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# birdcage-tui
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Terminal UI for controlling Winegard satellite dishes. Built on [Textual](https://textual.textualize.io/) with six screens covering everything from manual pointing to live satellite tracking.
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Try it without hardware:
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```bash
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uvx birdcage-tui --demo
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```
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## Install
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```bash
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pip install birdcage-tui
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# With camera capture support (JPEG annotation, FITS export)
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pip install birdcage-tui[camera]
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```
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## Screens
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| Key | Screen | What it does |
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| F1 | Dashboard | Live AZ/EL readout, compass rose, motor status, signal gauge |
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| F2 | Control | Manual jog, satellite presets, Track mode (rotctld), Craft mode (live TLE) |
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| F3 | Signal | RSSI bargraph, azimuth sweep plot, sky heatmap |
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| F4 | System | NVS editor, firmware ID, motor dynamics, PID tuning, A3981 diagnostics |
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| F5 | Console | Raw serial terminal to the dish firmware |
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| F6 | Camera | Capture overlay with multi-trigger pipeline (requires `camera` extra) |
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The collage below shows all six screens. On PyPI this image may not render -- see the [TUI guide](https://birdcage.warehack.ing/guides/tui/) for full screenshots.
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## Usage
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```bash
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# Demo mode (no dish required)
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birdcage-tui --demo
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# Connect to hardware
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birdcage-tui --port /dev/ttyUSB0 --firmware hal205
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# Carryout G2 at 115200 baud
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birdcage-tui --port /dev/ttyUSB2 --firmware g2 --baud 115200
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```
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## Documentation
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Detailed screen walkthroughs and configuration: **[birdcage.warehack.ing/guides/tui](https://birdcage.warehack.ing/guides/tui/)**
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## Credits
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- **Gabe Emerson (KL1FI / [saveitforparts](https://github.com/saveitforparts))** -- original Winegard rotor scripts
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- **Chris Davidson ([cdavidson0522](https://github.com/cdavidson0522))** -- Carryout G2 sky scan and rotator control
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## License
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MIT
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