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Field Deployment

Required Tools & Components

Tools

  1. Spade
  2. Allen Keys (3 mm, 5 mm, 6 mm)

Components

  1. Insect Detect 2024 Mount (fully assembled)
  2. Electronics & Camera Enclosures (with integrated hardware)
  3. Voltaic Solar Panel 5 Watt 6 Volt (attached to solar panel bracket)
  4. Platform Frame + Platform
  5. 5x Screw M4, internal hexagon (16 mm)
  6. 5x Washer (4.3x15x1 mm)
  7. 2x Hex Nut M4, flat

Camera Trap Setup

Soil Anchor

It is highly recommended to use a spade to pre-dig a slit in the soil where the soil anchor can be more easily inserted. Mount the enclosures and solar panel only after stabilizing the camera trap mount in the soil.

Use a 6 mm allen key to slightly loosen the two M8 screws and extend the soil anchor. Fasten the screws again and push the anchor into the soil as deep as possible. In most cases you probably won't be able to insert it all the way which is fine as long as the mount is stable.

Soil Anchor Extended

Loosen the two M8 screws again and slide down the long aluminium profile until it sits flush on the soil. Finally, fasten the screws tightly again.

Soil Anchor Inserted

Use the 16 mm M4 screws and washers to mount the electronics enclosure, solar panel and camera enclosure, more details here. If you need to do this more frequently, using wing screws will make the setup process faster.

To attach the platform frame to the camera, slide the aluminium square tube with the two 4 mm holes onto the 30 mm screws and fix it with two M4 nuts. Use wing nuts if you want to mount or remove the platform frame faster.

Mount Platform Frame

You can use the lever to manage the camera USB cable. Press the red button on the lever to change its position without loosening the clamp.

Insect Detect 2024 Mount Camera Trap Platform

You can optionally omit the platform and monitor any other background of choice, e.g. real flowers (suitable detection model required!). Change the height of the camera holder by loosening the screw that connects the angle bracket to the long aluminium profile with a 5 mm allen key. Adjust the position of the camera by moving the HPL sheet and/or loosening the clamp of the ball joints to change the angle.

Insect Detect 2024 Mount Camera Trap Flower