issuiuc / groundstation

ground station software for telemetry

Ground Station

Telemetry Ground Station

How to start

Before Starting, ensure you have Node.js installed from here

1. Install all packages ¹

    npm install
   

2. Rebuild packages for the right version of node

   ./node_modules/.bin/electron-rebuild
   

3. Install Map Tiles from Releases Page - Download the zip files of the map tiles - Unzip them and place them in the /GUI/build/ folder ²

4. Install the font pack ³

5. Build typescript

   npm run build
   

6. Run the electron application

    npm start
   

Additional Information:

• There may be rendering issues if you do not install the font pack. To install: go to build/ and double click it.
• To view the log files generated by the program - On Windows, in file explorer, go to: Users\your_username\appData\logs\ISS-Ground-Station - On MacOS, in finder, go to: Users\your_username\Logs\ISS-Ground-Station

Footnotes

1. In the past we have had issues where not all packages install on the first go. Thus, it is recommended to run this at least twice. ↩

2. Ensure that the Satellite/ and Terrain/ FOLDER contains subfolders 1/ to 18/ and not another folder called Satellite/Terrain. If this happens move the inner folder into the build/ folder instead. ↩

3. Although not an important step it is highly recommended due to its monospace nature and most of the formatting in this software utilizes it heavily. ↩