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SS2DiSEqC 1.10 Problems moving motor west.

  • 01-10-2008 3:59pm
    #1
    Ronan|Raven
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,148 ✭✭✭


    Have this excellent program for controlling the motor connected to my skystar2 card. Works great except that I am unable to move to anything past 8west. 8 west is my 0 position satellite. I have disabled all software limits, made sure there are no hardware limits enabled. I can move the motor past 0 using the command to send it west for x amount of steps / seconds.

    I have my Long and Lat correctly in as I am landing perfectly on every sat East of 0.

    Anyone have any ideas? I am stumped :) And I don't fancy having to use my spare rxr as a positioner!


Comments

  • #2
    Zaphod
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,733 ✭✭✭Zaphod


    For everyone that gets an SS2 to move a motor correctly, there's another who fails completely. It's highly contingent on your PC PSU, motherboard and software setup.

    I'd recommend having a read through the Skystar forum on happysat.
    http://dvbn.happysat.org/viewforum.php?f=26&sid=0384deb94027724a771c7c010d4158be

    You could also try resetting the motor.

    Or hook up the SS2 to an oscilloscope to see if it's generating the correct tone pulses. :)

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  • #3
    Eurorunner
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,393 ✭✭✭Eurorunner


    Its a couple of years since I used SS2 but from what I can remember the plugin for diseqc motor tended to be buggy. There was a stage where I had difficultly moving motor in one direction (and i think it was west). Can't remember how I got it sorted. It was a problem that was often reported on dvbnetwork forum - probably worth doing a search on there if nobody here comes back with a solution.


  • #4
    Ronan|Raven
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,148 ✭✭✭Ronan|Raven


    Aye, the pitfalls of the ss2 and no full 1.2 support. I shall over the weekend remove all traces of the current plugin , uninstall the drivers, reinstall and maybe use an older version and see. The old 4.2.8 drivers I notice give a much better tuner performance compared to the newer ones.


  • #5
    snaps
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,138 ✭✭✭snaps


    did you have any luck mate? Ive found that only prog dvb will move my dish correctly. Also an early version of progdvb at that. I think im on 4.85 as that seems the most stable for me. I only use my SS2 now for 422 feeds. Found my TM6900 is taking up a lot of my time now. Damn fine bit of kit.


  • #6
    Ronan|Raven
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,148 ✭✭✭Ronan|Raven


    No joy, removed everything from registry entries to apps etc. Installed 1.8 and the 4.3.0 drivers. It proceeded to send my motor to the max it can go west :) Using a golden Interstar motor, cheap I know but using my rxrs it is perfect. 35 euro and throws my dish around for fun. Might just buy a positioner however it would be yet another joint as I have the cable coming in via a flat window cable (maybe thats the problem!)


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