Mikroelektronika d.o.o.
SKU: MIKROE-1444Thunder Click Board
Thunder Click Board
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The Thunder Click Board™ is designed to detect the existence and proximity of potentially hazardous lightning activity within a 40km radius. The Thunder Click Board™ is also capable of providing an estimation of the distance to the head of the storm from 40km away down to 1km in 14 steps, while rejecting disturbances from man-made signals, such as motors and microwave ovens. It can also provide information on the noise level, which makes it an ideal choice for weather stations, sports equipment, UPS, power line conditioners, smart grid systems, environmental monitoring systems, portable GPS, bike computers, etc.
The Thunder Click Board™ provides detection of both cloud-to-ground and cloud-to-cloud lightning activity within a 40km range.
The Thunder Click Board™ features AS3935 lightning sensor as well as MA5532 coil antenna. It detects the presence and proximity of potentially hazardous lightning activity in the vicinity and provides estimated distance to the centre of the storm. It can also provide information on the noise level. The Thunder Click Board™ communicates with the target board microcontroller via SPI and INT lines. The board is designed to use 3.3V or 5V power supply. LED diode (GREEN) indicates the presence of power supply.
IC/Module: AS3935 Lightning Sensor
AS3935, a lightning sensor IC, is designed for low-power, portable or fixed wire-line applications. It utilizes a sensitive RF receiver and integrated proprietary algorithm. This lightning sensor is designed for sensing the presence and proximity of potentially harmful lightning activity in the surrounding area.
MA5532-AE Coil Antenna
Intended for antenna applications at 500 kHz to 2 MHz, MA5532-AE is designed to put up with harsh mechanical environments. The plastic base assures durability and brilliant mechanical shock resistance.
SMD Jumpers
The Thunder Click Board™ allows user to choose a 3.3V or 5V power supply, which is selectable by a zero-ohm J1 SMD jumper. By default, it is soldered in 3.3V position.
Software Support
Application Task
Always checks if an interrupt event happened (Listening mode) and after that gets the information about a storm. Results logs on UART.
void application_task ( void )
{
storm_mode = thunder_check_interr( &thunder );
if ( storm_mode == THUNDER_NOISE_LEVEL_INTERR )
{
log_printf( &logger, "Noise level too high\r\n" );
}
else if ( storm_mode == THUNDER_DISTURBER_INTERR )
{
log_printf( &logger, "Disturber detected\r\n" );
}
else if ( storm_mode == THUNDER_LIGHTNING_INTERR )
{
thunder_get_storm_info( &thunder, &storm_energy, &storm_distance );
log_printf( &logger, "Energy of the single lightning : %ld\r\n", storm_energy );
log_printf( &logger, "Distance estimation : %d km\r\n", storm_distance );
}
}
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