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lew247 Guru  Joined: 23/12/2015 Location: United KingdomPosts: 1676 |
Has anyone here used/coded a lightning detector for the Micromite? such as THIS module or THIS module? They are both based on the AS3935 There is code available for the Arduino and Mikrobasic but I've no idea how to "translate" them into MMBasic |
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BobD Guru Joined: 07/12/2011 Location: AustraliaPosts: 935 |
Lew have you actually viewed the Mikrobasic source code? If you have then put it up on TBS as an attachment and I'll have a brief look at it. Bob |
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Grogster Admin Group  Joined: 31/12/2012 Location: New ZealandPosts: 9082 |
You could use me. I am acutely tuned to be able to detect lightning since October 2016.....  ...I just had to get that in there.  I did not know such a thing even existed. I might have to get one and have a play around. I am sure the local village that got hit might benefit from knowing if another storm was on the way. ...or not!(in that they don't want to know about it - ever again!) Smoke makes things work. When the smoke gets out, it stops! |
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| lew247 Guru Joined: 23/12/2015 Location: United KingdomPosts: 1676 |
THIS is the pdf specification This is the code for the click board Lightning detector Both C and Pic32 versions of the code is enclosed 2017-05-03_204350_Lighting_code_Mikro.zip |
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| Phil23 Guru Joined: 27/03/2016 Location: AustraliaPosts: 1664 |
Hi Grog & Lew, There's another Lightning monitoring product that's very interesting. The Blitzortung Project. Really good data, but you can't just "get one". http://en.blitzortung.org You have to jump in the hardware queue & wait & see what happens. Could be a good thing to have installed in it RicTech office though. Help improve accuracy for the region.  |
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| Phil23 Guru Joined: 27/03/2016 Location: AustraliaPosts: 1664 |
Hmm, Had a quick look at the code, but it's out of my skill set. I'd need to better understand SPI or I2C first. But looks like an interesting device. Anyone interested in playing with it? If I can get a few commitments to trying it out, I might grab one & put it on a MM that members can log into externally for a play. Any takers? Phil. |
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| BobD Guru Joined: 07/12/2011 Location: AustraliaPosts: 935 |
Thanks Lew, but that's why I asked if you had actually read it. I found those files also but they are ZIPped RAR archives and I can't unpack a RAR archive and, at the moment, I don't wish to install 7-Zip or similar to unpack it. Bob |
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| lew247 Guru Joined: 23/12/2015 Location: United KingdomPosts: 1676 |
I've already unzipped the rar files its in winzip format If you want them unzipped let me know and I can do it |
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| lew247 Guru Joined: 23/12/2015 Location: United KingdomPosts: 1676 |
@BobD I've extracted them all into text files and sent it as a message rather than posting here |
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| BobD Guru Joined: 07/12/2011 Location: AustraliaPosts: 935 |
Sorry Lew I was in too much of a hurry earlier. I didn't actually look at the files. My bad. I have just had a quick look at the Mikro Basic file and I'll get back to it later. Bob |
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atmega8 Guru Joined: 19/11/2013 Location: GermanyPosts: 712 |
Lots of professional German "Gewitterwarner" Projects. Most with microcontrollers. Google Translate will help. Lightning Detector |
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TassyJim Guru Joined: 07/08/2011 Location: AustraliaPosts: 5923 |
I have seen a circuit that was nothing more than an AM radio with a very wide front end. I forget where I came across it but here is a link to something similar: http://www.techlib.com/electronics/lightning.html A micromite would have no problems counting the pulses. I was going to use something similar to monitor my electric fence (which would play havoc with the lightning detector. The really clever ones have very precise timing and by having a number of receiving stations at suitable distances apart, you can calculate the location of the lightning strikes. Jim VK7JH MMedit MMBasic Help |
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| Frank N. Furter Guru Joined: 28/05/2012 Location: GermanyPosts: 815 |
Hi Lew, I have this module from ELV - which works with the AS3935 very fine! Unfortunately it has no SPI or IIC interface but it can be "programmed" with switches and you have outputs for "warning", "flash" and for "all-clear"... I have more informations for this module if needed... Frank |
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| lew247 Guru Joined: 23/12/2015 Location: United KingdomPosts: 1676 |
nice little module The reason I liked the ones I posted first is it should be easy enough to include them in a weather station project they not only let you know if there is lightning but they also tell you how far away it is so it would look good on a nice display |
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| BobD Guru Joined: 07/12/2011 Location: AustraliaPosts: 935 |
Sorry Lewis but it is too complicated for me to translate the Mikrobasic to MMBasic. Bob |
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| TassyJim Guru Joined: 07/08/2011 Location: AustraliaPosts: 5923 |
Lew, I had a look at the data sheets for your module and it looks very interesting. Most of the Mikrobasic code is to do with the display side of things. It also uses SPI where I would choose I2C. The actual setting up the chip and reading results should be simple enough. Where have I heard that before? It will be interesting to see how good it is at estimating distance. I will probably get one to play with but I am heading north for winter (or at least a few weeks of winter) so it will be a couple of months before I even ordered one. In the meantime, I have two dogs that crawl up my legs well before I can detect any lightning approaching. The forecast is for some lightning here tomorrow. Jim VK7JH MMedit MMBasic Help |
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| akashh Senior Member  Joined: 19/01/2014 Location: IndiaPosts: 115 |
I got a sample kit from Austrian Microsystems the other day, and it is pretty neat. I haven't had much time to play with it yet though unfortunately. I think getting the right inductor is very critical, and there seem to be a lot of calibration options. Akash |
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Justplayin Guru Joined: 31/01/2014 Location: United StatesPosts: 313 |
This AS3935 breakout board from playingwithfusion.com comes fully calibrated and on request they will provide you a copy the calibration data for your board. It's not cheap, but they have taken care of the hardest part of configuration for you. --Curtis I am not a Mad Scientist... It makes me happy inventing new ways to take over the world!! |
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| lew247 Guru Joined: 23/12/2015 Location: United KingdomPosts: 1676 |
THIS one aready has the calibration data done so it's simple to use [quote]The AS3935 needs callibration upon startup - and for this you need to check that certain internal clock are running at the right frequency. Sounds tricky, right? Yeah. So we've made that super easy be pre-calibrating each MOD-1016 in the factory, so you can simply load the configuration into the appropriate registers and start listening for approaching storms.[/quote] |
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| lew247 Guru Joined: 23/12/2015 Location: United KingdomPosts: 1676 |
IF anyone can code it - I'll even buy if for them if they want and get it sent direct* Here's some info that might help if anyone is considering the module |
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