DVBS Diseqc 1.2/USALS Motor Support (1 Viewer)

[countzerouk]

Ok just had a look thru the source and can't find any support for motorised dishes at all. Is this true or is my brain not working?

TIA

 

[scoop]

Hi,

Correct. MediaPortal does not support anything above DiSEqC 1.0 currently. And, only a limited number of cards are actually supported for DiSEqC 1.0.

Kind regards,
Michel

 

[countzerouk]

Cool, I'm not going mad
Anyone working on coding this?

 

[scoop]

Hi,

AFAIK no one from the team currently is, and I am not aware of it being planned. Support for this will probably have to be written specifically for any card that supports it.

Kind regards,
Michel

 

[tourettes]

Cool, I'm not going mad
Anyone working on coding this?

You seem to understand the code, so how about getting hands dirty with the code?

 

[countzerouk]

hmm, dunno about understanding the code but I can use a search facilty ok

Would be nice to have a hack with this but i'm facing an acute learning curve - I last programmed a v long time ago and never progressed much past the BASIC type langs and deffo not on Windows.

I've been looking for diseqc 1.2/1.3 source code and only thing coming up is mythtv c++ so would mean transcoding from one lang I don't know into another lang I don't know. Guaranteed recipe for disaster.

Also it looks like the DVBChannel database will need changes to store sat details rather than diseqc number as at present. Maybe I'll have a looksee if I can hack something together to at least get the motor moving and then hand over to someone who feels more comfortable working with MP source. Don't hold your breath tho.

 

[Rhys.Goodwin]

See the "Diseqc Motor" link at the lefthand bar of this page; this is a patch for the SS2 drive to allow the use of a motor. I might make plugin for this, once I get my motor working, I still need to get around to getting up on the roof and playing with iT. how much interest is there for this?

 

[tjf]

...how much interest is there for this?

I am very interested in this feature. Without motor support in MP I have to use another program for satellite viewing.

Tomas

 

[Frodo]

I am very interested in this feature. Without motor support in MP I have to use another program for satellite viewing.

Lol, there we go again

If MP doesnt have feature XYZ then i'll use another app
Be my guest...

 

[tjf]

Lol, there we go again

If MP doesnt have feature XYZ then i'll use another app
Be my guest...

Why are you so defensive? I love MP, but since it does not move my dish, I have to use ProgDVB for satellite viewing. I am really waiting for this feature, because there is no DVB application that supports motor that can be easily controlled with remote.

Tomas