Ground station software

A ground station software build for the rocketry project Propulse NTNU Go check that out here: https://www.propulsentnu.no/

To install this package and containing requirements: To download, do:
wget http://download.qt.io/official_releases/qt/5.14/5.14.0/qt-opensource-linux-x64-5.14.0.run
chmod +x qt-opensource-linux-x64-5.14.0.run
./qt-opensource-linux-x64-5.14.0.run
sudo apt-get install $(cat pkglist)

to run, type ./installer/installer-framework/packages/internal/ground_station_V2

Details

  • Built in Qt5 with C++ using a Designer ui file
  • contains a network module that connects to the rocket to communicate over UDP
  • collects realtime sensor data from rocket, along with HD video streaming
  • Packets are verified with CRC32 checksum
  • All data received is written to the file res/out.txt
  • to recompile the installer, write cd installer/ and type: ./installer-framework/bin/binarycreator --offline-only -c config/config.xml -p packages/ ground-station

The Display

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