https://github.com/stargate01/hybrid-rotor

Raspberry Pi antenna rotation assistant
https://github.com/stargate01/hybrid-rotor

antenna compass gpio gpredict raspberry-pi satellite satellite-tracking

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Raspberry Pi antenna rotation assistant

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/stargate01/hybrid-rotor
• Owner: StarGate01
• License: mpl-2.0
• Created: 2021-02-10T22:40:10.000Z (over 5 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2021-05-11T18:55:03.000Z (about 5 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-04-10T21:36:46.610Z (about 1 year ago)
• Topics: antenna, compass, gpio, gpredict, raspberry-pi, satellite, satellite-tracking
• Language: Python
• Homepage:
• Size: 21.5 KB
• Stars: 2
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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README

          
# Hybrid Satellite Antenna Rotor

This system receives antenna rotation data from a satellite tracking application such as [gPredict](http://gpredict.oz9aec.net/), or any other program that implements the [rotctld](https://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/xenial/en/man8/rotctld.8.html) protocol. It measures the orientation and elevation of a dish using a sensor, and displays the necessary adjustments on a LCD screen. The user then has to adjust the dish manually.

## Hardware

 - Raspberry Pi 4

 - 2004A v2.0 LCD (4 * 20 dot-matrix characters)

 - GY-511 Sensor (LSM303DLH acceleration and magnetometer IC)

## Software Dependencies

 - I2C interface enabled and loaded

 - APT: python3

 - APT: python3-rpi.gpio

 - PIP: [adafruit_lsm303dlh_mag](https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_LSM303DLH_Mag)

 - PIP: [adafruit_lsm303_accel](https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_LSM303_Accel)

 - PIP: [RPLCD](https://github.com/dbrgn/RPLCD)