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    Category: Lightning

    Tuning the AS3935 lightning detector

    Posted on May 19, 2021August 13, 2021 by meteodrenthe

    As I pointed out in my previous post on the AS3935 lightning detector, the AS3935MI library available through the Arduino IDE works quite alright. However, every time I boot the Wemos D1 Mini with it, I get a warning that the calibration of the resonance frequency failed. As per the datasheet, the frequency needs to […]

    Posted in Arduino, Lightning, Programming

    AS3935 lightning detector with Wemos D1 Mini

    Posted on May 14, 2021May 19, 2021 by meteodrenthe

    Lightning detection has been on my wish list for my weather station for some time. Detectors often come as stand alone units with a display or indicator LEDs. This makes sense when the use case involves taking it along as a hand held device or installing it on your boat. However, in order to process […]

    Posted in Arduino, Lightning

    My personal weather station is located in a small township in the North of the Netherlands.

    This blog records updates to my setup, development of components, weather reports and anything related.

    Real time data generated by the weather station can be found on meteodrenthe.nl.

    Some products and technologies in use:

    Davis Vantage Pro 2

    Davis AirLink

    Davis WeatherLink Live

    Barani MeteoShield Pro

    Apogee Instruments TS-100

    Davis 7714 radiation shield

    MetSpec RAD14 radiation shield

    Vaisala DRT504

    Siap+Micros SMarT CELLino

    Wemos D1 Mini microcontrollers

    Bosch BMP280/BMP3xx pressure sensors

    Sensirion SHT35 temp/hygro sensor

    PT100 temperature sensor

    10K NTC thermistors

    Adafruit breakout boards

    ADS1115 analog-to-digital converter

    Light intensity sensors

    Voltaic Systems solar panels

    Foscam FI9900P weather cam

    Raspberry Pi Zero W

    Custom printed circuit boards

    C++ (Arduino code)

    Java (server backend)

    Angular Framework

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