Hi Ian, I just installed your MOD-1016 board, into my Raspberry Pi2 weather station. It was recognized right away, but integrating it into weewx is not so easy. Right now there is an issue with the python driver. I have found another software package that has support for your module so am running that for the time being. We had lightning this afternoon according to my hobbyboards detector but I didn't get an indication from the MOD-1016. We are expecting some more tonight so maybe I will get results then.
Steve On Friday, August 12, 2016 at 3:17:34 PM UTC-4, Ian wrote: > > > We sell the MOD-1016 breakout board which has the AS3935 lightning sensor > on it. It is a bit of a quirky chip, but it's also very unique and works > surprisingly well. We had a storm in New York yesterday and there was a > fun moment when one of our sensors beeped at sensing lightning, followed a > second later by a crash of thunder. > > If there are any particular issues, we would be delighted to help out. > > kind regards > Ian. > > On 12 August 2016 at 09:02, Steve Sykes <[email protected] <javascript:>> > wrote: > >> Steve, >> Thanks for the reply. I wondered why this module didn't make it over to >> the user group, not ready for prime time yet I guess. I have been using a >> hobbyboards lightning detector for over a year, it works ok and is stable? >> Hobbyboards is gone now so I thought this new chip would be an improvement, >> and supportable. Maybe the speed required to correctly operate is beyond >> the RPi? >> I have seen the thread suggesting starting fresh, perhaps I will try that >> on a new Pi-3. I really don't want to get rid of my working station only to >> find that it continues to crash. Having the board run with weewx would be >> great, but if it can be made to work as a stand alone app, that would be >> fine. I wonder if Matt Wall has a board? Sending him one if he doesn't >> might help as well. It is summer, maybe interest will pick up when the >> weather turns bad. >> >> Steve > > >
