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==Alignment formulas== | ==Alignment formulas== | ||
| − | All dataports points north, the delta values are calculated from: " | + | All dataports points north, the delta values are calculated from: "reciever coordinate" - "emitter coordinate" |
Horizontal for "emitter" = atan2( delta-x / delta-z ) * 180 / pi | Horizontal for "emitter" = atan2( delta-x / delta-z ) * 180 / pi | ||
<br>Vertical for "emitter" = 90 + atan( delta-y / sqrt( (delta-z)^2 + (delta-x)^2 ) ) * 180 / pi | <br>Vertical for "emitter" = 90 + atan( delta-y / sqrt( (delta-z)^2 + (delta-x)^2 ) ) * 180 / pi | ||
| − | Horizontal for " | + | Horizontal for "reciever" = 180 + Horizontal for "emitter" |
| − | <br>Vertical for " | + | <br>Vertical for "reciever" = 180 - Vertical for "emitter" |
Comments: | Comments: | ||
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<br>Both atan2() and atan() uses radians for the angle, radians are converted to degrees by multiplying with 180 / pi | <br>Both atan2() and atan() uses radians for the angle, radians are converted to degrees by multiplying with 180 / pi | ||
<br>atan2(x/z) should be z/x in a normal situation, but it has been inverted to compensate for the devices inverted rotation direction | <br>atan2(x/z) should be z/x in a normal situation, but it has been inverted to compensate for the devices inverted rotation direction | ||
| − | <br>atan(y/x) uses Pythagoras theorem to set x as the horizontal-plane distance between emitter and | + | <br>atan(y/x) uses Pythagoras theorem to set x as the horizontal-plane distance between emitter and reciever |
==IC script== | ==IC script== | ||