I am just now in the middle of this Storm with stroboscopic-like lightning flashing.
I recognized my HP2551 is obviously showing lightning strikes in realtime. Every one or the other second. Then I checked back in the manual and now disagree with gjr80, when he states: gjr80 schrieb am Mittwoch, 21. Juni 2023 um 22:32:42 UTC+2: In essence the WH57 reports three things; the number of lightning strike detected today, the time of the last detected lightning strike and the distance of the last lightning strike. This is clearly stated in the WH57 manual. Gary >From the manual: *2.1 Features Lightning Detector * - *Detects lightning bolts and storms within 25 miles (40 kilometers) * - *High or low sensor sensitivity selectable to meet different requirements.* - *Long wireless range up to 330 feet (100 meters) in open areas* - *Transmits readings every 79 seconds* - *Easy installation includes hanging hole* *When paired with a GW1000 Wi-Fi Gateway:* - Monitor number of strikes daily, and the time & distance of the last strike detected within a 25-mile radius of your location on the Live Data page of the WS View app 6 (requires the gateway and your phone is using the same Wi-Fi network) - Battery power level display on the WS View App *When paired with a Weather Station Console (HP2551/HP3500/HP3501):* - View lightning data in real-time on the Display - Get alerted to lightning strikes with the flashing lightning icon *When uploaded to Ecowitt Weather Server:* - View lightning data & history records & graph on the website - Receive email alerts from the server - Remote monitoring with smart phone So, there is different behaviour depending on the hardware the sensor data is received, which cannot be since the sensor doesn't know who is listening to. The described features are not sensor features but features on the receiving side. Also, there is a contradiction in "*Transmits readings every 79 seconds*" and "View lightning data in real-time on the Display". So, whatever is stated in the manual is not very clear, nor is it matching the witnessed reality. If there is a possibility to extract a singled detected lightning event and it's data with standard devices, is another story. If so, I'd see the point of doing so. At least the minimal distance and weighted average distance are interesting values to me. I doubt it is possible doing this with the "Ecowitt Gateway Driver", I have no idea if it is possible with the interceptor driver and a WH2551, it should be possible using SDR. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "weewx-user" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/1cbd37dd-e54f-4097-af42-5feeab9568e5n%40googlegroups.com.
