Dusky sky controller: Difference between revisions

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DUSKY SKY CONTROLLER

0810b2 0710

www.dusky-control.com[1]

"Introduction

Dusky Control are the leading suppliers of controllers to allow Sky digiboxes to be controlled from PCs and home automation systems.

Our controllers allow you to control:

   * standard Sky digibox
   * Sky+
   * Sky HD
   * Foxtel iQ models DC460 and DS460 (but not model 480 and not Foxtel iQ2)
   * Foxtel Pace 420

The range includes units that can be controlled both from both USB or RS232 connections. Controllers are available that can control one, two or more satellite receivers.

The controllers all attach to the RF2 port on the satellite receiver and send commands to it using the same protocol that the sky 'magic eye' / tvlink devices use. This means there is no infra-red communication, making our controllers very easy to install, fast and 100% reliable"

The above says it all really ,I believe they are used by CHT[[2]] in their Dianemo/Cascade systems, works well with mythtv (via external channel changing script) under LMCE 0810 b2. 0710.......NO TEMPLATES REQUIRED

SHOULD also work using sat box as a live feed as in

Use_a_satellite/cable_box_with_the_PVR][[3]]

All instructions are within software,[4]

summary

nb..make sure sat box is configured for voltage, and output res, also scart control on/off if reqd. ...deails within package/website

sudo apt-get install libusb-dev

download and extract software

cd cmdline-linux

sudo make

sudo make install

add "/usr/local/bin/sky-control --output 1 --sky+ --channel " to myth backend setup ie.

 COMPUTING > MYTHtv SETUP > INPUT CONNECTIONS external channel

(change according to your hardware)

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 == DUSKY SKY CONTROLLER ==
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-[http://www.dusky-control.com/]
+www.dusky-control.com[http://www.dusky-control.com/]
 "Introduction
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 The controllers all attach to the RF2 port on the satellite receiver and send commands to it using the same protocol that the sky 'magic eye' / tvlink devices use. This means there is no infra-red communication, making our controllers very easy to install, fast and 100% reliable"
-The above says it all really ,I believe they are used by CHT in their Dianemo/Cascade systems
+The above says it all really ,I believe they are used by CHT[[http://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php/Convergent_Home_Technologies]] in their Dianemo/Cascade systems,
-works with mythtv (via external channel changing script) under LMCE 0810 b2. 0710.......NO TEMPLATES REQUIRED
+works well with mythtv (via external channel changing script) under LMCE 0810 b2. 0710.......NO TEMPLATES REQUIRED
 SHOULD also work using sat box as a live feed as in
-[[http://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php/Use_a_satellite/cable_box_with_the_PVR]]
+Use_a_satellite/cable_box_with_the_PVR][[http://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php/Use_a_satellite/cable_box_with_the_PVR]]
-All instructions are within following :
-[http://www.dusky-control.com/software/skyweb-linux-2007-05-14.zip]
+All instructions are within software,[http://www.dusky-control.com/software/skyweb-linux-2007-05-14.zip]
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 sudo apt-get install libusb-dev
 download and extract software
 cd cmdline-linux
 sudo make
 sudo make install
-add "/usr/local/bin/''sky-control --output 1 --sky+ --channel'' " to myth backend setup ie  COMPUTING > MYTHtv SETUP > INPUT CONNECTIONS external channel
+add "/usr/local/bin/''sky-control --output 1 --sky+ --channel'' "  to myth backend setup ie.
+  COMPUTING > MYTHtv SETUP > INPUT CONNECTIONS external channel
 (change according to your hardware)