Lightning Detection System Software
- Wade Bortz
Owned by Wade Bortz
DKIST has a Boltek EFM-100 lighting detector installed on the Utility Building at the summit.
It currently is monitored by a server in the upper floor of the utility building at 10.9.1.20; contact Wade or Colleen for server setup and login details.
There is also a lightning strike counter mounted in the Mez level rotator, on the North side of the main entrance doors. Batteries were replaced on 5/4/2022, counter reset to 0 and the time and date set; the docs call for CR17553 batteries, but CR123 lithium batteries are equivalent and are easier to source.
More details on the system and our protocols are here, including software installation instructions: