Easypositioningandinstallationofyourdishantennawithaccuratesatellitedisplay:
Dishalignment,pointingandInstallationhasalwaysbeenacomplicatedtask,especiallyifyoudonothaveaclue.ThatiswhyIpostedthisapplicationthatwillsimplifythistaskandallowyoutoinstallandalignyourantennaorsatellitedishwithouttheneedtocallaspecialist.
SatCatcherisasatellitefinderanddishpointer,itallowsyoutoorientyourantennatoanysatellite.Usingaugmentedreality,thisapplicationdisplaysthetargetsatelliteinspacetobetterchoosethelocationofyourantennaorsatellitedishandensuretheabsenceofanyobstacle(wall,tree...).
SatCatcheralsousesyourphoneGPStoshowyourlocationonamapandshowsthedirectionofthesatellitefromyourposition.
Thecompassaccompaniedbyabeepletsyouorientyourantennaorsatellitedishfollowingtheaccelerationofbeepsorthearrowofthecompass.
Theaccelerometerisusedtoverifythattheholderofyourantennaisvertical.
Theantennaorsatellitedishadjustmentsteps:
1-chooseasatelliteandauthorizegeolocationtodeterminethedirectionoftheantennaorientation.
2-Showsatelliteinaugmentedrealitywithyourcameraandmakesuretherearenoobstaclesandvalidatethelocationofyourantenna.
3.Checkthatthesupportofyourantennaisvertical.
4.CalculatethepolarizationandadjusttherotationoftheLNB(theheadofyourantenna)
5.Settheelevation
6-Searchorientationwithvisualandsoundassistant
7-Fineadjustments.
Forthegoodfunctioningoftheapplication,SatCatcherwillneedthecamera,compass,gyroscope,accelerometerandtheGPSofyoursmartphone.
tips:
-IfyoursmartphonedoesnothaveGPS,youcanmanuallymovethe"marker"onthecarduntilitpointsyourexactlocation.Usezoomformoredetail.
-Thecompassisveryimportanttoadjustyourdish,butifyoursmartphonedoesnothaveone,youcanstillusetheapplication.Inthiscase,itwillhelpyoutofindcluesandmarksonthemapfromyourlocation.Italsoallowsyoutocalculatetheorientation.Thanyoucanuseamanualcompasstogetagoodorientation.
-Donothesitatetorecalibratethecompassandavoidtooclosetotheantennaarm,becauseitissensitivetometallicelements.Trytoplaceyoursmartphonewherethereislessmagneticinterference.
SatCatcherFreeistheliteversionofSatCatcher.
Augmentedrealityandcompassorientationareonlyavailableinthefullversionhere:https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.InfoSoftyContact.SatCatcherEn
Contact:infosoftycontactfree@gmail.com