Dusky Sky Controller..Driver Effort

this is the page proposed in the forum http://forum.linuxmce.org/index.php/topic,11587.msg86946.html

PLEASE FEEL FREE TO EDIT --maybeoneday 14:29, 21 January 2012 (CET)

INTENT

             to provide a base reference for the effort to produce a C++ driver for the  Dusky Sky Controller (all variants)  using DCEGen, and document the whole process for future new developers 
             

             to provide a host for code

REFERENCES

Setting up a Development Environment http://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php/Developing_a_DCE_Device

DCEGen http://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php/Make_a_DCE_Device_in_5_minutes

Trac ticket - http://svn.linuxmce.org/trac.cgi/ticket/1398

Dusky website http://www.dusky-control.com/docs.shtml

DUSKY CONTROLLER

child of GenericPC as core/hybrid (MD dusky is connected to ) Category #71 Interfaces manufacturer J.Heenan

1. 37 ComportOn PC string
2. 76 COM Port parity/bit/stop string N81
3. 78 Baud rate string B5700
4. 48 Number of Ports int number of outputs on dusky 2
5. 81 Channel int 1
6. 171 Port int 2

SKY+/hd

(the present hd boxes work on the same 4 digit codes as the sky+ box,untill a new hd box becomes the norm ,which may use distinct codes and will need a separate device template)

setup as a child to the dusky.......manufacturer Sky model duskySky+/hd sattelite>AV........ ir controlled...... 10 key / on / off /EPG/ Media Control/OnScreen Menu Navigation//box office/services/interactive

SKY Digibox(LiveTV & services only )

setup as a child to the dusky....... manufacturer Sky model duskySky+/hd sattelite>AV........ ir controlled...... 10 key / on / off /EPG/ OnScreen Menu Navigation /box office/services /interactive

DCEGen FIRST OUTPUT

PLEASE DO NOT EDIT

DEVELOPERS CODE

I'll check the code into SVN and provide a link here once done. -Coley.