Updated DirecTV Serial Control - TRY ME!

[Narflex]

We built an updated version of the DirecTV Serial Control DLL for SageTV and wanted to get feedback from all of you on it since there's a wide variety of DirecTV receivers out there and we can't test them all ourself.

So if you're using the DirecTV Serial Control in SageTV (or you used to use it and it didn't work); then please give this a try and post your result in the poll. Thanks!

[RedR]

Hate to ask, but is this (backward) 2.x SageTV compatable? And please no, "update its great, or you should be current" msgs.

[Narflex]

I think this should be 2.2 compatible. I don't think that interface has changed in a long time.

[snipeman]

I stand corrected, the new one doesn't tune 400 or 500 series channels

I had to reload my old one

I have an RCA DRD485RG (one of the newer command sets)

Andy

[dagar]

Jeff anything new or different for those of us that have a functioning rev?

[Narflex]

Originally Posted by dagar

Jeff anything new or different for those of us that have a functioning rev?

Nothing really new for functionality....it's just supposed to change the channel. But it should work on more receivers now (all I'd hope) without any registry edits or other modifications.

[dshields]

Would you expect this to work on a Motorola DCT 2244? Do I need any plugins or anything additional, or is this all I need? Thanks

[Wakecrash]

Much slower channel changes with the new dll

[ToxMox]

Here is a little feature request. How about USB control of cable boxes with USB ports on them. My SA digital cable box has a USB port and when I plug a USB keyboard into it I can punch numbers on the keyboard to control channel changes.

[JUC]

Does this work with the D10-300 boxes?
Thanks
JUC

[gplasky]

Originally Posted by JUC

Does this work with the D10-300 boxes?
Thanks
JUC

Originally Posted by Narflex

But it should work on more receivers now (all I'd hope) without any registry edits or other modifications.

I think they want you to try it and tell THEM if it works.

Gerry

[JUC]

Originally Posted by gplasky

I think they want you to try it and tell THEM if it works.

Gerry

Better get myself a cable then!

[Narflex]

This DLL should also work with USB-control of DirecTV receivers using a USB-serial converter. This we have tested already.

[ToxMox]

Originally Posted by Narflex

This DLL should also work with USB-control of DirecTV receivers using a USB-serial converter. This we have tested already.

I'm not sure if you were replying to my feature request. So could this work with a cable box that has a USB port on it too? I'll give it a shot but I believe I'll probably need a gender changer for the serial end of the USB-Serial adapter to plug into the serial port of the PC.

EDIT: After rereading your post are you saying to use the USB to serial the normal way for a computer that doesn't have serial ports?

[Homebuilder]

A little off subject, but...

I am moving to a new house, looking at Dish and DirecTV. I have read that some of the newer DirecTV boxes will not work with serial tuning etc.

Is there a list of what boxes work with direcTV? Dish?

Thanks in advance.

[Peanut-Butter]

Samsung SIR-TS360 does NOT work with it.

Why won't sage support this reciver? Here are the serial commands for it.


Off=2A6474764A0D0A
On=2A647476490D0A

0=2A647476300D0A
1=2A647476310D0A
2=2A647476320D0A
3=2A647476330D0A
4=2A647476340D0A
5=2A647476350D0A
6=2A647476360D0A
7=2A647476370D0A
8=2A647476380D0A
9=2A647476390D0A

ch+=2A6474763E0D0A
ch-=2A6474763D0D0A
Enter=2A647476480D0A

[jchiso]

What has been changed in this command set? Will it send a hypen ("-") command for ATSC subchannels? Will it support multiple-input sources?

[Narflex]

Peanut-Butter, please send an email to betatest at sagetv.com and we'll see what we can do get that integrated.

[Hector]

I am assuming this is the same .dll in 5.0.3

I had to swap back to the old library because this one keeps sending something that makes the guide pop up on the screen. Not sure if its just at reboot or at a channel change, etc.

This partucular D* box is an older one, Sony SAT B3, I think its a 2nd gen. Beforehand it was working perfectly. At the time I had some people drop by and I didn't have time to isolate the problem but LMK if I can provide more info.

peace . . .

[that_kid]

The new dll which I'm assuming is in the 5.04 release doesn't work for me. It almost works, when I change the channel I see the command get sent to the bo but there's no enter key following the input of the nubmers so the channel never changes. So I went back to 5.02 serial control dll and all is fine.