If you are powering the picotuner from USB then you may have problems running both the Pluto and the picotuner at the same time.. Both take a lot of current and the Pi USB ports can shut down due to overload. You may need to power one or both devices from separate power supplies.
Colin G4EML
Pluto problems - blinking LED1
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Rishtonite
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Re: Pluto problems - blinking LED1
Thanks for that suggestion. It did occur to me that power starvation to one or both devices could be the problem.
I tried connecting the Pico from a powered USB hub (which is then connected to a USB3 port on the Pi)
From Menu2, File Menu, List USB Devices, entry 4 is PicoTuner
From Main Menu, RX, Recieve, I get 'waiting for Knocker Tuner'
I will check wiki etc. and (hopefully) work out how to power the Pico from 12v instead of USB
I tried connecting the Pico from a powered USB hub (which is then connected to a USB3 port on the Pi)
From Menu2, File Menu, List USB Devices, entry 4 is PicoTuner
From Main Menu, RX, Recieve, I get 'waiting for Knocker Tuner'
I will check wiki etc. and (hopefully) work out how to power the Pico from 12v instead of USB
Re: Pluto problems - blinking LED1
Sounds like you are set for DVB-T which uses the knucker tuner. Try setting DVB-S.
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radiogareth
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Re: Pluto problems - blinking LED1
After having it on DVB-T (The Knucker) you may need a re-boot to get it to see a Mini/Picotuner, despite it 'looking' as if its working....
Gareth
Gareth
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Rishtonite
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Re: Pluto problems - blinking LED1
Thanks for the suggestions.
Pico - now linked JP1 and JP4 and powering it from 12v.
Set to DVB-S/S2. Reboot. Recieve now showing 'searching''
Happy that things now seem to be working as expected.
Now just need to get it linked to my network (which is NOT on 192.168...)
OK. That works. I can access the menus from my PC.
What I still haven't worked out is -
1. when on TX, display (on Pi screen and/or PC) the source. It does for Test Card, but not webcam (or other sources)
2. TX a video file that's on my computer. I presume I need vmix and/or datv easy?
Pico - now linked JP1 and JP4 and powering it from 12v.
Set to DVB-S/S2. Reboot. Recieve now showing 'searching''
Happy that things now seem to be working as expected.
Now just need to get it linked to my network (which is NOT on 192.168...)
OK. That works. I can access the menus from my PC.
What I still haven't worked out is -
1. when on TX, display (on Pi screen and/or PC) the source. It does for Test Card, but not webcam (or other sources)
2. TX a video file that's on my computer. I presume I need vmix and/or datv easy?