System RED

Index of the Documentation of System RED

1 Introduction
2 Participating
3 Lightning detection and locating
3.1 Lightning discharge
3.2 Receiving a lightning signal
3.3 Time-of-Arrival method
3.4 The Blitzortung.org network
3.4.1 Accuracy
4 Lightning detection hardware
4.1 Antennas
4.1.1 Loop antennas
4.1.1.1 Frame antennas
4.1.1.2 Coaxial cable antennas
4.1.1.3 Other loop antennas
4.1.2 Ferrite rod antennas
4.1.2.1 Shielding ferrite rod antennas
4.1.2.2 Self-made ferrite rod antennas
4.1.2.3 Housing
4.1.3 Shielding of magnetic antennas
4.1.4 Electrical antennas
4.2 Amplifiers
4.2.1 Amplifier 12
4.2.1.1 Electronic parts
4.2.1.2 Connecting an Antenna
4.2.1.3 Gain Control
4.2.1.4 Connecting the controller
4.2.1.5 Output test pins
4.2.1.6 First hardware check
4.2.1.7 Amplifier PCB change log
4.2.2 Amplifier 13
4.2.2.1 Electronic parts
4.2.2.2 Gain Control
4.2.2.3 Connecting the controller
4.2.2.4 Output test pins
4.2.2.5 First hardware check
4.2.3 Pre-Amplifier 14
4.2.3.1 Electronic parts
4.2.3.2 Connecting Amplifier PCB 13
4.2.3.3 Connecting an Antenna
4.2.3.4 First hardware check
4.3 Controller
4.3.1 Controller 10.x
4.3.1.1 Electronic parts
4.3.1.2 STM32F4DISCOVERY board
4.3.1.3 LEDs
4.3.1.4 Display
4.3.1.5 Buzzer
4.3.1.6 GPS Module
4.3.1.7 Amplifier connectors
4.3.1.8 Ethernet
4.3.1.9 Grounding
4.3.1.10 Serial interface
4.3.1.11 First hardware check
4.3.1.12 Controller PCB change log
4.4 Power supply
4.4.1 PoE
4.5 Assembling advice
4.5.1 Parts with a low mounting height
4.5.2 Parts with a medium mounting height
4.5.3 Parts with a high mounting height
5 Operating instructions
5.1 Firmware Installation
5.1.1 Flash by using on-board programmer
5.1.2 DFU Method
5.1.3 Flash through the web-interface
5.2 User interfaces
5.2.1 Web-Interface
5.2.2 LEDs
5.2.3 Buttons
5.2.4 LC display
5.2.5 Buzzer
5.2.6 Debug Logging
5.3 Interference Mode
5.4 GPS
5.5 General mode of operation
5.5.1 About the firmware
5.5.2 Flash and settings
5.5.3 Start-up Sequence
5.5.4 Real-Time-Clock
5.5.5 Watchdogs
5.5.6 Server connections
5.5.7 Detecting signals
5.6 Special features
5.6.1 Actions and Alerts
5.6.2 AS3935 Franklin Lightning Sensor
5.6.3 User I/Os
5.6.4 Analogue user input
6 Differences to the old hardware
7 Support and Help
7.1 Common Problems
7.2 Frequently asked questions
8 Appendix
8.1 Acknowledgement
8.2 Translations
8.3 Changes
Glossary
References