[vdr] Re: [linux-dvb] Re: DishNetwork switch support (was: problems with NEWSTRUCT)

[Stan Moon <second_exodous@yahoo.com>]

So is the is the DishNetworks in the USA?  I must not
be getting all the messages, I couldn't back track it.

Thanx,
Stan
--- Jeremy Hall <jhall@UU.NET> wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Did this get implemented?
> 
> _J
> 
> In the new year, Holger Waechtler wrote:
> > Hi Jeremy,
> > 
> > Jeremy Hall wrote:
> > > I tried a test program and indeed it works, but
> because of userspace
> > > jitter, the results are not quite reliable.  I'd
> like to get this
> > > implemented in the driver both on the NEWSTRUCT
> and standard branches.  I
> > > don't think it would be very hard to do.
> (previously I had a () mishap in
> > > the open statement that made fd always be 0,
> causing all the ioctl's to
> > > fail)
> > 
> > I'll implement this next days, but only in the
> NEWSTRUCT branch. CVS 
> > head is stable, there we are very careful to
> implement new features or 
> > change the API.
> > 
> > The jitter you are talking about is probably
> caused by delays on the i2c 
> > bus.
> > 
> > 
> > > I based it on the output shown below.
> > > 
> > > Because of my setup here, it will be necessary
> to send multiple commands
> > > at once, because I have multiple switches
> now--the sw-21 is connected to
> > > the sw-64 as a client on one terminal, and
> another LNB as its other
> > > terminal. (so if you want a signal behind the
> sw-64, you must first
> > > command the sw-21 to give you the correct input
> source so you can command
> > > the sw-64 through the sw-21)
> > 
> > This problem you have too when you use DiSEqC, the
> zap application 
> > should know your setup and has to order/repeat
> messages appropriately.
> > 
> > Holger
> > 
> 
> 
> 
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