SparkFun Qwiic AS3935 Lightning Detector Hookup Guide
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View the updated tutorial: SparkFun AS3935 Lightning Detector Hookup Guide (v20)
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For more on the AS3935, check out the links below:
- Schematic (PDF)
- Eagle Files (ZIP)
- Datasheet (PDF)
- GitHub
- AS3935 Lightning Detector Library
- Product Repo - Design files and more datasheets!
- SFE Product Showcase
Need some other weather sensing parts for your project? Check out some of the ones listed below.
Weather Meters
SEN-08942
Need some inspiration for your next project? Check out some of these related tutorials to sense your environment!
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HIH-4030 Humidity Sensor Hookup Guide
Measure relative humidity with SparkFun's HIH-4030 Humidity Sensor Breakout.
Wireless Remote Weather Station with micro:bit
Monitor the weather without being exposed to it through wireless communication between two micro:bits using the radio blocks! This is useful if your weather station is installed in a location that is difficult to retrieve data from the OpenLog. We will also explore a few different ways to send and receive data.
LoRaSerial Hookup Guide
Simple serial over LoRa!
Or check out this related blog post with the AS3935's SPI bus.