Schedules with Multiple Blocks

Ordering of Blocks

Within a schedule, it does not matter which block is positioned at the top of the list and which is at the bottom. The order does not mean one block is prioritized over another.

Block Independence

Within a single schedule, each block can have entirely different commands from each other. For example, the first block could have its START TIME and END TIME set as fixed times on the clock, with no duty cycle, and the second block could reference sunrise and sunset for either or both of its START TIME and END TIME and use a DUTY CYCLE.

On a Song Meter Mini Bat 2 with the optional acoustic microphone installed, each block can have its recording MODE to be either Ultrasonic or Acoustic. The blocks in your schedule can be set to all use the same mode, or you can use different modes for different blocks.

Overlapping Blocks

When two schedule blocks of the same MODE have recording periods that overlap, the Song Meter Mini Bat 2 treats the overlapping recording periods as a single, combined recording period.

For example, if block 1 includes a recording period from 13:45 to 14:15, and block 2 includes a recording period from 14:00 to 15:00, the Song Meter Mini Bat 2 will treat the time from 13:45 to 15:00 as one single recording period, only broken up according to the Maximum Recording Length setting.

This is true regardless of whether each block is set to reference fixed times on the clock or sunrise/sunset. This is also true whether each recording period is a single, continuous schedule block or one recording period out of a longer, cyclical schedule block.

If a schedule includes Ultrasonic mode recording periods that overlap with Acoustic mode recording periods, Acoustic mode takes priority during the overlap.