DEDICATION

This project is dedicated to the ALMIGHTY ALLAH for sparing my life and seeing me
throughout my period of study and execution of this project at Olabisi Onabanjo University

ABSTRACT
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The project is designed to develop a dish positioning system which can be operated by using a
conventional TV remote. The main application of using a dish is to receive signal from satellites
and other broadcasting sources. In order to position the dish to the exact angle to receive the
maximum signal of a particular frequency, it needs to be adjusted manually.
In order to overcome the difficulty of adjusting manually, this proposed system helps in adjusting
the position of the dish through a simple TV Remote. This system consists of two motors that
enable the dish to move both in horizontal and vertical direction. The TV remote acts as a
transmitter whose data is received by an IR receiver which is interfaced to a microcontroller of
8051 family. The TV remote sends coded data to the receiver whose output is then sent to the
microcontroller. The microcontroller sends control signals to the motors through an interface IC
also known as motor driver IC. The code followed by the TV remote is a standard RC5 code.
This code is used in the program to recognize the input code from the TV remote for the
controller to develop appropriate output signal for the motor driver IC.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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In life everyone is a product of what He or She has learnt from great and common people;
rich and poor people; noble and ignoble people. I am very grateful for the inspiration and other
forms of contributions that people have made to my life.
I give all the glory to God almighty for seeing me through. He has been faithful to his
words and I want to use this medium to say I love him so much.
Big thanks to my Parents Mr. & Mrs. AKINLOLU who are vividly trying their best to
make me a star.

CERTIFICATION
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This is to certify that the project title SATELLITE DISH POSITIONING CONTROL BY IR
REMOTE by AKINLOLU OLAJIDE KABIR meets the requirements and regulations
governing the award of the Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) degree in Computer Engineering of
Olabisi Onabanjo university and is approved for its contribution to knowledge and literacy
presentation.

Supervisor: ------------------------------------------------------------------------

Name and Signature

Date

HOD Sign: --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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External Examiner Sign: ----------------------------------------------------------------------

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TABLE OF CONTENT
Pages
Dedication

ii

Abstract

iii

Acknowledgement

iv

Certification

Table of Contents

vi

List of Tables

ix

Chapter One
1.0

Introduction

1.1

Background

1.2

Statement of problem

1.3

Aim and objectives

1.4

Motivation and Justification

1.5

Methodology

1.6

Scope of Project

1.7

Limitation of the project

1.8

Report Outline

2.0

Literature review

2.1

History

2.2

principle of operation

2.3

Satellite Dish positioning system by stepper motor

2.3.1

Fundamentals of operation

2.3.2

Stepper Motor Characteristics

2.2.3

Open Loop Versus closed loop commutation

2.3.4

Types

2.3.5

Two Phase stepper motors

Chapter Two

2.3.5.1 Unipolar motors

2.3.5.2 Bipolar Motor

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2.3.6

Applications

Chapter Three
3.0

Design Analysis and methodology

3.1

Hardware requirement

3.11

Transformer

3.1.2

Voltage regulator

10

3.1.3

Rectifier

11

3.1.4

Filter

11

3.1.5

Microcontroller

12

3.1.6

Infrared Receiver (TSOP1738)

13

3.1.7

Motor IC driver (L203D)

14

3.1.8

DC Motor (geared motors)

14

3.1.9

Led

15

3.1.10 diodes (IN4007)

16

3.1.11 Resistors

17

3.1.12 capacitors

18

3.2

Software Requirement

18

3.2.1

Introduction to Keil Micro Vision (IDE)

18

3.2.2

Keil C Cross Compiler

18

3.3

Description of the system

19

3.3.1

Power Supply

19

3.3.2

Standard connections to 8051 series micro controller

19

3.3.3

Reset

20

3.3.4

External access (EA)

20

3.3.5

L293D Motor IC driver

21

3.3.6

Brief Explanation of TSOP1738

21

3.4

Operation of the system

22

3.4.1

Connections

22

3.4.2

How the system works

22

4.0

Testing and result

23

4.1

Continuity Test

23

Chapter Four

4.2

Power on Test

23

5.0

Conclusion and Recommendation

24

5.1

Conclusion

5.2

Recommendation

Chapter Five

References

LIST OF TABLES
FIG 2.1: UNIPOLAR STEPPER MOTOR COIL

FIG 3.1: 12V STEP DOWN TRANSFORMER

FIG 3.2: VOLTAGE REGULATOR

10

FIG 3.3: RECTIFIER CIRCUIT

11

FIG 3.4: FILTER CIRCUIT

12

FIG 3.5: PIN DIAGRAM OF AT89S52

13

FIG 3.6: TSOP1738

13

FIG 3.7: MOTOR DRIVER IC

14

FIG 3.8: WORM GEAR, SPUR GEARS, HELICAL GEARS

15

FIG 3.9: TYPES OF LED

16

FIG 3.10: ELECTRICAL SYMBOL OF LED

16

FIG 3.11:1N4007 DIODES

17

FIG 3.12: RESISTOR

17

FIG 3.13: CAPACITORS

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