Конструктор спутника "ОрбиКрафт"

This is an old revision of the document!

---

Mission Control Center Software

The Mission Control Center (MCC) software operates on a “ground” computer and provides the necessary functionality for receiving and displaying data from the satellite - both telemetry of on-board systems operation and payload data. It is necessary to assemble a “ground” segment of the network from the standard blocks (included in the construction set) to work with the program. The segment is assembled similarly to the satellite's on-board network and connected directly to the user's computer with a USB cable. In the “ground” network there are an HF receiver and a ground VHF receiver.

As you can see on the screenshot, in the upper left part of the MMC software interface there is a selection of available ports for connection. After connecting the USB cable and updating this window, the USB-SERIAL CH340 port should appear in the drop-down list. Then you need to set the connection with the “connect” button and the system will be ready for use. May be because of driver mismatch the port name will be different. In this case, it is easy to check if it is a port you need by checking its presence in the list. After disconnecting the USB cable and pressing Refresh it should disappear from the list, after connecting to USB and pressing Refresh it will appear again. In that case, connect to this port, whatever it is called.

The left text box is intended for displaying information coming from the satellite via VHF radio channel (telemetry).

The right part of the interface displays the current level of HF transmitter signal and the last information received from the on-board payload (a photo from the satellite, if available).