Technisat SkyStar USB HD & DiSEqC motor

Technisat SkyStar USB HD & DiSEqC motor

[richards]

Hello.

I've been viewing FTA satellite for a few years using an up-to-date ubuntu distro
and a Technisat SkyStar USB HD;
http://www.linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/Technisat_SkyStar_USB_HD

Recently I decided to upgrade my setup and try out a DiSEqC motor on my dish.

Cdtronix NH-210 DiSEqC 1.2 Motor
http://cdtronix.com/motorised/new-horizons-nh-210-diseqc-1.2-motor

I am able to view/switch channels with the rotor inline between my SkyStar and
LNB on the dish, which suggests to me the cabling is all good. However I cannot
get the rotor to rotate.

I've used the 'gotox' util avaiable from dvb-apps and also 'rotor' from this
source https://svn.tuxicoman.be/filedetails.php?repname=dvbgyver&path=%2Ftrunk%2Frotor.c
as suggested by 'GMsoft' in the #linuxtv room on irc.freenode.net

Both utils seem to supply power to the rotor but they never rotate it.
Whilst they supply power I can press manual buttons on the device to rotate East/West
which tells me the rotor is receiving enough power.

I upped the verbosity of stv090x.ko which is itself loaded by dvb_usb_technisat_usb2.ko
Patrick Boettch the author of dvb_usb_technisat_usb2 told me it used stv090x for
DiSEqC commands & suggested I shout out on this mailing list.

Here are a few logs from my syslog (verbosity of stv090x upped to 5).

Inital loading of device. (Works as I can view satellite tv)
http://bpaste.net/show/qFEde74lwn4cFquli0cx/

Command '# ./rotor -t 5 limits_off' - seems to return quickly.
http://bpaste.net/show/EskG9QAFjTbevReVcYVm/

Command '# ./rotor -t 30 goto_x 28.2e' - DOESN'T ROTOTE ROTOR!! ;(
http://bpaste.net/show/uJBtLqQA3VVnmCTebOPz/

Command '# ./rotor -t 5 stop' - seems to return quickly, its not moving anyway right?
http://bpaste.net/show/eR1GmJnOWOQhFDlM4oMv/


The 'gotox' from dvb-app doesn't ever move it either. I've used numerous different
bits of cabling to eliminate that also.

Hoping somebody can suggest something either to fix or help debug futher.

Richard.

Re: Technisat SkyStar USB HD & DiSEqC motor

[root]

OK, after an e-mail to TechniSat tech support I've learnt the SkyStar USB HD
isn't not compatible with a DiSEqC motor, only a DiSEqC switch.

Strange to me is the motor receives enough power to drive itself, as when
receiving a non-functional 'gotox' or 'rotor' command I can use the manual
east/west buttons on the motor. The driver also pushes the correct commands
down the wire. So what's stopping it working?

I currently have a 35ukp doorstop. ;(

Thanks go out to Patrick Boettch author of dvb_usb_technisat_usb2 and
Manu Abraham author of stv090x for their input.

Hope this helps someone out in the future.

Richard.



 On Wed, Jul 03, 2013 at 08:00:23PM +0100, richards wrote:
> Hello.
> 
> I've been viewing FTA satellite for a few years using an up-to-date ubuntu distro
> and a Technisat SkyStar USB HD;
> http://www.linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/Technisat_SkyStar_USB_HD
> 
> Recently I decided to upgrade my setup and try out a DiSEqC motor on my dish.
> 
> Cdtronix NH-210 DiSEqC 1.2 Motor
> http://cdtronix.com/motorised/new-horizons-nh-210-diseqc-1.2-motor
> 
> I am able to view/switch channels with the rotor inline between my SkyStar and
> LNB on the dish, which suggests to me the cabling is all good. However I cannot
> get the rotor to rotate.
> 
> I've used the 'gotox' util avaiable from dvb-apps and also 'rotor' from this
> source https://svn.tuxicoman.be/filedetails.php?repname=dvbgyver&path=%2Ftrunk%2Frotor.c
> as suggested by 'GMsoft' in the #linuxtv room on irc.freenode.net
> 
> Both utils seem to supply power to the rotor but they never rotate it.
> Whilst they supply power I can press manual buttons on the device to rotate East/West
> which tells me the rotor is receiving enough power.
> 
> I upped the verbosity of stv090x.ko which is itself loaded by dvb_usb_technisat_usb2.ko
> Patrick Boettch the author of dvb_usb_technisat_usb2 told me it used stv090x for
> DiSEqC commands & suggested I shout out on this mailing list.
> 
> Here are a few logs from my syslog (verbosity of stv090x upped to 5).
> 
> Inital loading of device. (Works as I can view satellite tv)
> http://bpaste.net/show/qFEde74lwn4cFquli0cx/
> 
> Command '# ./rotor -t 5 limits_off' - seems to return quickly.
> http://bpaste.net/show/EskG9QAFjTbevReVcYVm/
> 
> Command '# ./rotor -t 30 goto_x 28.2e' - DOESN'T ROTOTE ROTOR!! ;(
> http://bpaste.net/show/uJBtLqQA3VVnmCTebOPz/
> 
> Command '# ./rotor -t 5 stop' - seems to return quickly, its not moving anyway right?
> http://bpaste.net/show/eR1GmJnOWOQhFDlM4oMv/
> 
> 
> The 'gotox' from dvb-app doesn't ever move it either. I've used numerous different
> bits of cabling to eliminate that also.
> 
> Hoping somebody can suggest something either to fix or help debug futher.
> 
> Richard.
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