Single Point User-Interface Software Design for Telemetry Stations

Abstract

As the repetitive processes in the manufacturing community are being automated to reduce operating cost, the satellite tracking station (being for the most part a repetitive operation) can also reduce operating cost by automation. A conventional satellite tracking station requires personnel to setup, monitor, and adjust a variety of equipment, coordinate data collection, and archive collected data. By automating, the above duties in addition to managing the station can be done through a single-point user interface. This paper presents the methods used to design the user-interface software including graphical user interface (GUI) types of hardware I/O for data acquisition and control, and remote control.