PAMGUARD Configuration Files

PAMGUARD stores it's configuration in a PAMGUARD Settings File, or psf. You select the psf file you want to use each time you start PAMGUARD.

The settings files contain information on which modules should be loaded, how they relate to one another and how they are configured.

psf files are generally quite small and can easily be emailed between users.

The PAMGUARD development team endeavour to ensure that psf files are compatible between PAMGAURD releases. So when you upgrade to a new PAMGUARD version, you can keep working with your old configuration.

Unfortunately, all PC's tend to be configured slightly differently, so it's almost impossible to present a user with a psf file which is guaranteed to work for them. For instance, standard psf files will be configured to read NMEA and GPS data from com port 1, but the user may have their GPS connected to a different com port.

The psf files available here are therefore only simple examples and the user is will almost definitely have to check the settings of all modules which interact directly with the outside world themselves.

Sperm Whale Click Detector

Basic mapping and sperm whale detection.

Modules

NMEA, GPS, Map, User Comments, Sound Acquisition, Click Detector

Hardware Requiremenets

Sound card, GPS connected to serial port.

download SpermWhales.psf

Sperm Whale Click Detector and Dolphin Whistles

Basic mapping, sperm whale detection and whistle detection.

Modules

NMEA, GPS, Map, User Comments, Sound Acquisition, Click Detector, FFT (Spectrogram) engine, spectrogram smoothing kernel, Display panel with radar and spectrogram displays, Whistle Detector

Hardware Requiremenets

Sound card, GPS connected to serial port.

download SpermWhalesAndWhistles.psf