# Keep alert the "Disturber" response from AS3935 Lightning Detector

**URL:** <https://community.sparkfun.com/t/keep-alert-the-disturber-response-from-as3935-lightning-detector/44885>\
**Category:** Environmental\
**Created:** [December 19, 2022, 3:56pm UTC](https://community.sparkfun.com/t/keep-alert-the-disturber-response-from-as3935-lightning-detector/44885 "2022-12-19T15:56:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![petertam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/90db22/32.png) [@petertam](https://community.sparkfun.com/u/petertam)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2022, 3:56pm UTC](https://community.sparkfun.com/t/keep-alert-the-disturber-response-from-as3935-lightning-detector/44885/1 "2022-12-19T15:56:49Z")

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When I use the linghtning emulator, the sensor always response “Disturber” message to the serial monitor.

Since it will be planned to deploy in a construction area, I am looking for the soluation that make the sensor less influence by “Disturber”.

 ![serial panel AS3935.png](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/sparkfun/original/3X/6/1/61e8232c1e0d675cbb912c88f8d274fbbce28cdc.png)

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**Author:** ![TS-Russell](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/sparkfun/user_avatar/community.sparkfun.com/ts-russell/32/6092_2.png) [@TS-Russell](https://community.sparkfun.com/u/TS-Russell)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2022, 1:35am UTC](https://community.sparkfun.com/t/keep-alert-the-disturber-response-from-as3935-lightning-detector/44885/2 "2022-12-20T01:35:55Z")

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Default mode is indoor (highly sensitive); try either adjusting that and/or increase the disturber setting [https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/sp … htning-spi](https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/sparkfun-as3935-lightning-detector-hookup-guide-v20?_ga=2.209629146.994243148.1671421662-1841065663.1665480869&_gac=1.124830200.1668453606.CjwKCAiA68ebBhB-EiwALVC-NtpUgRDiP57oPcfhU5YLG5v4LZfKd50Wfy2a5TUzLR1Kcfjk1RRTBBoCw9MQAvD_BwE#example-1---basic-lightning-spi)