What is Orbicraft for?
How to work with it
Orbicraft Subsystems
Arduino-Based payload
Lessons
Laboratory equipment
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What is Orbicraft for?
How to work with it
Orbicraft Subsystems
Arduino-Based payload
Lessons
Laboratory equipment
Feedback
News
Receiving images from the camera
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.
Connecting the Camera
Connect the camera using a special male-male ribbon cable to the orbiter control computer (OCC). See here for ribbon cable assembly instructions.
Connecting the HF 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.
Setting up a Static IP Address
Open Control Panel → Network and Internet → Network and Sharing Center
Click Wireless Network Connection
Click Properties
Click Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)
Disable the Windows Firewall
The Windows Firewall may block image transfers over the Wi-Fi link and should be turned off.
Click Control Panel → Windows Firewall → Public networks
Click Disable Firewall
Launching the Mission Control Center.
Launch the MCC
See here for instructions on launching the MCC (Ground Control.exe).
Starting the Program
Launch the photography and image transfer program.
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.