[PSP Updates Summer Homebrew Contest] Satfinder Portable 1.3.2

[PedroJ]

Hi!

My homebrew is about astronomy, it is a program which lets you find artificial satellites above in the sky. It tells you when you are going to be able to see them with naked eyes. It is centered on the ISS (International Space Station), which id the brightest satellite on the sky.



If your hobby is seeing the stars, this is your homebrew. You can learn constellations, a lot of details about the sun and the moon, etc.



You can visit the Satfinder Portable Website at satfinder.es
(I recommend install first and use the PSP browser. A bookmark is added automatically during installation. The website is designed for the PSP browser.)

Best wishes!!

[eldiablov]

The screenshots look ... amazing.

[Coolj]

Hai,I know you from EOL Good stuff you got there,but theres no download link :P

[PedroJ]

Look for if in the download section at "satfinder.es". Type it in your browser. You will see a lot of information about this homebrew, and downloads!

Regards!

[eldiablov]

I dont suppose you could send me that plain image of the world ? I've had an idea for a while but i've needed a picture a bit like that.

[PedroJ]

Originally Posted by eldiablov

I dont suppose you could send me that plain image of the world ? I've had an idea for a while but i've needed a picture a bit like that.

It is drawn every time the screen is updated, I mean, it is vectorial, a lot of lines being drawn every time.

You can download the homebrew that is programed in lua. When you finish the installation process in your PSP, you can enter in /PSP/GAME/Satfinder/Satfinder/tle and delete the tle files, or get them empty erasing their content.
Then you will get the program works without satellites, so when you press the trigger L to see the map, then press also the trigger R at the same time. An screenshot will be performed and stored in /PSP/PICTURES (I don't remember this folder very well.

You can also copy the code, because the source code is all in the satfinder.lua file.

I home this will help you.

Regards!

[eldiablov]

Sorry, I wouldn't have asked if I knew this was in Lua. I would have done it myself. Thanks for the information.

*Downloads*

[skybug]

Pedro, I am running a few versions back because if I update to the newest, it won't exit out and locks up the PSP. I have to shut off the psp and restart it. Is there something in the newest version that could be causing this? I'm was running 3.71 M33-3 and have since updated to 5.00 M33-3 and still the same thing. This is a cool program and I too am into Astronomy. Is there a way to add other satellites to the database. There a few other sat groups that I track on my PC. I also noticed that when I compare sats on this program using the psp and the one on my PC for the same sats, there are not located in the same area and the location of the same is not even close. So I don't know which one to believe when looking for visible satellites..thanks and keep up the nice work..Frank

[PedroJ]

Hi! Thanks for using Satfinder Portable.

First I don't know what may be happening. The error that you told me is very strange. Try to avoid to launch the program with programs like irshell, because they let less memory to the program. It is being running by a lot of people without problems. Sorry but I don't know.

You can add more satellite by hand adding them to re visual.tle file or the iridium.tle file. No more TLE files can be added. They are hardcoded. Take into account that satfinder only supports loading up to 255 satellites, no more, if I don't remember wrong. I know, this is ugly talking about programming, but it works ;-).

I have tested a lot of times the accuracy of the algorithms, so, be sure that you have set the correct UTC offset and the DST setting. Try to syncronize the clocks. It should work.

Now the project is a bit frozen, but I promise to go on with it very soon.

Thanks and best wishes!

Originally Posted by skybug

Pedro, I am running a few versions back because if I update to the newest, it won't exit out and locks up the PSP. I have to shut off the psp and restart it. Is there something in the newest version that could be causing this? I'm was running 3.71 M33-3 and have since updated to 5.00 M33-3 and still the same thing. This is a cool program and I too am into Astronomy. Is there a way to add other satellites to the database. There a few other sat groups that I track on my PC. I also noticed that when I compare sats on this program using the psp and the one on my PC for the same sats, there are not located in the same area and the location of the same is not even close. So I don't know which one to believe when looking for visible satellites..thanks and keep up the nice work..Frank

[skybug]

Hi There, yes, I realize that its hardcoded in, I have some software knowledge and thats what I did. I kept the file small so I didn't crash it. Don't know whats causing it either. I'm running v1.2 right now and have no problem shutting it down [exit] that is. If I run the lastest, it hangs exiting. Ok, yes, I saw something to the effect that it was stopped at the time. Its a great program as I like watching the ISS, etc on clear nights pass over. It always amazes the kids when they see if pass by nice and bright. You know, there is no other sat program that I know of out there, so in the future, perhaps adding the option of other sat groups will make this program even better, just a idea. Well, I hope that I / we can see more updates in the future. I even tried the real old one, that was cool with the side display and the info window on the left. Is there any real difference in the old one and v1.2? thanks again for a cool program...Frank
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Hi Pedro, just a update. When I was having issues of trying to exit out of the latest version 1.3.2, I was running cfw 3.71 M33. In my first posting, I stated I was running the latest cfw which is 5.00m33-3 now and hadn't tried your latest version. Its working now, I can exit out of the 1.3.2 version, no hangs and something else I came across, your old version 1.0 installs in a different folder, and now I have 2 running. So I modified the 2 sat files for a minimum amount of sats that I like to watch. Just a few visuals in that listing and a couple of others I like watching which are in the Iridium listing. I just overwrote those two files with just the sats I wanted. This is way too cool now, I have 2 running, I like both of them...thought I'd let ya know. I look forward to the future on any updates to this really cool program. Thank you and take care..hope to hear soon.. Frank