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  Wintergewitter
Posted by: Flacoon - 2015-02-17, 10:52 - Forum: Non-English - No Replies

Hallo Leute,
bin neu hier und eigentlich auf der Suche nach Jemanden, der mir Auskunft über Wintergewitter im Zeitraum Dezember 2014 Raum 84079 Landshut geben kann?
Würde mich über Hilfe freuen

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  bandwidth hog
Posted by: jrm30655 - 2015-02-14, 17:02 - Forum: Hardware, Software, Lightning Physics - Replies (1)

My controller has suddenly become a bandwidth hog, especially on the upload side.

I've also noticed that the server is not seeing strokes but the map is showing the station is logging strikes. When I click on the red dot on the left, it shows that the station is not active. However, when I actually look at the controller directly, it is working great.

Anyone else having this problem?

Station 1218

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  Schematic help
Posted by: Lawrence Stoskopf - 2015-02-13, 04:44 - Forum: Hardware, Software, Lightning Physics - Replies (7)

I've completed RED system boards received a week ago. Loaded the software and got an OK from the programmer (after updating the ST firmware). All of the LEDs are appropriate and the Ethernet controller flashes appropriately. But screen is dark. Checking the module supply voltage on pin 2 gives me about 2.3 volts. On pin 3 sort of varies, but positive rather than the expected negative. I do have 5 volts on the back lite supply pin17. These measurements with or without the module DIP122-5NLED installed.

This is PCB10 ver4 11/2013. The pdf instructions Figure 43 with the schematic (for ver3) is blank. I can probably follow traces and do a schematic, but pin 2 doesn't seem to have a trace to my eyes and it would be a lot easier with a schematic.

Anyone help? Thanks,

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  Theory.. ??
Posted by: orion_jb2001 - 2015-02-08, 19:51 - Forum: General Discussion - Replies (2)

Hi all,

I am just watching (nearly 20.00 UTC Sunday) local commercial weather site (Weatherzone) some monsoonal activity in northern Australia. PNG and Indonesia, with their site indicting some lightning activity but no hits in the Blitz system for any Oceania stations, why??

Jeff

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  programming procedure
Posted by: Jim Mandaville - 2015-02-08, 16:59 - Forum: Hardware, Software, Lightning Physics - Replies (1)

I'm a newby here with completed hardware that seems to check out all right.

Does the first step in programming (after obtaining a user account) involve downloading the firmware from the Blitzortung "service" area? If so, where should this best be placed in one's computer? Does entering it later as a "program" require its location info (in the form of file links? Or can one just use the name Firmware.bin?

I plan to use the STM32 link utility.

Any guidance appreciated.

Jim

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  System RED For Sale
Posted by: Schomake - 2015-02-01, 18:26 - Forum: General Discussion - Replies (1)

I have a compleet system RED For sale.
Controller 10 V3, Pre-Amplifier 14 V1 and Amplifier 13 V1
It must be build! It is not assembled.
With this set you can make a complete working system with a E-field antenne.

I will wait for the system Blue.
I'am running now a system Green .

Let me know if somebody is interesting.

SORRY SYSTEM SOLD Sad

Gert Schomaker NL
Station 295

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  controller cable
Posted by: Jim Mandaville - 2015-02-01, 15:33 - Forum: Hardware, Software, Lightning Physics - Replies (8)

Could someone give me a steer on what kind of cable to use for connecting the controller to my modem/router? Obviously ethernet, but should it be CAT5e network type?

Thanks, Jim[/size][/font]

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  E-field PCB's
Posted by: Arnaut.Stomphorst - 2015-02-01, 10:34 - Forum: General Discussion - Replies (2)

Is there anyone that want to sell his PCS's for the E-field?
Or where can I order this PCB's with all the parts?

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  Suche : System RED PCBs
Posted by: Knickohr - 2015-02-01, 10:17 - Forum: Non-English - Replies (2)

Hallo zusammen,

für den Aufbau (vorerst mal nur ein Test) einer Station in Namibia (S 23° 27' 39,0" / E 18° 01' 04,0") suche ich diverse Platinen vom System RED :

- Controller PCB10
- Verstärker PCB13
- Vorverstärker PCB14

Wie gesagt, nur die Platinen, alles andere kann ich selbst besorgen, bzw. habe es eigentlich schon vorrätig. Da es aber das letzte Jahr keine Platinen mehr für deutsche Stationen gab, versuche ich so verzhweifelt noch die eine oder andere Platine zu bekommen. Ich gehe im April wieder nach Namibia, wäre schön, wenn ich bis dahin schon eine Station zusammen hätte. Ansonsten muß das bis 2016 warten (System BLUE ?).

Thomas

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  Blitzortung.org Newsletter 1/2015
Posted by: Tobi - 2015-02-01, 09:07 - Forum: General Discussion - Replies (50)

Dear participants and all others who are interested in Blitzortung.org!

First of all, we want to thank you all for your support! Thanks to you, Blitzortung.org has grown to a great international community and it makes really a lot of fun! Smile

2014 was by far the "best" year ever. Due to the interest in the new real-time maps, there was a big growth in popularity. Our main websites Blitzortung.org and LightningMaps.org together had 50 million page views. There were dozens of news articles online and in newspapers in several countries about the project. Some participants even had interviews with TV stations and there were also talks about the project on weather congresses.

Additionally we also had thousands of requests about the hardware, but unfortunately we could not satisfy all of them. This year we want to improve the hardware availability with a new generation of lightning detectors.


Announcement of System BLUE

Our forthcoming lightning detection hardware will be called System BLUE. We are working very intensive on the development of this system, but can still not say any fixed date when it will be available - hopefully in second quarter of 2015.

The System BLUE main board will be offered already assembled, gets some additional digital components, and some changes in the analog part. The main board is designed such that it fits into a housing which we also want to offer. In best case, you will get a completely assembled main device.

       


System RED

We do not offer controller or amplifier boards of System RED any more. We still have a few kits as reserve, but only for the case that some well-functioning stations fail or for strategically very important locations. Please do not request these kits but leave your e-mail address with your location on the "Cover your Area" page here.

All participants that currently are running a System RED do not need to update their system. Its signal quality and overall performance is similar or even equal as the upcoming BLUE system. By the way: If you have some unassembled hardware, RED PCBs or spare parts left, then you might want to offer them in our forum now. Other users might still need them.


System GREEN

Many users are still working with the good old GREEN stations. These stations are used to build up the TOA network. Big thanks to all you pioneers for your efforts. Smile

Unfortunately, these GREEN detectors can not record all needed signal information. This is one of the main advantages of System RED and BLUE which becomes increasingly important for improving the location quality. That is, the significance of the GREEN stations is already decreasing and will decrease in future. However, we can continue for a longer time the assignment of the GREEN signals to the computed strikes, but also want to announce all honesty, that the GREEN stations will not further contribute to the computations sometime when we have enough RED and BLUE station. This might already happen this year.

We announce this information already now such that all GREEN users have enough time to think about a change. We also hope that you understand our decision that we will not create new accounts for system GREEN detectors. Our aim is to substitute these detectors and not to change the owners. All participants with a running GREEN station will treated preferentially and probably get some special advantages when they want to exchange their station into a BLUE one. Wink


There will be another newsletter with more detailed information about the new hardware and other topics within the next months. Feel free to leave your thoughts and comments here. Please note, that we currently might not have enough time to answer all your questions here, but we will try our best to inform you about upcoming news as soon as possible.


Have fun, thank you and best regards

The Blitzortung.org crew LightningLightning

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