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Arduino Satellite Tracker

The purpose of this project is to automatically track satellite and perform amateur activities like voice or telemetry. Use case includes tracking of objects in the sky like the sun or perhaps a planet.

Materials

Quantity Description Link
1 Wemos D1 mini
Proto PCB and Wires/Connectors
2 12v 0.6rpm Torque Turbo Worm Motor 370 Right Angle Shopee
1 L298N Dual H Bridge Stepper Motor Controller (module) Shopee
1 6mm Rigid Flange Couppler Shopee
1 6mm Rigid Shaft Coupling Shopee
1 Enclosure 158x90x65 mm Shopee
1 Tripod Shopee

Referencce: My Google Sheet List

Wiring for L298N

L297N                     Wemos D1 mini
P1 ---------------------- D5
P2 ---------------------- D6
P3 ---------------------- D7
P4 ---------------------- D8

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Building / Compiling

Code Editor

  • Visual Studio Code

Visual Studio Code Extensions

  • Arduino
  • C/C++
  • C/C++ Extension Pack
  • C/C++ Themes
  • CMake Tools

Uploadable Binary File via Webmin

  • build/ArduinoStalliteTracker.ino.bin

Alternative (the easy way)

  • Arduino IDE

Device Web Screenshots

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Device Actual Photos

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TODO

  • MCU Flasher (like NodeMCU Flasher)
  • User manual
  • IMU integration
  • GPS integration

Reference

Sarcnet mk1b

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