bsp_q7s/core/ObjectFactory.cpp

@@ -932,16 +932,7 @@ void ObjectFactory::createStrComponents(PowerSwitchIF* pwrSwitcher) {
   starTrackerCookie->setNoFixedSizeReply();
   StrComHandler* strComIF = new StrComHandler(objects::STR_COM_IF);
 
-  const char* paramJsonFile = nullptr;
-#ifdef EGSE
-  paramJsonFile = "/home/pi/arcsec/json/flight-config.json";
-#else
-#if OBSW_STAR_TRACKER_GROUND_CONFIG == 1
-  paramJsonFile = "/mnt/sd0/startracker/ground-config.json";
-#else
-  paramJsonFile = "/mnt/sd0/startracker/flight-config.json";
-#endif
-#endif
+  const char* paramJsonFile = "/mnt/sd0/startracker/flight-config.json";
   if (paramJsonFile == nullptr) {
     sif::error << "No valid Star Tracker parameter JSON file" << std::endl;
   }

bsp_q7s/core/scheduling.cpp

@@ -339,6 +339,7 @@ void scheduling::initTasks() {
 #endif
 
 #if OBSW_ADD_STAR_TRACKER == 1
+  sif::debug << "scheduling STR helper" << std::endl;
   // Relatively high priority to make sure STR COM works well.
   PeriodicTaskIF* strHelperTask =
       factory->createPeriodicTask("STR_HELPER", 30, PeriodicTaskIF::MINIMUM_STACK_SIZE, 0.2,

bsp_q7s/em/emObjectFactory.cpp

@@ -65,6 +65,9 @@ void ObjectFactory::produce(void* args) {
   // The ACU broke.
   dummyCfg.addOnlyAcuDummy = true;
 #endif
+#if OBSW_ADD_STAR_TRACKER == 1
+  dummyCfg.addStrDummy = false;
+#endif
 #if OBSW_ADD_BPX_BATTERY_HANDLER == 1
   dummyCfg.addBpxBattDummy = false;
 #endif

dummies/helperFactory.cpp

@@ -63,11 +63,14 @@ void dummy::createDummies(DummyCfg cfg, PowerSwitchIF& pwrSwitcher, GpioIF* gpio
   rws[3] = new RwDummy(objects::RW4, objects::DUMMY_COM_IF, comCookieDummy);
   ObjectFactory::createRwAssy(pwrSwitcher, power::Switches::PDU2_CH2_RW_5V, rws, rwIds);
   new SaDeplDummy(objects::SOLAR_ARRAY_DEPL_HANDLER);
-  auto* strAssy = new StrAssembly(objects::STR_ASSY);
-  strAssy->connectModeTreeParent(satsystem::acs::ACS_SUBSYSTEM);
-  auto* strDummy =
-      new StarTrackerDummy(objects::STAR_TRACKER, objects::DUMMY_COM_IF, comCookieDummy);
-  strDummy->connectModeTreeParent(*strAssy);
+
+  if (cfg.addStrDummy) {
+    auto* strAssy = new StrAssembly(objects::STR_ASSY);
+    strAssy->connectModeTreeParent(satsystem::acs::ACS_SUBSYSTEM);
+    auto* strDummy =
+        new StarTrackerDummy(objects::STAR_TRACKER, objects::DUMMY_COM_IF, comCookieDummy);
+    strDummy->connectModeTreeParent(*strAssy);
+  }
   if (cfg.addSyrlinksDummies) {
     auto* syrlinksDummy =
         new SyrlinksDummy(objects::SYRLINKS_HANDLER, objects::DUMMY_COM_IF, comCookieDummy);

dummies/helperFactory.h

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ struct DummyCfg {
   bool addTempSensorDummies = true;
   bool addRtdComIFDummy = true;
   bool addPlocDummies = true;
+  bool addStrDummy = true;
   bool addCamSwitcherDummy = false;
 };