Basic Stamp Lightning Activity Monitor
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A while back there was some discussion about detecting lightning and displaying
it using a Basic Stamp. I have been using a Basic Stamp to display the lightning
activity for about a year now, and finally got around to publishing the project
plans.
The Basic Stamp Lightning Activity Monitor is a relativly simple project. There
are two sections: a lightning detector which is mounted outdoors and the Basic
Stamp display which converts the lightning detections into a bar-graph style row
of 8 LEDs. The LEDs indicate the number of lightning strikes-per-minute
detected. Depending on mounting, lightning can be detected at distances over 50
miles.The threshold for each LED is adjustable within the code.
Complete construction plans and software are available at:
www.timbitson.com/weather/
Tim
it using a Basic Stamp. I have been using a Basic Stamp to display the lightning
activity for about a year now, and finally got around to publishing the project
plans.
The Basic Stamp Lightning Activity Monitor is a relativly simple project. There
are two sections: a lightning detector which is mounted outdoors and the Basic
Stamp display which converts the lightning detections into a bar-graph style row
of 8 LEDs. The LEDs indicate the number of lightning strikes-per-minute
detected. Depending on mounting, lightning can be detected at distances over 50
miles.The threshold for each LED is adjustable within the code.
Complete construction plans and software are available at:
www.timbitson.com/weather/
Tim