To program a Dragon/T-Rex cam you can use an Infinity programmer and a loader card, either Fun 7 or PIC F84a.
To program a Diablo Cam you require a Cas programmer.
The Cas 3 programmer can also program a Dragon/T-Rex cam using a dummy card, an oblong circuit board.
All Dragon/T-Rex cams, even the T-Rex 4.6 supermodule, currently open the same channels, so there is no need to buy the most expensive cam.
You might also want to consider getting a Dreambox receiver, if money is not a problem, as this can also interpret the stay alive signal, which the Dragon or Diablo can't.
A Cas 3 + is a useful piece of equipment as it not only can program cams but also cards.
Predator files are the software for the older Dragon Cams, the latest being predator 368.
Does the Skystar PCI card have a CI (Common Interface) slot, or do you need a Cas type programmer with a CI slot to connect to your computer?
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