Lightning detector

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Hi,

I saw the possibility in WD to use a lightning detector. Does anyone know where I can purchase one? I live in Belgium so a local dealer near me would be perfect!

Thanks a lot!

Greetz,

Koen

2

hi
try
http://www.hobby-boards.com/

3

Thanks Brian, I’ve been taking a look and it looks interesting. How can I connect that detector to WD? I already have my serial port occupied for my weather station…

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the labjack.com works with USB, and you just connect it to that (where it normaly goes to the 1 wire counter), and then set up wd to use the labjack and the lightning counter (see under setup )

5

Hello Windy,

Can I use this Lightning Detector with my WS2210???

I’m not sure if it is connected directly to the pc via usb port, or if it should pass trough a another device before…

Thanks for your help…

Have a nice day… over there…

read you soon
:wink: :wink: :wink: :wink:

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hi
yes
it will work with any weather station type
you just need to get a labjack.com, and then hook the lightning counter up to that…and use a USB connection
the labjack comes with usb drivers …

note, its a lightning counter/detector…but it does not tell you where or how far away…
but it does have a pretty darn good range… 50km or so…
and it picks up lightning that you didnt even no was there (like in the day time, or high up in the cloud system, etc)
:smiley:

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hi yes it will work with any weather station type you just need to get a labjack.com, and then hook the lightning counter up to that....and use a USB connection the labjack comes with usb drivers ...

:smiley:

I did find a labjack, but it is really expensive!!

Do you have any other cheaper interface that I could use??

Thanks for your great help…

:wink: :wink: :wink:

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yes
the 1 wire
you can get a usb adaptor too
it works with WD
its much cheaper
but does slow down WD a little (although the lightning counter routine does not…just the temperature reading routines do)
see:
http://www.aag.com.mx/
to get one

and then in wd , in the comport setup, you need to setup that you have a dallas 1 wire as well…

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yes the 1 wire you can get a usb adaptor too it works with WD its much cheaper but does slow down WD a little (although the lightning counter routine does not....just the temperature reading routines do) see: http://www.aag.com.mx/ to get one

and then in wd , in the comport setup, you need to setup that you have a dallas 1 wire as well…

Hello,

Thanks I got everything now, I just have to build it… How long can be the RJ11 wire between the usb adaptor and the lightning detector???

Thanks for your help…

( I will certainly have other question in a few days… LOL )

Best greetings from Swtzerland :wink: :wink: :wink: :wink: :wink:

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Hi
you could easily go out to 100 feet long with no problems :wink:

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Hello All,

I have build the lightning detector from Hobby-boards http://www.hobby-boards.com/images/Lightning_Detector_Schematic_800x600.jpg
Can you tell me how i connected the wires to the labjack :?:
http://www.pci-card.com/labjack-u12-a.gif
before i damage the board with a wrong connection!!! 8O

Greetings,
Ronald

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+5v from the labjack goes to switch then to the CNT on the labjack…
i am pretty sure
i.e you need to wire that so that it goes to the switch on the lightnign board…but that its a separate circuit,i.e replace the 1 wire counter switch with the above wiring to the labjack
julian had some info on this on the this BBS somewhere

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Have a look at http://weather-watch.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=4187. I didn’t use the same circuit but the principle is exactly the same. Basically the output from the detector circuit goes to the CNT input on the labjack.

Julian

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This circuit is powered with a 9V battery, give this no problems to connect to the +5V connector of the Labjack :?:
Must i also use a connection to a groundpeg :?:

So i must asume that that connection 1-Earth GND is connected to GND of the labjack, 2-Data GND is connected to CNT, and 3-DO to :?: :?:
see http://www.hobby-boards.com/images/Lightning_Detector_Schematic_800x600.jpg

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i see there is a opto islotor…thats good, the circuits will be separate then
so just connect the +5 from the labjack to pin 4 and then pin 5 to the CNT of the labjack, the pins being that of the optoisolator (has a photo diode and transistor for the schematic)

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I have just got this lightning detector and a LabJack U12. I know little about electronics and so I bought the detector ready assembled. Can anyone tell me where pins 4 and 5 are on the actual board.

Bob