Which DVB-S card would support DiSEqC with motor?

evgeninikolo · 2007-04-19, 09:50

I searched a little bit in the site and in Google but couldn't find the answer to this question?

So does somebody have DVB-S card which is working fine together with DiSEqC Motor? I need a CI also.

dman_lfc · 2007-04-19, 13:43

Get a Floppy / FireDTV

DMAN

evgeninikolo · 2007-04-24, 13:21

Is it confirmed to be working with DiSEqC motor?

dman_lfc · 2007-04-25, 12:29

The card/device needs to support DiSEqC 1.2 to work with motorised dishes.
Check with the manufacturer of the card if they have this support in their BDA driver and the card provides enough power to be able to work with your motorised dish.

It's very rare for a PCI card to be able to do this.
I know the TwinhanDTV Sat-CI (1034 Mantis) works with MediaPortal for this functionality.

DMAN

serudo · 2007-06-14, 17:16

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metropolis · 2008-04-25, 23:20

Any updated info on this subject would be really good, a lot has happened since the last post.

Regards.

JDWestoby · 2008-06-10, 08:45

Both the Twinhan 1034 and the FloppyDTV-S2 support being motorised and they both have CI. Also the later SkySat card has an additional CI module but not sure if it supports motorised - check out a supplier like HiSat.

(I've got the first two, but only the FloppyDTV-S2 is installed, going to a 36V motor via a SuperJack positioner - feel very sorry for my wallet...)

But the RC1 TV engine has a problem with configuration as is mentioned in another post (not started by me).

Although it easily moves the dish using the tab in the TVEngine setup it refuses to scan more than one bird and thus far there isn't a sensible workaround for this.

I am impressed by MediaPortal and am trialling it replacing everything TV related (Sky, FreeView and multi Satellite) and the install is SO much easier than just a couple of months ago!

But some things are still outstanding and (reasonably so) you never know when they'll get looked at. (Crumbs! These people must have lives somewhere as well!)

Having said that, an awful lot of the functionality is already there and the feature freeze might 'allow' the developers to look at some of these 'sticking points' - as a working developer I know how hard it is to track down bugs, especially if all you've got to go on is a log and a vague description!

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dman_lfc Portal Manager Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: UK Posts: 1,630 Thanks: 0 Thanked 20 Times in 17 Posts Country: My System	The card/device needs to support DiSEqC 1.2 to work with motorised dishes. Check with the manufacturer of the card if they have this support in their BDA driver and the card provides enough power to be able to work with your motorised dish. It's very rare for a PCI card to be able to do this. I know the TwinhanDTV Sat-CI (1034 Mantis) works with MediaPortal for this functionality. DMAN __________________ Hardware: Core2 Duo 3.0GHz, Nvidia 8500GS (256MB), 1GB DDR2, Intel DG33TL MB, 2x FireDTV DVB-S2 cards & Nova 500-T in a Antec Fusion case with VFD & iMon remote. Software: Windows XP MCE2005, PureVideo codecs & Cyberlink PowerDVD 7.x codecs.

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JDWestoby Portal Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Rural Devon Age: 52 Posts: 17 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country:	DIsEQc PC cards (more info) Both the Twinhan 1034 and the FloppyDTV-S2 support being motorised and they both have CI. Also the later SkySat card has an additional CI module but not sure if it supports motorised - check out a supplier like HiSat. (I've got the first two, but only the FloppyDTV-S2 is installed, going to a 36V motor via a SuperJack positioner - feel very sorry for my wallet...) But the RC1 TV engine has a problem with configuration as is mentioned in another post (not started by me). Although it easily moves the dish using the tab in the TVEngine setup it refuses to scan more than one bird and thus far there isn't a sensible workaround for this. I am impressed by MediaPortal and am trialling it replacing everything TV related (Sky, FreeView and multi Satellite) and the install is SO much easier than just a couple of months ago! But some things are still outstanding and (reasonably so) you never know when they'll get looked at. (Crumbs! These people must have lives somewhere as well!) Having said that, an awful lot of the functionality is already there and the feature freeze might 'allow' the developers to look at some of these 'sticking points' - as a working developer I know how hard it is to track down bugs, especially if all you've got to go on is a log and a vague description!

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