There are mainly two problems that may cause an instrument to stop during data collection; power is discharged or the recorder is full.
Power
The software that came with the instrument allows you to calculate the anticipated power
consumption as a function of the sampling scheme and planned deployment duration. The predicted
power consumption is given in percentage, where 100% signifies complete depletion of a chosen
battery pack for the particular instrument. Make sure the power requirements calculated in the
deployment planning dialog (see figure below) are met before deploying. Note that this calculation is based on using new batteries only, and we recommend that you to always use fresh batteries when
deploying an instrument.
Full recorder
The recorder is limited by its total storage capacity and by a maximum of 30 individual files. Therefore, we always start a new deployment with an empty memory. To erase the instrument's recorder:
- Make sure that you have transferred all the data you want to retain to your computer (if
applicable) and that the data is in good shape. Click Deployment > Erase Recorder.
It is also a good routine to pay attention to the memory required review in the right side of the
deployment planning dialog.
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