Gravity: AS3935 IC Lightning Sensor for Distance, Intensity, and Frequency Detection - Thunder Thunderstorm Warning Detector for Weather Station and Photography (Max 40km Range)

hi i'm pat say welcome to another geek moment video today i want to talk to you about the a s39 3-5 lightning sensor from AMS this is a lightning sensor that can detect lightning up to 40 kilometers away and it can estimate the distance to the head of the storm up to one kilometer away this utilizes a proprietary algorithm that helps it to reject man-made disturbers and that uses the electrostatic discharge of lightning to detect the electromagnetic radiation the IC looks for a multi-stage crackling signature of a lightning stroke this little unit is about four point four millimeters in size for the package it operates on a 2.4 to 5.5 voltage range and it utilizes I squared C and SPI protocols to evaluate this micro elektronika has made a click board the Thunder click this is a it follows a microbus standard which defines the socket size for what it's going to fit into and it has standa