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Picotuner with Network
Posted: Sun Sep 22, 2024 4:38 pm
by 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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Re: Picotuner with Network
Posted: Sun Sep 22, 2024 11:44 pm
by 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
Re: Picotuner with Network
Posted: Mon Sep 23, 2024 8:58 am
by 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?
Re: Picotuner with Network
Posted: Mon Sep 23, 2024 9:47 am
by 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
Re: Picotuner with Network
Posted: Mon Sep 23, 2024 10:37 am
by g8lce
Hi Brian,
Works now I tried again! Not sure what was wrong the first time...
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Martin G8LCE
Re: Picotuner with Network
Posted: Mon Sep 23, 2024 1:22 pm
by G4EWJ
'One of those things'.
Brian
Re: Picotuner with Network
Posted: Wed Sep 25, 2024 3:22 pm
by 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
Re: Picotuner with Network
Posted: Thu Sep 26, 2024 2:19 pm
by 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
Re: Picotuner with Network
Posted: Mon Feb 17, 2025 9:06 pm
by 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
Re: Picotuner with Network
Posted: Mon Feb 17, 2025 10:48 pm
by 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