Windows Installation

Brief Instructions

For more detailed instructions, with pictures, see Install for Windows

Note: you will need about 2.5GB of space on your hard disk for the support tools.

install MS Visual Studio Build Tools

• Download Microsoft Build Tools for Visual Studio 2019.

https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/#build-tools-for-visual-studio-2019

• Run the installer.
• In the left panel, under Desktop & Mobile make sure C++ Build tools is ticked

• On the right panel ensure the latest versions of MSVCv142 - VS 2019 C++ x64/x86 build tools and Windows 10 SDK are checked.
• Click install. Its a 1.5GB package so it'll take a while.

Install Anaconda for Windows

• Download Anaconda from here https://www.anaconda.com/products/individual
• Run the installer.
• Unless you intend to use Anaconda for other python development, you can select the default options at every stage.
• Its a 500MB download and installation may take 20-30 minutes.

Install Git for Windows

• Download Git from here https://git-scm.com/download/win
• Again, select the default options unless you have some specific requirement.

Clone the RMS code to your PC

• Open an Anaconda Powershell prompt and change directory to the place you want to keep the code.
• Run this command:

 git clone https://github.com/CroatianMeteorNetwork/RMS.git

• This will create a new folder "RMS" containing the code.

Create an Anaconda virtual environment

• Still in the anaconda powershell window, type the following:

conda create -n RMS python=3.8

• This will create a python virtual environment named "RMS" containing python 3.8

Install the required Python packages

• Still in the anaconda powershell window type the following to activate the virtual environment:

conda activate RMS

• the prompt should change to "(RMS) c:\source\" or something similar
• change directory into the RMS folder

cd RMS

• Now install the support libraries by running these commands:

pip install -r requirements.txt
pip install PyQt5
pip install opencv_python

Test RMS worked

• To test that RMS worked, type the following in the same Window:

 python -m Utils.SkyFit2 

• The first time you run RMS it will compile various code modules, but at the end of the process you should see this message:

usage: SkyFit2.py [-h] [-c CONFIG_PATH] [-r] [-t TIME] [-f FPS]
                  [-g CAMERA_GAMMA] [-p GEO_POINTS_PATH]
                  INPUT_PATH
SkyFit2.py: error: the following arguments are required: INPUT_PATH 

• This indicates that RMS is installed properly.

Thats It

That's it! Any time you want to run RMS you just

• open an Anaconda Powershell window
• change directory to the RMS folder
• activate the virtual environment

 conda activate RMS

• and then run the module you want to use.