Ryan Malloy
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Extract Gabe Emerson's Trav'ler rotor scripts into a proper Python library with firmware protocol abstraction (HAL 2.05 + HAL 0.0.00), Hamlib rotctld TCP server, Click CLI, and isolated leap-frog algorithm with the elevation copy-paste bug fixed.
46 lines
1.5 KiB
Python
46 lines
1.5 KiB
Python
#Python program to initialize Winegard Trav'ler antenna
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#(allow to home, then kill TV satellite search)
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#Version 2.0B For HAL v2.05, NOT for HAL v0.0
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#Gabe Emerson / Saveitforparts 2024, Email: gabe@saveitforparts.com
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import serial
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#define "antenna" as the serial port device to interface with
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antenna = serial.Serial(
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port='/dev/ttyUSB0', #pass this from command line in future?
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baudrate = 57600,
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parity=serial.PARITY_NONE,
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stopbits=serial.STOPBITS_ONE,
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bytesize=serial.EIGHTBITS,
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timeout=1)
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print ('Antenna connected on ', antenna.port)
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print ('Waiting for system to boot, ensure IDU is powered on.')
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while 1:
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data = antenna.readline().decode(errors='ignore').strip() #read serial stream from antenna
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print(data)
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if "NoGPS" in data or "No LNB Voltage" in data: #Initial homing is finished, Trav'ler wants to look for TV sat
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print('Antenna motor homing finished.')
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print('Cancelling Search task.')
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antenna.write(bytes(b'q\r')) #go back to root menu in case firmware was left in a submenu
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antenna.write(bytes(b'\r')) #clear firmware prompt to avoid unknown command errors
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antenna.write(bytes(b'ngsearch\r')) #enter ngsearch submenu (for newer HAL versions)
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antenna.write(bytes(b's\r')) #kill Search task
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antenna.write(bytes(b'q\r')) #go back to root menu
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antenna.write(bytes(b'\r'))
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print('Antenna is ready for rotor script.')
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break
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else:
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continue
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antenna.close()
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exec(open("travler_rotor.py").read())
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exit()
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