AS3935 Standard Board
ams Demo Kit Manual, Confidential
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[v1-03] 2014-Jul-08
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Features
Fully operational Lightning Sensor
Supplied by a 3V CR2032 battery with long battery life time >1000 hours
Buzzer alarm for early warning of storm
128x32 display with blue backlight for detail information about storm warning
Automatic antenna and RCO tuning implemented
USB connection for adjusting AS3935 detail settings
Handheld Lightning Emulator
Emulation of lightning with different distance (far, close, closest) and noise generation
1.1 Programmable Lightning Sensor AS3935 Key Features
Lightning Sensor warns of lightning storm activity within a radius of 40km
Distance estimation to the head of the storm down to 1km
Detects both cloud-to-ground and intra-cloud (cloud-to-cloud) flashes
Embedded man-made disturber rejection algorithm
Programmable detection levels enable threshold setting for optimal controls
SPI and I²C interface is used for control and register reading
Antenna tuning to compensate variations of the external components
Supply voltage range 2.4V to 5.5V
Power-down, listening, and active mode
