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<blockquote data-quote="GJC" data-source="post: 866439" data-attributes="member: 120757">I decided to write my own plugin. It takes an xml file that defines a batch file to call when it's time to rotate the antenna, the rotator speed and then a list of TV stations, their coordinates and a preset number to pass to the batch file. I send the batch file the channel name, channel coordinates (degrees), preset number and the number of seconds that are needed to rotate the antenna from the last station.&nbsp;The plugin also puts priority on recordings, so that if a recording is in progress, no event will be sent to rotate the antenna.&nbsp;The plugin part was easy, getting EventGhost to cooperate with sending IR commands has been tougher, but I've got it working. Nothing fancy yet, I'm still trying to get EventGhost's python script to put up some kind of message that the antenna is &quot;currently rotating&quot;. I may just see if I can do that in the plugin, but you need to jump through a few hoops in windows to get a service to interact with the desktop.&nbsp;When I'm done I'll be happy to pass along my finished result. So far it works, but I'd like to add a few refinements to it before releasing it to others (I also don't have a clue how to release a plugin to the community yet, I have to read the wiki). If you're really anxious I can send you what I have sometime next week.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="GJC, post: 866439, member: 120757"] I decided to write my own plugin. It takes an xml file that defines a batch file to call when it's time to rotate the antenna, the rotator speed and then a list of TV stations, their coordinates and a preset number to pass to the batch file. I send the batch file the channel name, channel coordinates (degrees), preset number and the number of seconds that are needed to rotate the antenna from the last station. The plugin also puts priority on recordings, so that if a recording is in progress, no event will be sent to rotate the antenna. The plugin part was easy, getting EventGhost to cooperate with sending IR commands has been tougher, but I've got it working. Nothing fancy yet, I'm still trying to get EventGhost's python script to put up some kind of message that the antenna is "currently rotating". I may just see if I can do that in the plugin, but you need to jump through a few hoops in windows to get a service to interact with the desktop. When I'm done I'll be happy to pass along my finished result. So far it works, but I'd like to add a few refinements to it before releasing it to others (I also don't have a clue how to release a plugin to the community yet, I have to read the wiki). If you're really anxious I can send you what I have sometime next week.:) [/QUOTE]

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