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Configuration of Gpredict interface

You can change the interface and a placement of windows by choosing Configure in the right drop-down menu (picture 1):

Configuration of interface

Picture 1. Configuration of interface

There is a configuration button Properties below the screen (picture 2):

Properties

Picture 2. Properties

World map, polar and single sat are turned on by default (picture 3):

Default settings

Picture 3. Default settings

Available settings of the interface are:

  • World map, radar, single satellite;
  • World map
  • Table;
  • Radar and single satellite;
  • Radar and upcoming passes;
  • All views (narrow);
  • All views (wide);
  • Map, table, radar and single satellite (wide);
  • Custom interface.

You can get back to the basic configuration by pressing the button Reset which is located in every section (picture 4):

Reset button

Picture 4. Reset button

In the menu Refresh Rates you can configure update rate. Information updates every 300 msec by default (picture 5). World map and radar refresh less frequently than Table and Single Satellite information. World Map updates once in 10 cycles, and Radar – once in 3 cycles.

Refresh Rates

Picture 5. Refresh Rates

In the menu List View you can configure fields of the table (picture 6):

List View

Picture 6. List View

Map view and colors can be configured in Map View (picture 7):

Map View

Picture 7. Map View

Radar settings and colors can be changed in Polar View (Picture 8):

Polar view

Picture 8. Polar view

List of satellite parameters can be configured in Single Sat View (picture 9):

Single Sat View

Picture 9. Single Sat View

You can find the list of parameters for every window in the following tables (picture 10):

List of parameters(1) List of parameters(2)

Picture 10. List of parameters