Description :

-SparkFun Lightning Detector adds lightning detection to weather station
AS3935 capable of detecting lightning up to 40km away with accuracy of 1km to storm front
Antenna tuned to pick up lightning events in 500kHz band
Reliably filters out false positives, with configurable settings to increase robustness to noise
Library provides access to settings such as storm sensing sensitivity, number of strikes needed to trigger interrupt, etc.

Specifications:

•Lightning Sensing
○40km Range with accuracy of 1km in 14 steps
•Features
○Programmable Detection Levels
○Distance to storm estimation
○”Disturber” (false event) rejection algorithm
○Indoor and Outdoor Settings
○SPI Interface
•Operating Range: Supply Voltage: 2.4V – 5.5V