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DISH SETUP: Single sat, Multi-Sat & Motorised
Controlling a USALS motor with a USB tuner.
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<blockquote data-quote="elsmandino" data-source="post: 1028944" data-attributes="member: 356020"><p>Thank you all - really helpful information.</p><p></p><p>As Lazarus says, I should probably forget the particular model that I linked above.</p><p></p><p>However, there are a few others (like TBS) that offer a similar thing and the Sundtek looks very interesting too - the fact that they do have additional power inputs does seem to suggest that it really could work with a regular H to H USALS motor. </p><p></p><p>If the Sundtek definitely supports USALS too, that would be my choice as Linux support seems much better (TBS firmware is a bit of a problem with Linux).</p><p></p><p>By way of background as to what I am currently up to:</p><p></p><p>I recently bought a Digibit R1 SAT>IP box that I am going to be linking up to a Zone 1 minidish, pointing at 28.2e.</p><p></p><p>All recordings are sent, via ethernet, to a server, running TVHeadend, that contains all my harddrives . </p><p></p><p>I have two main problems with this setup:</p><p></p><p>1. It is very difficult to get a coax socket into the room that contains the server (which is why I am using the SAT>IP server) and</p><p></p><p>2. The server is not particularly efficient and wastes a not insignificant amount of electricity, doing nothing.</p><p></p><p>Lots of people on the TVHeadend website are using Raspberry Pi - type boards, with a small hard drive, to schedule and record their satellite TV and that is what I am up to. </p><p></p><p>HOWEVER - I have read, on here, about the merits of a USALS motor and I now want a piece of that too.</p><p></p><p>I can mount the motor near to where my existing dish is and it should get quite a clear signal on the side of the house. Furthermore, the smaller computer can be then placed in the same room where the satellite coax will come in through the wall.</p><p></p><p>If everything goes to plan, I should be able to just plug the USB device into the mini-computer.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="elsmandino, post: 1028944, member: 356020"] Thank you all - really helpful information. As Lazarus says, I should probably forget the particular model that I linked above. However, there are a few others (like TBS) that offer a similar thing and the Sundtek looks very interesting too - the fact that they do have additional power inputs does seem to suggest that it really could work with a regular H to H USALS motor. If the Sundtek definitely supports USALS too, that would be my choice as Linux support seems much better (TBS firmware is a bit of a problem with Linux). By way of background as to what I am currently up to: I recently bought a Digibit R1 SAT>IP box that I am going to be linking up to a Zone 1 minidish, pointing at 28.2e. All recordings are sent, via ethernet, to a server, running TVHeadend, that contains all my harddrives . I have two main problems with this setup: 1. It is very difficult to get a coax socket into the room that contains the server (which is why I am using the SAT>IP server) and 2. The server is not particularly efficient and wastes a not insignificant amount of electricity, doing nothing. Lots of people on the TVHeadend website are using Raspberry Pi - type boards, with a small hard drive, to schedule and record their satellite TV and that is what I am up to. HOWEVER - I have read, on here, about the merits of a USALS motor and I now want a piece of that too. I can mount the motor near to where my existing dish is and it should get quite a clear signal on the side of the house. Furthermore, the smaller computer can be then placed in the same room where the satellite coax will come in through the wall. If everything goes to plan, I should be able to just plug the USB device into the mini-computer. [/QUOTE]
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