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-FIXME **This page is not fully translated, yet. Please help completing the translation.**\\ //(remove this paragraph once the translation is finished)//
+====== Using the Earth Observation Camera ======
-** Taking a picture from the camera **
+**Receiving images from the camera**
-Taking a snapshot from the camera requires working with the MCC program from the [[software|Software]] section and performing some sequence of actions described below.
+To receive images from the camera you will need to run the MCC software referenced in the Required software section and perform a sequence of steps detailed below.
+Screenshots and paths in the instructions are shown for Windows 7. Tab titles may differ in Windows 8 and Windows 10.
-Screenshots and the described path in the instructions are presented for Windows 7. In Windows 8 and 10, the names of the tabs may differ.
+**Connecting the Camera**
-==== Camera Connection ====
+Connect the camera using a special male-male ribbon cable to the orbiter control computer (OCC).
+See here for ribbon cable assembly instructions.
-  * Connect the camera with a special cable dad-dad to the BUD.
+**Connecting the HF Transmitter**
-You can read about how to assemble a train [[wiring|Cable network]].
-==== Connecting the RF transmitter ====
+Connect the HF transmitter to the Orbicraft Construction Set network.
+When the HF channel is operating on the construction set the LED of the HF transmitter will emit a light signal that will be detected by a sensor on the HF receiver.
-  * Connect the RF transmitter to the OrbiKraft kit network
-<note tip>
-When the RF channel is working, the RF transmitter LED emits a light signal, and the sensor on the RF receiver detects it.\\
-\\
-Real HF channel on spacecraft does not use light signals, but operates on the basis of high-frequency radio communications. In the Orbicraft, pictures are transferred using simulators RF receiver and RF transmitter, and in fact, the picture is transmitted via Wi-Fi channel between the control center and the FTP server that is automatically deployed on a personal computer when the MCC start. This approach allows you to demonstrate some "visibility" of processes.
-</note>
 <note tip>
-The RF receiver can be connected to the user's computer using the USB adapter included in the kit. While working with the globe, RF receivers embedded in the globe can be used.
+**//Actual HF channels in spacecraft use no visible light signals but rather rely on high-frequency radio communications. In the Orbicraft construction set images are transferred with simulated HF receiver and HF transmitter while the actual transfer takes place over a Wi-Fi channel between the OCC and an FTP server started automatically on the PC when the MCC software is launched (Ground Control.exe). This approach provides a visual cue to how processes work.
+The HF receiver can be connected to the user’s PC by means of a USB adapter packaged with the construction set. HF receivers integrated into the globe can be used when working with the globe.//**
 </note>
 <note important>
-It is necessary to have an RF transmitter in the network of the designer to transmit the picture. It is not necessary to use the RF receiver to receive a snapshot, since the snapshot must be transmitted and appear in the MCC window without it. In the event that the transfer of a snapshot occurred when the RF receiver was present and the sensor of the RF transmitter flashed within the visibility range of its sensor, then a message will appear below the photo stating that the snapshot was transmitted via the RF channel.
+**//An HF transmitter must be present in the construction set network for an image to be transferred. It is not mandatory to use the HF receiver for receiving images as the image will be transferred and should appear in the MCC window even with no receiver present. If the image was transferred using the HF receiver and the HF transmitter LED flashed within the field of view of its sensor, a message will appear under the image stating that the image has been received over the HF link.//**
 </note>
-==== Setting a static IP address ====
-  * Go to ** Control Panel ** -> ** Network and Internet ** -> ** Network and Sharing Center **
+**Setting up a Static IP Address**
-{{ камера1.png?direct&600 | Network and Sharing Center}}
+Open Control Panel → Network and Internet → Network and Sharing Center
-  *  Click ** Wireless Network Connection **
-{{ камера2.png?direct&300 | Wireless network connection}}
+{{:en:image_1.png?600| Network and Sharing Center}}
-  *  Click ** Properties **
+Click ** Wireless Network Connection **
-{{ камера3.png?direct&300 | Properties}}
+{{:en:image_2.png?300| Wireless network connection}}
-  * Click ** Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)**
+Click ** Properties **
-{{ камера4.png?direct&300 | Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)}}
+{{:en:image_3.png?300| Properties}}
-  * In the window that opens, tick the box ** Use the following IP address: **
+Click ** Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)**
-  * Enter IP address **192.168.42.42**
+{{:en:image_4.png?300| Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)}}
-  * Click on the empty columns of the item ** Subnet mask **, the address will automatically appear in them **255.255.255.0**.
+  * In the window that appears, choose Use the following IP address: 192.168.42.42;
+  * Click on empty fields next to Subnet mask to have them automatically filled out with the 255.255.255.0 address mask;
+  * Click OK.
-  * Click **OK**
 <note important>
-After you finish working with the designer, you need to change the settings back to "Obtain an IP address automatically." Otherwise, the standard Wi-Fi connection will not work.
+After completing your work with the construction set, be sure to revert settings to “Obtain an IP address automatically”. Otherwise the standard Wi-Fi connection will not work.
 </note>
-==== Disable Windows Firewall ====
+**Disable the Windows Firewall**
-Windows Firewall can block the transfer of images over the Wi-Fi channel, so you need to disable it.
-  * Click ** Control Panel ** -> ** Windows Firewall **
+The Windows Firewall may block image transfers over the Wi-Fi link and should be turned off.
-{{ камера5.png?direct&600 | Windows Firewall}}
-  * Click ** Advanced Options **
+Click ** Control Panel ** -> ** Windows Firewall ** -> ** Public networks **
-{{ камера6.png?direct&600 | Advanced Options}}
+{{:en:firewall_1.png?700|}}
-  * Click ** Windows Firewall Properties **
-{{ ru:брэндмаур_откл.png?direct&300 | Windows Firewall Properties}}
+Click  ** Disable Firewall **
-  * A window will open containing 4 tabs. In the drop-down list of the tab ** Domain profile ** in the field ** Firewall status ** change the state ** Enable ** to ** Disable **, repeat the same in the tabs ** Private profile ** and ** General profile * *.
+{{:en:firewall_2.png?700|}}
 <note important>
-You can restore the protection of your computer after you finish working with the designer by returning to the Windows Firewall window and clicking the Restore Recommended Settings button.
+**//To restore computer security after completing work with the construction set, you can revisit the Windows Firewall window and click the Restore defaults button.//**
 </note>
-====Run MCC====
+**Launching the Mission Control Center.**
+**Launch the MCC**
+See here for instructions on launching the MCC (Ground Control.exe).
 <note important>
-When the MCC starts, the FTP server automatically starts up in the background. In fact, it is he who takes the picture from the camera. Only one FTP server should work at the same time to receive the snapshot correctly.\\
+**//The FTP server is automatically launched in the background when the MCC software is started. Essentially it is the FTP server that receives images from the camera. For images to be received correctly only one FTP server must be in operation at the same time.//**
-\\
-If you have already started the MCC (// Ground Control.exe //), then make sure that only one process is running in the task manager. **ftpdmin**. Нажмите одновременно на клавиатуре <key>Ctrl</key>+<key>Alt</key>+<key>Delete</key> -> **Диспечер задач** (Task Manager) -> Вкладка **Процессы**.\\
-\\
-The figure below shows an example when several such processes are running. This is wrong and you need to disable all processes. **ftpdmin** (selecting a process and pressing the button ** Remove the task **), and then restart the MCC.
 </note>
-{{ камера8.png?direct&600 | Свойства Брандмауэра Windows}}
+<note important>
+**//If you have already launched the MCC (Ground Control.exe), make sure that only one ftpdmin process is visible in the Task Manager. Press the key combination Ctrl+Alt+Delete → Task Manager → Processes tab.//**
+</note>
-====Run the program====
+<note important>
+**//The screenshot below shows an example with multiple such processes running. This is not what should happen. You have to terminate all ftpdmin processes (select a process, then click End process) and then relaunch MCC.//**
+</note>
-  * Run the program to capture and transfer images
+{{:en:task_manager.png?600|}}
+**Starting the Program**
-You can read about how to create and run a program in the section [[First program|Lesson_01]]
+Launch the photography and image transfer program.
-The test program, which is presented in section [[camera_subsys|Камера ДЗЗ]], take ten snapshots in a row and transfer them to the user's computer. In this program [[software|ЦУП]] (//Ground Control.exe//), launched on the user's computer, the received data will be displayed in the area to the right of the map in place of the SPUTNIX company logo.
+See the Getting Started section for instructions on creating and launching the program.
+A test program shown in the Land Survey Camera section will capture ten images in succession and transfer them to the user’s computer. Then the MCC program (Ground Control.exe) launched at the user’s PC will display incoming data in an area to the right of the map where the SPUTNIX company logo was originally displayed.
 <note tip>
-The resulting photos are in the ** FTP ** folder, which is automatically created in the ** Ground_Control ** folder, from which the program ** // Ground Control.exe // ** is launched. Files can be in the ** catched ** and ** missed ** folders, depending on the signal hitting the RF transmitter: if the signal is received, the data is written to the ** catched ** folder (received), in the case of a weak signal or his absence files are considered lost and are recorded in the folder ** missed ** (skipped).
+**//Received images will appear in the FTP folder that will be created automatically under the Ground_Control folder whence the Ground Control.exe program is launched. Files can be found in catched and missed folders, depending on whether the signal hits the HF receiver: if there was a hit, data will be written to the catched (caught images) folder, and if the signal was weak or undetectable, the missed (missed images) folder will be written to.//**
 </note>

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