Controlling manually via browser interface
When installing or testing the Satran, it is good to have a way of controlling it without needing any
additional software. That's why it has a manual control that you can access directly from any
standard internet browser.
If setup has been performed and Satran is connected to your WLAN, enter:
(change IP-address to the one it has been assigned by your WLAN)
If you are accessing the Satran directly, via the built-in access point (SSID: SATRAN_***):
Control with the Android app
The easiest way to use the Satran is with the free android app ”Satran Control” available for
download from Google Play.
After installation, start the app and go to the settings tab. Enter your GPS location and the correct
IP-address to the Satran. If setup has been performed, use the IP that it has been assigned to it
dynamically by your wireless router. If you are accessing the Satran access-point directly, the given
IP-address is always 192.168.4.1
Now click the tab for the satellite list and choose any by clicking on it. If the list is empty, you need
to connect your android device to a WLAN with internet access and restart the app to fetch a new
satellite list from the CelesTrak data server.
When a satellite has been chosen, you can go to the first tab that should show you its relative
position and the time for its next overhead pass. If you want the Satran to track the satellite when it
passes you, you need to click the toggle button on the prediction tab to activate the rotator.
Please mind that the app will keep sending commands to the Satran even when minimized in the
background. For the Satran to stop you need to deactivate it by pressing the toggle button in the app,
or completely terminate the app.
Control with HTTP GET request
The app uses very simple GET requests to control the Satran, which are sent as a readable URL
over HTTP on port 80 that you can test manually with any web browser:
Http://192.168.x.x/tracker?az=123&el=123
The IP-address above (192.168.x.x) should be replaced with the one it has been assigned by your
wireless router. Replace ”123” with the direction you want in degrees 0-360 for azimuth and 0-90
for elevation. Wait a second and the rotator should move and the browser sends back the string
”success”.
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