diseqcsetup:A bash script for VDR DiSEqC configuration

hamigua · Aug 5th 2010

Author: Yinghong Liu <relaxbsd@gmail.com>

I hope that this script set the DiSEqC's work will become simple, effective, practical, not only that, I also hope that it will complete the complex DiSEqC settings. But because I lack a more detailed understanding of DiSEqC, I hope to get more help.
Currently, this script has English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese interface in three languages, if you are interested in translation of it, please use the edit tool to open it (such as vim), find diseqcsetup_en_US function, such as:
function diseqcsetup_en_US
{
...
}
Please use this section above, UTF-8 encoding preserved, and the function name change: diseqcsetup_ ${LANG} (${LANG} is the language environment variables such as en_US, de_DE, etc.), send an email to me(relaxbsd@gmail.com)
Thank you for your participation and help!

Regards

2010.8.12
Update to v0.13
*Fixed a serious bug, for the DiSEqC 1.1/2.1, lnb1's hex command sequence should be [E0 10 39 F0] rather than [E0 10 39 F1] (diseqc 1.2/2.2 is the same problem).
*For the committed and uncommitted waiting time between the command sequence is set to 244ms (> 100 ms is required between repeated), another, "W15 [E0 10 39 F0] W244 [E0 10 38 F0]" rather than "W244 [E0 10 39 F0] W244 [E0 10 38 F0] " (See update_recomm_for_implim)
*The vdr installation default config dir was in /video, and many users have changed to /etc/vdr, the script can be properly set by detecting (if not, then can be specified by the dialog), VDRCONFDIR directory sources.conf and setup.conf must exist. (but the default installation of vdr does not exist setup.conf)
*Modify a large number of English descriptions, such as "LNBF", "LNB" usually only receives signal from 1 polarity. "Non-standard user defined configuration" rather than "Set Multi DiSEqC switch(es)", Make it easier for customers to understand their meaning.

2010.8.9
Update to v0.12
*Mainmenu->multidish->step to "22Khz tone Control Devices" menu(If you chose before is not dual band lnb):
Add "Finished" label. Otherwise, here can not be set successfully.

2010.8.7
Update to v0.11
*Just fix some bugs.

2010.8.7
Update to v0.10
*Add circular polarization.support both linear polarization and circular polarization now.
*Add sequence repetition (1~3 times)
*Can specify the wait time.
*Fix some bugs.

hamigua · Aug 5th 2010

Require:/bin/bash;/usr/bin/dialog;vdr(default vdr config dir:/etc/vdr);vdr config file:sources.conf,setup.conf and so on.

Lou · Aug 5th 2010

hamigua: thanks - this comes in handy with multi satellite setup

Could you add sequence repetition (eg: [E1 10 38 F0]) and wait states different to 15 milliseconds?

tecfreak · Aug 5th 2010

Thank you for that very useful script!

Here is the german vdr-wiki Page for that script:
http://www.vdr-wiki.de/wiki/index.php/DiSEqC_Setup

hamigua · Aug 5th 2010

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Original von hamigua
Require:/bin/bash;/usr/bin/dialog;vdr(default vdr config dir:/etc/vdr);vdr config file:sources.conf,setup.conf and so on.

Thank you for your suggestion, I will try to improve

hamigua · Aug 5th 2010

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Original von tecfreak
Thank you for that very useful script!

Here is the german vdr-wiki Page for that script:
http://www.vdr-wiki.de/wiki/index.php/DiSEqC_Setup

Thanks a lot. Although I do not understand German, and I have to resort to Google Translate, but I can feel the atmosphere here, very cool.

wirbel · Aug 5th 2010

Automatic translations via google are more or less unreadable.

The better idea in your case is putting your changes onto the english version of that page (http://www.linuxtv.org/vdrwiki/index.php/DiSEqC_Setup) and let others do the translation job.

1455 · Aug 5th 2010

Thanks. Have anybody planned to add a circular polarization (R, L) ?
For example like this (some old version): http://www.forum.free-x.de/wbb/index.php?page=Attachment&attachmentID=661&h=51160e2cb6f80a9fa509518eaca7140b0c445b29

hamigua · Aug 6th 2010

2010.8.7
Update to v0.10
*Add circular polarization.support both linear polarization and circular polarization now.
*Add sequence repetition (1~3 times)
*Can specify the wait time.
*Fix some bugs.

hamigua · Aug 6th 2010

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Original von hamigua
2010.8.7
Update to v0.10
*Add circular polarization.support both linear polarization and circular polarization now.
*Add sequence repetition (1~3 times)
*Can specify the wait time.
*Fix some bugs.

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Lou · Aug 7th 2010

thanks for the fix hamigua, but now I'm getting:

Code

line 365: ((: 0-: syntax error: operand expected (error token is "-")

hamigua · Aug 7th 2010

What version is your bash(/bin/bash)? or a symbolic link to /bin/sh?
Can you run this command at your shell prompt?

Code

for ((i=0;i-3;i++));do echo $i;done

wirbel · Aug 7th 2010

hi hamigua,

if you have updated versions of the images for the wiki replacing only the old content, you can just save them with the old file names.

I just put your new pictures from yesterday on english wiki to the old names, so please dont be surprised..

cheers, wirbel

1455 · Aug 7th 2010

Please try to setup a "Set Multi DiSEqC Switch (es)" for one or more satellites on port A (diseqc A, linear LNB through rotor.conf) and a stationary one on port B (diseqc B, circular LNB).
The script fails in this case.

hamigua · Aug 7th 2010

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Original von Lou
thanks for the fix hamigua, but now I'm getting:
Code
line 365: ((: 0-: syntax error: operand expected (error token is "-")

It's a mistake,I'll fix it. thanks.

hamigua · Aug 7th 2010

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Original von wirbel
hi hamigua,

if you have updated versions of the images for the wiki replacing only the old content, you can just save them with the old file names.

I just put your new pictures from yesterday on english wiki to the old names, so please dont be surprised..

cheers, wirbel

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I'm sorry for that. I'm not familiar with the operation of the wiki. Thanks!

hamigua · Aug 7th 2010

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Original von 1455
Please try to setup a "Set Multi DiSEqC Switch (es)" for one or more satellites on port A (diseqc A, linear LNB through rotor.conf) and a stationary one on port B (diseqc B, circular LNB).
The script fails in this case.

Thank you for your suggestion,if possible, can you provide me with more information about this? Thank you!

1455 · Aug 7th 2010

OK. For example we need to create a configuration for LNB2 (fixed dish) and LNB1 (motorized dish). It usually looks like this:

Code

S35.9E  99999 R  10750 t v W15 [E0 10 38 F5] W15 T  
S35.9E  99999 L  10750 t V W15 [E0 10 38 F7] W15 T  


S60.0E  11700 V   9750 t v W15 [E0 10 38 F0] W15 t 
S60.0E  99999 V  10600 t v W15 [E0 10 38 F1] W15 T 
S60.0E  11700 H   9750 t V W15 [E0 10 38 F2] W15 t 
S60.0E  99999 H  10600 t V W15 [E0 10 38 F3] W15 T
 ......>

Follow these steps for obtain a white/blue screen:

Code

multidish->LNB1->DiSEqC_0_2->Finished->S35.9->10750-circular->Finished->
Finished->LNB2-DiSEqC_0_1->Finished->S4.8E->9750/10600-linear->Finished->Finished

When you scroll the window you can see:

Code

./diseqcsetup: line 783: [: too many arguments 
./diseqcsetup: line 786: [: too many arguments 
./diseqcsetup: line 1016: [: ==: expected to use the unary operator

Lou · Aug 7th 2010

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Original von hamigua
What version is your bash(/bin/bash)? or a symbolic link to /bin/sh?
Can you run this command at your shell prompt?

Code

for ((i=0;i-3;i++));do echo $i;done
0
1
2


ls -la /bin/sh
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4 2010-01-19 16:56 /bin/sh -> dash

it's an ubuntu/karmic

hamigua · Aug 7th 2010

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Original von hamigua
Author: Yinghong Liu <relaxbsd@gmail.com>

2010.8.7
Update to v0.11
*Just fix some bugs.

2010.8.7
Update to v0.10
*Add circular polarization.support both linear polarization and circular polarization now.
*Add sequence repetition (1~3 times)
*Can specify the wait time.
*Fix some bugs.

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