wolsty
"Satellite Expert"
- Joined
- Jan 1, 2000
- Messages
- 787
- Reaction score
- 4
- Points
- 18
- Age
- 78
- My Satellite Setup
- VU+ Duo, Humax IRCI5400z, Sony Bravia KDL-32EX403, 1.1m Triax, Technomate TH-2600 DiSEqC mount, Sony BDV-E280 Home Cinema system, ancient Logik Freeview PVR.
- My Location
- Kernow
The 790FF DiSEqC analaogue system which I bought in France last year has given me hours of fun. However, when I had motor problems, I decided to effect a DIY repair in preference to returning the item to the hypermarket where I bought it - for obvious reasons. The problem was a broken solder joint - easily repaired, even by a rank amateur such as myself. The system now works perfectly again.
What surprised me though, given that satellite tv is supposed to be hi-tech, was the simplicity, even crudity, of the construction inside the housing - cheap electric motor threaded rod gearing, reed switch/magnet position sensing, microswitch rotation limiters and a very basic pcb for the control hardware.
It seems that, with a little ingenuity and my moderate technical skills, the motor could be improved to give a wider h-h arc from its current 35 deg E to 35 deg W. I intend to make the appropriate modifications as soon as the need to extend the size of my required arc becomes more pressing. Having got this far, I now wonder whether there are any worthwhile modifications I could make to the hardware and software. Are there any DiSEqC 1.2 controller circuit diagrams in the public domain? If so, is there any software available for it?
Wolsty
What surprised me though, given that satellite tv is supposed to be hi-tech, was the simplicity, even crudity, of the construction inside the housing - cheap electric motor threaded rod gearing, reed switch/magnet position sensing, microswitch rotation limiters and a very basic pcb for the control hardware.
It seems that, with a little ingenuity and my moderate technical skills, the motor could be improved to give a wider h-h arc from its current 35 deg E to 35 deg W. I intend to make the appropriate modifications as soon as the need to extend the size of my required arc becomes more pressing. Having got this far, I now wonder whether there are any worthwhile modifications I could make to the hardware and software. Are there any DiSEqC 1.2 controller circuit diagrams in the public domain? If so, is there any software available for it?
Wolsty
