HyperTrack™
Software Instruction
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Quasonix, Inc.
Figure 63: True North Wizard, Finished
Note: To accurately point to the sun, the following system settings must be correct: date and time and the system
ground location (Latitude, Longitude, and height above sea level).
After the wizard is complete, select Sun Designate. The antenna should slew to the correct sky location. To check
the position, the sun image should be located in the center of the camera view monitor. If a receiver is attached, the
system can be selected to track the sun, and a comparison of the calculated (designated sun AZ/EL angles) to the
actual sun tracking angles can be made. They should be almost identical.
The Wizard just described covers the Sun Pointing method for True Northing the tracking system. The other two
methods, Boresight and Landmark, are nearly identical to the solar calibration method. Both have easy to follow
wizards and are not covered here. The sun calibration is the most used method, as pointing the antenna to the sun,
using Sun Designate, is typically used to verify the correct AZ North (0.0°) pointing position.
The True North calibration Wizard(s) are available with the Standard Login.
4.2.1.6.2 Handwheel Test
The Handwheel Test feature in the Tools drop down menu is used to verify the hand wheel encoders and their
connection to the internal resolver card PCB. This features displays the action of each hand wheel on screen with a
hand wheel test feedback dial, as shown in Figure 64
. Rotating the ACU’s AZ hand wheel moves the AZ dial’s
pointer CW and CCW in line with the motion of the hand
wheel. Rotating the ACU’s EL hand
wheel moves the EL
dial’s pointer Up
/Down in line with the motion of the hand wheel.
