Picotuner with Network

[g8lce]

I have just modified my Ryde that I had added a Picotuner board to into the full Picotuner network version.
One thing I found was that it took a long time to get a network IP address. Still it did eventually. Once that was found and the LED stopped double flashing, I ran Opentuner and set it to receive the Picotuner. It all works but only on one channel. I must be missing something as I don't think it is the hardware (but I will check) It did receive two channels in the USB version.
Very pleased with the results so far. Screen dumps below

Martin G8LCE

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[G4EWJ]

For the long DHCP time, try opening a COM port just after power up and see if the diagnostic output gives any clues.

Brian

[g8lce]

Hi Brian,

It is probably due to my complicated network setup! Sometimes, something on the network causes problems and I have to sort out which bit of equipment is causing it! Once it has an address, it will usually stick with it (unless I do something else with the address by accident!).
The query now is why only one channel? I will have an investigation...
Also looking at seeing the receiver via VLC

Martin G8LCE
PS. Should there be a separate section for Picotuners?

[G4EWJ]

If you can connect it to QO-100, the broadcast packet display should show the beacon being received twice at power up.

Try the WinterHill control and viewing tools for an alternative to OpenTuner. https://wiki.batc.org.uk/WinterHill_Rec ... C_Software

Brian

[g8lce]

Hi Brian,

Works now I tried again! Not sure what was wrong the first time...

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Martin G8LCE

[G4EWJ]

'One of those things'.

Brian

[g8lce]

One thing I am not able to do (probably because I don't understand fully!) is to view the TS on another PC on the network via VLC. Once the tuner is 'tuned' I thought I should be able to see the TS stream from another VLC session on the network.
The thought was to see it in a vlc input on OBS Studio. Ah! Press the U
That makes it work!!!

Martin G8LCE

[G4EWJ]

The PicoTunerWH can send each transport stream to only one IP address at a time - the address that the tuning command came from. Simultaneously viewing a TS on several PC's would need the PTWH to use multicast, which is on the to-do list.

Brian

[LY2SS]

Hi!

Stupid question: is there a way to command Picotuner (W5500) to make it stream to the remote VLC player using just netcat commands?

Thanks.

Zilvis LY2SS

[G4EWJ]

Yes.

echo "[to@wh] rcv=1 freq=10496250 offset=9750000 srate=500 fplug=a" | netcat -uw1 192.168.xxx.yyy 9920

echo "[to@wh] rcv=2 freq=10498750 offset=9750000 srate=333 fplug=a" | netcat -uw1 192.168.xxx.yyy 9920

| is the vertical bar character.

Optionally add after 'fplug=a':

vgx=

to set the LNB voltage generator: vgx=off,lo,hi,lot,hit

The transport stream will be sent to the IP address that the tuning command came from. It is not possible to send the TS to a chosen IP address.

Receive the 2 transport streams on ports 9941 and 9942. e.g.

vlc udp://@:9941

Note that it is not possible for VLC to display the beacon on an RPi.

Brian