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To launch the PC Tracking Calibration software page (shown in the figure at right), first click “Hardware, Choose Parameters to Display on Video
OSD” to launch the OSD Configuration page. Then, click the “Configure EagleEyes Tracking” button on the bottom of that page, which will launch
the calibration page, shown at right.
Description of the PC Software
Here is a description of the software page controls (be sure to read the following sections for more details on using these controls):
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My servos rotate farther than normal! - As a safety feature, the software will try to prevent you from driving a typical servo past its
mechanical extents, during calibration. If you know that your servos rotate farther than normal, check this box, to disable this feature.
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Pan Speed and Tilt Speed – these menu items let you adjust the panning and tilting speed of your tracker. Valid range is 1 to 9, with 9 being
the fastest movement.
Pan Servo Calibration Section:
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Choose Pan Angle to Calibrate – with this menu item, you choose the pan angle that you will next calibrate.
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Status of presently selected pan angle: Calibrated (or Uncalibrated) – this line indicates whether the pan angle selected above has already
been calibrated. Note that it’s ok to recalibrate angles that have been previously calibrated.
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Pan servo is presently rotated to: X% - this line shows the rotation percentage of the pan servo (based on a typical servo) that the EagleEyes
is presently commanding. 50% corresponds to a typical centered servo. 0% and 100% correspond to a fully rotated servo in each direction.
Note that many servos may allow rotation below 0% or above 100%. Care must be taken not to attempt to rotate your servos beyond their
physical capabilities.
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Pan X% Less, Pan X% More Buttons – these buttons let you pan the tracker until it reaches the selected angle. Use the higher percentage
values for larger movements, and the lower percentage values for smaller, more precise movements.
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Click here when you have finished panning to the selected angle – once you have panned the tracker to the presently selected pan angle,
click this button, and select the next angle to calibrate.
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Return Pan to 50% - this button returns the tracker’s pan servo to its approximate center position, based on a typical servo.
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Reset Pan Angles – this button clears all calibrated pan angles.
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Finalize All Pan Angles! – once you have calibrated all of the desired pan angles, click this button to finalize the pan calibration.
Tilt Servo Calibration Section:
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Choose Tilt Position to Calibrate – with this menu item, you choose the tilt position you want to calibrate (Lowest Position or Highest
Position) of the tilt function of the tracker.
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Enter Tilt Angle for this Position (0 to 180 degrees) – this item lets you type in the angle corresponding to the tilt position For example, if
you selected the Highest position, and your tracker’s highest position corresponds to 90 degrees (facing up), enter “90”.
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Tilt servo is presently rotated to: X% - this line shows the rotation percentage of the tilt servo (based on a typical servo) that the EagleEyes is
presently commanding. 50% corresponds to a typical centered servo. 0% and 100% correspond to a fully rotated servo in each direction.
Note that many servos may allow rotation below 0% or above 100%. Care must be taken not to attempt to rotate your servos beyond their
physical capabilities.
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Tilt X% Less, Tilt X% More Buttons – these buttons let you tilt the tracker until it reaches the selected angle. Use the higher percentage
values for larger movements, and the lower percentage values for smaller, more precise movements.
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Click here when you have finished tilting to the selected position – once you have tilted the tracker to the presently selected tilt position
(highest or lowest), click this button.
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Return Tilt to 50% -
this button returns the tracker’s tilt servo to its approximate center position, based on a typical servo.
Tracker Tests Section:
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Pan Test - Select Angle – Select one of the angles from this menu item, and click the “ Go
” button, and the tracker should correctly pan to the
selected angle. Note that you need to first calibrate the pan angles above, before using this option.
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Tilt Test - Select Position - Select one of the tilt positions from this menu item, and click the “ Go
” button, and the tracker should correctly tilt
to the selected position. Note that you need to first calibrate the tilt angles above, before using this option .
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Sweep Tracker! - clicking this button causes the tracker to be panned and tilted back and forth continuously, to your calibration limits. This
function is useful for “stress testing” your tracker, as well as verifying that the calibration is correct.
WARNING: be prepared to stop the
sweeping action in case it appears that the tracker is moving beyond the limits of your servos!
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Reset Pan/Tilt Settings! – this button resets ALL of the pan/tilt settings to default values, and clears all angle calibration. This is useful if you
have miscalibrated the tracker, or otherwise wish to recalibrate.
Procedure for Calibrating your Tracker with the PC
Follow this order in calibrating your antenna with the PC:
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Use the “Pan Calibration Examples (both calibration methods)” section above to determine which pan angles you will calibrate for your tracker
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Calibrate the Pan angles as described in the “Pan Angle Calibration Steps with PC” section below
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Calibrate the tilt angles as described in the “Calibrating Tilt Angles with PC” section below (if supported by your tracker)
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Test the tracker as described in the “Testing the Calibrated Pan and Tilt Angles (both calibration methods)” section below