advice on pci card for pc for diseqc system

exdost

Hi
i bought my first sat system 17 years ago (still got my pace reciever somewhere lol!)and now buying my second system (wow things have certainly changed since the old days)

Having reviewed this forum i have decided to buy a technomate 5400with a motorised dish. My plan was to have a twin lnb so that i could have one feed to the 5400 and one to my pc. I would be greatful if someone can give me some advice on if this is possible and if there is a card avialable to control the dish from a pc.

many thanks

ps great forum!

Llew

If you are considering operating a Disecq motor from one of the feeds to the LNB, the Technomate would be preferable for doing this.

PCI satellite cards can vary considerably regarding the power available to work a motor; for instance the popular Skystar 2 PCI card may find it hard to provide enough 'push' for certain motor/dish combinations.

You might consider the Skystar HD2, which has an ancillary connector that takes an additional 5V supply from the PC to give it extra power for the Diseqc motor.

Regarding applications to work with your PCI card, DVBViewer Pro has a good Diseqc 1.2/USALS plugin already provided. Other apps like ProgDVB may necessitate adding a Diseqc 1.2 plugin.

Having said that, I don't use Diseqc commands for moving my dish, so I may be a little out of date with the various cards/plugins available now for this purpose.

Llew

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exdost

thanks for the advice mate, much appreciated.
just got the what sat mag and they have a few listed there

Llew

OK, fine. Come back to us if you need any info, sure somebody using a similar setup will be able to help.

Be sure to check out the forum's sponsors for anything you need by way of dishes, LNB's etc.

Llew

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