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==Description==
'''Author: W. Koehler'''

This plugin scans for channels on
* DVB-T
* DVB-C
* DVB-S/S2
* pvrinput

==Images==
{|
|[[Image:Wirbelscan-plugin-00.jpg|thumb|none|''channel scan'']]
|}

==Usage==
* Settings->Plugins->wirbelscan->'''Settings (yellow)'''
* choose scan type:
** DVB-T
** DVB-C
** DVB-S
** pvrinput
* choose country setting (DVB-T, DVB-C and pvrinput) or satellite in case of DVB-S/S2
* choose scan options:
** FTA
** crypted
** TV
** Radio
* use '''OK''' or '''Back''' to get previous menue.
* start scan with '''Start (green)'''. '''NOTE:''' enshure that no timers are on schedule.

==Notes==
* the plugin is able to work without channels (channels.conf 0 bytes)
* a scan may take up to 30 minutes (or even longer)
** DVB-T ~ 3 min
** DVB-C ~ 25 min (symbolrate=AUTO, QAM=AUTO)
** DVB-C ~ 4,5 min (symbolrate=6900, QAM=64)
** DVB-C ~ 5 min (symbolrate=6900, QAM=256)
** DVB-S ~ 30 min (Astra 19,2E)
** pvrinput ~ 5min
* if DVB-C symbolrate and modulation ('QAM') are known and defined in settings, the scan can be speed up
* signal quality influences scan time and probability to find all channels
* '''some DVB cards need explizit Inversion setting: try "AUTO/OFF" and "AUTO/ON"'''

==[[SVDRP]] commands==
* since version 0.0.3, ''commands with note 1) since 0.0.5-pre12''

{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor=#efefef
!Parameter
!Description
|-
| '''S_TERR''' || '''Start DVB-T scan.'''<pre>svdrpsend.pl plug wirbelscan s_terr</pre>
|-
| '''S_CABL''' || '''Start DVB-C scan.'''<pre>svdrpsend.pl plug wirbelscan s_cabl</pre>
|-
| '''S_SAT''' || '''Start DVB-S scan.'''<pre>svdrpsend.pl plug wirbelscan s_sat</pre>
|-
| '''S_PVR''' || '''Start PVRx50 scan.'''<pre>svdrpsend.pl plug wirbelscan s_pvr</pre>
|-
| '''S_START''' || '''Start scan''' 1)<pre>svdrpsend.pl plug wirbelscan s_start</pre>
|-
| '''S_STOP''' || '''Stop scan'''<pre>svdrpsend.pl plug wirbelscan s_stop</pre>
|-
| '''SETUP''' ''<verb:log:type:inv_t:inv_c:srate:qam:cidx:sidx:s2:atsc:flags>''
||'''change plugin setup''' 1)
''verb'' - verbosity (0..5) 
''log'' - logfile (0=OFF, 1=stdout, 2=syslog) 
''type'' - scan type (0=DVB-T, 1=DVB-C, 2=DVB-S/S2, 3=pvrinput, 4=pvrinput FM, 5=ATSC) 
''inv_t'' - DVB-T inversion (0=AUTO/OFF, 1=AUTO/ON) 
''inv_c'' - DVB-C inversion (0=AUTO/OFF, 1=AUTO/ON) 
''srate'' - DVB-C Symbolrate (0..15) 
''qam'' - DVB-C modulation (0=AUTO, 1=QAM64, 2=QAM128, 3=QAM256, 4=ALL) 
''cidx'' - country list index (Germany = 80) 
''sidx'' - satellite list index (S19.2E = 6, S23.5E = 8) 
''s2'' - enable DVB-S2 (0=OFF, 1=ON) 
''atsc'' - ATSC scan type (0=VSB, 1=QAM, 2=VSB+QAM) 
''flags'' - bitwise flag of TV=1, RADIO=2, FTA=4, SCRAMBLED=8, HDTV=16
<pre>svdrpsend.pl plug wirbelscan setup 3:1:1:0:0:0:0:80:6:1:0:31</pre>
|-
| '''STORE''' || '''Store Setup''' 1) <pre>svdrpsend.pl plug wirbelscan store</pre>
|-
| '''LSTC''' || '''List Country IDs''' 1) <pre>svdrpsend.pl plug wirbelscan lstc</pre>
|-
| '''LSTS''' || '''List Satellite IDs''' 1) <pre>svdrpsend.pl plug wirbelscan lsts</pre>
|-
| '''QUERY''' || '''Query plugin version, setup values, plugin service API''' 1) <pre>svdrpsend.pl plug wirbelscan query</pre>
|}

use ssh/putty or vdradmin, i.e. "plug wirbelscan s_pvr"

===Parameters===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Parameter (short)
!Parameter (long)
!Description
|-
| -p || --use-pvrinput || activate pvrinput support (''default: off''). since 0.0.7
|}

==Service Interface==
* since 0.0.5-pre12 supports wirbelscan a service interface, so that external plugins remotely control each feature of wirbelscan. For details see [http://wirbel.htpc-forum.de/wirbelscan/SERVICES.html SERVICES.html]. So far tzhe following is supported:
** Ask Plugin Version and Service API
***''NOTE:''Service API Version of wirbelscan and external Plugin have to fit.
** Commands
***Start Scan
***Stop Scan
***store setup
** Actual status information
***Scanning/Stopped/Busy
***Name of DVB device used
***Progress in % of predefined transponders
***Signal strength as reported by dvb device
***Actual transponder
***sum count channels
***count new channels
**Set and query all setup parameters
**query known country IDs and Names
***ID (ATSC/DVB-C/DVB-T)
***short name
***full Name
**query known satellites, IDs and Names
***ID (DVB-S/S2)
***short name
***full name

a sample plugin is [http://wirbel.htpc-forum.de/wirbelscan/vdr-servdemo-0.0.1.tgz here]. To use the service API an ''#include "../wirbelscan/wirbelscan_services.h"'' should be done.

==Hardware Requirements==
* DVB card or PVRx50

==Software Requirements==
* pluginparams-patch if vdr < 1.7.13 (see IPTV-Plugin)
* up-to-date v4l2 Header
** /usr/include/linux/videodev2.h
* DVB Header version 5.x:
** /usr/include/linux/dvb/frontend.h
** /usr/include/linux/dvb/version.h
* VDR versions
** vdr-1.6.0-1
** vdr-1.7.0-extp72-v3-easyvdr-8.0 (Make.config: DEFINES += -DEASYVDR80)
** vdr-1.7.2 .. 1.7.16 '''HINWEIS: DVB-S2 support ab vdr-1.7.3'''
* pvrinput plugin (recommended: use latest git)

==Installation==
* see general [[Plugin Installation]]








==Add-Ons==
* opt: Main Menue Entry via [[wirbelscancontrol-plugin]]



==Latest Version==
[http://wirbel.htpc-forum.de/wirbelscan/vdr-wirbelscan-0.0.7.tgz Version 0.0.7]

==Links==
# [http://wirbel.htpc-forum.de/wirbelscan/index2.html Homepage]

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