summary page: • “Catch Count” (2) • “Trap Status Parameters - Temperature, Relative Humidity & Dew Point” • “Trap Status Parameters - Battery Voltage & Ambient Light” • All graphs show the data on a temporal resolution of 15 mi- one of the time range options “Today”, “This Week”, “This nutes.

  • Page 20: Settings Page

    Settings Page The settings page can be accessed for a single trap, or for you selected. Click this button to access the settings page. multiple traps that you select via checkboxes in the Location When accessing the Settings page for multiple locations, all Table.
  • Page 21 Settings: Single Location & Selected Locations The following settings can be edited for single and multiple locations: CO Settings, Geo Location Tag Settings, Schedule, Mos- quito Catch Settings, Communication Settings, and Ambient Light Settings. Click on “Save” (8) to save your changes. Click on “Cancel” (9) if you want to come back to the previously saved settings. Settings Geo Location Tag Settings The field “CO...
  • Page 22 Communication Settings Schedule This setting (15) determines how often the counter will try to The trap schedule (17) is used to control the operation of connect to the website and transmit counts and other data. the trap: Here you can set a timer for the CO release and The default setting is 15 min.

  • Page 23: Analyzer

    Analyzer The Analyzer allows you to analyze your mosquito catch data If you have many traps so that you have different geo-tags in a more comprehensive way, than in the Dashboard: (“State”, “City”, “Custom Group 1”, “Custom Group 2”). You • You can analyze single traps or compare selected traps can either select one group or compare multiple groups with each other.

  • Page 24: Analyzer Settings

    Analyzer Settings Once you have selected what you want to analyze (Single Lo- depending on what you choose in the analyzer settings. For cation, Multiple Locations, Single Group or Multiple Groups), example: when you select “Time Range = This Week”, the line there are several global options available for your analyses.
  • Page 25 Single Location Analyzer The default chart that appears once you access the Analyzer dow. Black data points (19) refer to a 15 minutes time win- for a single location is a line chart of the current day, with a dow, at which CO was set “ON”...
  • Page 26 Calendar view When you select a time range of a month (or roughly a month, and each day’s position is like in a calendar (from left to right: such as 30 d), and a Frequency of 15 min you get a calendar Sunday, Monday, …, Saturday).
  • Page 27 Separated View of Day & Night Catches When your selected frequency is “1 Day”, “1 Week”, or “1 two graphs are displayed – one for the catches during the Month”, you can switch to Day & Night = On (26). In this case, day (27), and one for the catches during the night (28).
  • Page 28 Direct Comparison of selected Locations When analyzing a group or multiple locations, the switch you get a chart with two or more lines (depending on the “Compare Locations” appears in the top right corner of the number of locations that you selected), each showing the chart.
  • Page 29 Horizontal Bar Chart For multiple locations (or groups), you can also select the of mosquitoes (or small or large objects) collected in the se- same value for Time Range and Frequency in the Analyzer lected time range, for each location. settings (for example: Time Range = This Month &...

  • Page 30: Data Download

    Multiple Group Analyzer The Multiple Group Analyzer is also like a shortcut of selec- By default, you will see a chart with two lines: one line for ting multiple locations: For example, instead of manually se- the mean mosquito catch-count of all group members of lecting all locations that belong to two groups (with the same “BG-Demo”, and another line for the mean catch count of all grouping factor), you can simply select these two groups.

  • Page 31: Mosquito Maps

    Mosquito Maps When analyzing multiple locations, a group, or multiple groups, the mosquito heatmap and the threshold map complement your analysis by showing you the locations with high (or low) catch counts, or the locations with a catch count above threshold. Heatmap Threshold map The heatmap is a map that shows the relative density of mos-...

  • Page 32: Traps

    “Fixed” setting. Geofencing only determines two loca- piresSoon” (expiration of subscription within 60 days), tions as different from each other, if they are at least or “Expired”. Please contact your Biogents representative 100 m apart from each other. or distributor if the status is on “Expiring Soon” or “Expi- • Current Location: Select one of your existing locations, red”, and you wish to continue your subscription.

  • Page 33: Profile

    Observer • Restricted access to the app. The Observer cannot An Observer can be invited by Admins of different sets of » change settings traps (38). This means, that if the observer got invitations of » add traps Admin A, Admin B and Admin C, who oversee different sets of » register traps traps, the Observer will be able to see the traps of these Ad- »...

  • Page 34: Troubleshooting

    “Subscription has expired, transmission disabled” tion. Corrective action: • Perform a reset (disconnect power, wait 30 s, reconnect power). • Contact your distributor or Biogents about renewing your • Contact distributor or Biogents technical support. subscription. Warnings Warnings are indicated by a yellow triangle: “Subscription expires in <...

  • Page 35: Further Issues

    “Low battery (trap may turn off)” • Check charge controller for proper function (see instruc- When the voltage is lower than about 11.8 V, the battery is tions included with the controller). completely discharged, and the BG-Counter may turn off to • Charge the battery. protect the electronics. • Use a battery with higher capacity.
  • Page 36 Cellular signal & Transmission Checking cellular connectivity Cellular transmission stops Symptom: If the counter is in a location with weak cellular signal, the cellular data connection to the server may be unreliable. Counter stops transmitting despite good cellular signal The signal strength at the deployment site can be checked strength.
  • Page 37 Eventually, counting and trans- • Move the solar panel to a sunnier position mission of data stops. • In rare cases, a larger solar panel may be needed. Contact Cause: Biogents or your distributor. There is insufficient sunlight to keep the solar battery char- ged. Counting errors Fan failure...

  • Page 38: European Union Compliance Statement

    European Union Compliance Statement Biogents hereby declares that this device is in compliance with Directive 2014/53/EU. A copy of the EU Declaration of Con- formity, including frequency bands and maximum radio-frequency power, is available at: » https://eu.biogents.com/ce-declaration-of-conformity-and-frequency-band-bg-counter/ If equipped with SIM7600E-H:...

  • Page 39: Technical Data For The Bg-Counter 2

    This Video explains the BG-Counter App in four chapters: • Data storage based on location • Structure of the app • The Dashboard • The Analyzer » https://eu.biogents.com/bg-counter Webpage with resources about the BG-Counter, including the newest version of the manual, customer stories, publica- tions and many more.

  • Page 40: Contact

    Contact Biogents AG Weißenburgstr. 22 93055 Regensburg Germany » www.biogents.com Email: sales@biogents.com E N G I N E E R E D I N GERMANY...

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