def _communicate_tracking_info(self):
""" Runs as a daemon thread, communicating tracking info to remote socket.
Uses observer and satellite objects set by trackobject().
Will exit if altitude is less than zero (below the horizon).
"""
if self._debugmode:
print(('alive:', self._stay_alive))
else:
sock = trackersocket.trackersocket()
sock.connect(self._IP, self._PORT) # change to correct address
# track satellite
while self._stay_alive:
if self._debugmode:
#print type(self.observer_dict), self.observer_dict
#print type(self.satellite_dict), self.satellite_dict
print(('Tracking', self.satellite_dict['tle0'], 'from', self.observer_dict['elev']))
else:
p = orbital.pinpoint(self.observer_dict, self.satellite_dict)
if p['ok']:
if p['alt'] < 0:
# break
self._stay_alive = False
else:
s = 'P ' + str((p['az'].conjugate())) + ' ' + str(p['alt'].conjugate())
#print s + str('\n')
sock.send(s + str('\n'))
time.sleep(self.SLEEP_TIME)
# exiting
if self._debugmode:
print('Tracking thread exited.')
else:
sock.disconnect()
def pinpoint(observer_name, satellite_name):
""" Returns azimuth and altitude of satellite from observer.
Only names are provided as params,
they are subsequently searched in their respectable lists.
"""
o_result = dataio.get_observer(observer_name)
if o_result['ok']:
o = o_result['results'][0]
else:
return {'error': 'observer not found'}
s_result = dataio.get_satellite(satellite_name)
if o_result['ok']:
s = s_result['results'][0]
else:
return {'error': 'satellite not found'}
result = orbital.pinpoint(o, s)
return result
def _communicate_tracking_info(self):
""" Runs as a daemon thread, communicating tracking info to remote socket.
Uses observer and satellite objects set by trackobject().
Will exit if altitude is less than zero (below the horizon).
"""
if self._debugmode:
print(('alive:', self._stay_alive))
else:
sock = trackersocket.trackersocket()
sock.connect(self._IP, self._PORT) # change to correct address
# track satellite
while self._stay_alive:
if self._debugmode:
#print type(self.observer_dict), self.observer_dict
#print type(self.satellite_dict), self.satellite_dict
print(('Tracking', self.satellite_dict['tle0'], 'from',
self.observer_dict['elev']))
else:
p = orbital.pinpoint(self.observer_dict, self.satellite_dict)
if p['ok']:
if p['alt'] < 0:
# break
self._stay_alive = False
else:
s = 'P ' + str((p['az'].conjugate())) + ' ' + str(
p['alt'].conjugate())
#print s + str('\n')
sock.send(s + str('\n'))
time.sleep(self.SLEEP_TIME)
# exiting
if self._debugmode:
print('Tracking thread exited.')
else:
sock.disconnect()