[vdr] Re: DiSEqC support

[Oliver Endriss <o.endriss@gmx.de>]

Reinhard Walter Buchner wrote:
> I tried the new Diseqc system, but it didn't work for me.

Could you please describe your setup a little bit more in detail?
Are you using a multi-switch or is the rotor directly connected to your 
DVB-S? How are the devices connected?

> Here is part of my conf file:
>
> S19.2E 11700 V 9750 t v W15 [E1 31 69 40] W3500 W15 t
> S19.2E 99999 V 10600 t v W15 [E1 31 69 40] W3500 W15 T
> S19.2E 11700 H 9750 t V W15 [E1 31 69 40] W3500 W15 t
> S19.2E 99999 H 10600 t V W15 [E1 31 69 40] W3500 W15 T
>
> This should tell the motor to move eastwards continiously.

For the first transmission you should always use command E0.
E1 is for retransmissions only. You could also try E0 00 69 40
which would address all devices.

> S30W 11700 V 9750 t v W15 [E0 30 6B 14] W3500 W15 t
> S30W 99999 V 10600 t v W15 [E0 30 6B 14] W3500 W15 T
> S30W 11700 H 9750 t V W15 [E0 30 6B 14] W3500 W15 t
> S30W 99999 H 10600 t V W15 [E0 30 6B 14] W3500 W15 T
>
> This should tell the motor to move to Satellite position 14
> (which is Hispasat 30W in my case)

Just an idea: All values are in hex, so 14 hex = 20 decimal.

> VDR gives no error messages other than DVB card not syncd
> on channel 2 (which I used for Via Voice on Hispasat). That
> is why I upped the Wait time to 3.5 seconds, but it didn't help
> and the motor doesn`t budge at all.
>
> Can anyone confirm or deny the diseqc motor function? Or does
> anyone see where I goofed?

I can confirm that DiSEqC works. I see no reason why motor commands 
should not be transmitted.

> Using WatchTVPro and Windows the motor works. So I know the
> card is okay and can supply enough power to the motor to move
> the dish.

Can you find out which DiSEqC commands are sent by this program?

> BTW what does the "99999" stand for?

It is just a value higher than any transponder frequency which can be 
received. Therfore this entry will apply for all frequencies > 11700 
and < 99999.

Oliver


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