Owner manual

Lightning Detection Systems
Short Range System
ERL-10 Lightning Relay Module
Stacklight connected
to an ERL-10
(stacklight not
included)
ERL-10 Status
Monitor So ware
(included)
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☑ Con gurable for 1, 2 or 3 alarms levels (Red,
Red/Yellow, Red/Orange/Yellow)
☑ All Clear output (Green)
☑ Con gurable alarm distances and durations
☑ 20 miles / 37 km range, optionally extendable to
50+ miles/80km
☑ Coincidence Mode virtually eliminates false
alarms
☑ Fault output indicates status of the system
☑ Status Monitor so ware shows current alarm
state and minutes : seconds until All Clear
☑ USB port for con guration and/or Status Moni-
tor so ware
☑ RS-485 output for transmitting status messages
to other equipment and/or to a distant Status
Monitor computer
Operation
 e ERL-10 receives data from the EFM-100 Electric Field
Mill short-range sensor (<20 miles/32 km) and optionally
also an LD-250 long range lightning detector. It constantly
monitors for lightning and activates its timed relay outputs
when lightning is detected. Up to three alarms can be con-
 gured, referred to as Red, Orange and Yellow Alert levels.
 e green All Clear state is entered when no lightning has
been detected within the con gured time period.
When the ERL-10 is  rst turned on it enters Survey Mode
where it looks for lightning. A er several minutes without
lightning (con gurable but typically 10-20 minutes) the
system enters the All Clear state.  e green All Clear light
on the ERL-10 illuminates and the All Clear relay output
activates.
Coincidence Mode
With Coincidence Mode enabled a lightning strike must be
detected by both the EFM-100 and LD-250 for an alarm to
activate.  is virtually eliminates false alarms that could be
caused by persons, animals, insects, etc. near the EFM-100
sensor. Coincidence Mode is only applicable within the
range of the EFM-100 (0-20 miles/0-32 km)
Status Monitor
 e ERL-10 Status Monitor so ware (included) allows
the system status and countdown timers to be displayed.
Countdown timers clearly indicate the number of minutes
until All Clear. Alarm activations are timestamped and
logged to disk. Graphical log  le viewing so ware is also
included.
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