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Table of Contents

Installation ........................................................................................... 4

Quick Start .......................................................................................... 5

Installing the Antenna ......................................................................... 6

Installing the USB Adapter Cable .................................................... 12

Operation ........................................................................................... 14

Mobile Operation.............................................................................. 14

GPS/Compass Connection ................................................................ 14

Front Panel Controls ........................................................................ 15

Noise ................................................................................................. 16

Receiver Range ................................................................................. 16

RS232 Commands and Messages .................................................... 17

Commands

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RS232 Messages

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Making an Antenna Cable ............................................................... 19

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Page 1: ...LD250 02232018 BOLTEK CORPORATION Lightning Detection LD 250 Lightning Detector Installation Operators Guide SEE DISCLAIMER ON REVERSE ...

Page 2: ...oration nor its affiliates shall be liable to the purchaser of this product or third parties for damages losses costs or expenses incurred by purchaser or third parties as a result of use misuse accident or abuse Notwithstanding the above Boltek Corp s liability shall not exceed the purchase price of the equipment THIS EQUIPMENT IS NOT TO BE USED FOR SAFETY PURPOSES 2000 2018 Boltek Corporation 4 ...

Page 3: ...equipment and the receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help WARNING The connection of a non shielded equipment interface cable to this equipment will invalidate the FCC Certification of this device and may cause interference levels which exceed the limits establ...

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Page 5: ...alling the Antenna 6 Installing the USB Adapter Cable 12 Operation 14 Mobile Operation 14 GPS Compass Connection 14 Front Panel Controls 15 Noise 16 Receiver Range 16 RS232 Commands and Messages 17 Commands 17 RS232 Messages 18 Making an Antenna Cable 19 ...

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Page 7: ...led with mast and mounting bracket 3 x Stainless Steel Clamps Range 1 13 16 to 2 3 4 46 to 70mm 3 x Stainless Steel Clamps Range 3 1 16 to 4 78 to 102 mm 1 antenna cable Cat6 Direct Burial standard length 50 feet 15 meters 1 AC wall adapter 120VAC to 12VDC for North America Or 220VAC to 12VDC Universal Adapter 1 12V DC automotive accessory power cable 1 GPS Compass connector to pigtail cable 1 DB ...

Page 8: ...t LD 250 and the appropriate COM port under the hardware configuration options menu You may need to check the Windows Device manager to see the virtual COM port assigned to the USB RS232 cable 5 Remove the three screws on the ANT 2 and remove it from the mast then connect the antenna cable to both the LD 250 and the ANT 2 Hold the ANT 2 a few feet from a computer monitor or television a laptop com...

Page 9: ...e when choosing a location for your antenna If you mount the antenna on a ten foot pole on the highest point on your roof with no trees or television tower nearby you are asking for lightning to strike Your best protection against lightning is to mount the antenna indoors Radio waves will pass right through a wood building Lightning is more likely to strike a tall tree television antenna copper pl...

Page 10: ...ion or any other metal coating you might have problems receiving with the antenna indoors as the metal may shield radio waves from the antenna DO NOT MOUNT THE ANTENNA SO AS TO ATTRACT LIGHTNING The antenna does not need to be the highest object in the area to receive lightning signals DO NOT LOCATE THE ANTENNA NEAR AN OBJECT WHICH IS LIKELY TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING Objects such as television ant...

Page 11: ...S T A L L A T I O N 8 The antenna can be mounted with the supplied clamps Two different sizes of clamps are provided to allow for various diameter sizes of the pole or tripod the antenna is being mounted to ...

Page 12: ...ng Cable to ANT 2 First remove the three screws and very carefully remove the white housing from the bottom cover plate Insert the cable into the bottom of the mast and push up until the cable comes all the way through to the other end ...

Page 13: ...elow the antenna Leave a bit of slack in the cable near the antenna so that there is no strain on the connector from the wire If you find the 50 antenna cable provided is not long enough you may purchase a custom length of cable up to 200 to go from the LD 250 to the ANT 2 You may also purchase a replacement cable at any computer store selling network hardware Any Category 5 or 6 cable up to 200 f...

Page 14: ...I N S T A L L A T I O N 11 ANT 2 shown with pole mount installation ANT 2 shown with tripod installation ...

Page 15: ... your LD 250 directly to your computer If your computer does not have a com RS232 port available you should use the USB adapter cable to create an additional com port for your computer Once the cable and driver are installed on your computer a virtual com port will show up on your System Device Manager You will need to know this virtual com port to setup connection in the NexStorm Display software...

Page 16: ...t access Place the USB Drivers CDROM in your computer disk drive Open Windows File Explorer and copy the setup exe file from the CDROM to your local hard drive then run the setup executable If the Windows Security prompt appears click accept to continue driver installation Once the drivers have finished installing the following window will appear Click OK button to complete the installation proced...

Page 17: ...nce a boat can change directions without necessarily changing position rotating on its anchor for example a marine compass is recommended for marine applications GPS Compass Connection The LD 250 has a NMEA port on the read panel to connect to a GPS or compass for mobile operation A GPS or marine compass connection is required for mobile use since the LD 250 needs to know which direction the anten...

Page 18: ...Beeps have been turned on in software the detector will also emits a short beep Strike Noise Switch When pushed in the internal beeper will emit a short beep when a strike or noise signal is detected When pushed out no sound will emit from the internal beeper Close Severe Alarm Switch When pushed in the internal beeper will emit a long beep when a close strike or severe strike rate alarm is trigge...

Page 19: ... miles Occasionally strong storms farther than 300 miles away may be detected The receiver s maximum range will be affected by antenna height While you can receive storms with the antenna at virtually any height you will have maximum range with antenna mounted at least 25 feet above ground Other factors that could affect range are metal objects located near the antenna Metal objects can block the ...

Page 20: ...g SQ value 0 15 cr set squelch setting CA cr query close alarm distance CA distance 0 250 cr set close alarm distance SA cr query severe alarm distance SA 0 999 cr set severe alarm distance NB cr query noise beep state NB 0 1 cr set noise beep state 0 off 1 on MS cr query minimum GPS speed MS 0 99 cr set minimum GPS speed Appendix A ...

Page 21: ...rees cs checksum in hex cr carriage return lf line feed Noise Sentence WIMLN cs cr lf cs checksum in hex cr carriage return lf line feed Status Sentence WIMST ccc sss ca sa hhh h cs cr lf ccc close strike rate 0 999 strikes minute sss total strike rate 0 999 strikes minute ca close alarm status 0 not active 1 active sa severe alarm status 0 not active 1 active hhh h current heading from GPS or com...

Page 22: ...connectors This lets you drill smaller holes for the cable and protects the connectors from damage during installation If you make your own antenna cable you must ensure that the wire pairing is done correctly The connectors must not only be wired straight through non reversing but the twisted pairs must be located in the correct positions If the pairing is not done correctly there will be crossta...

Page 23: ...N PAIR COLOR 1 3 White Green 2 3 Green 3 2 White Orange 4 1 Blue 5 1 White Blue 6 2 Orange 7 4 White Brown 8 4 Brown You can have up to 200 feet of antenna cable without using a separate antenna power supply In special circumstances we have made custom cables up to 500 feet in length that used a separate 12VDC power supply for the antenna Do NOT use the pairing 11223344 That is wire pairs placed n...

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