Diseqc controller?

[Biggreg]

Can anyone point me to a device to manually send diseqc commands without an FTA receiver?

What I'm looking for is a device I can put inline between a diseqc switch and a receiveror spectrum analyzer that doesn't speak diseqc so I can manually select a port on the switch. Does such a thing exist?

Thanks

 

[Anole]

two ideas:

I remembered that STAB made some sort of hand-held box.
So, I looked it up. Unfortunately, all it does is command a diseqc motor to move.

What you could do is use the LOOP-OUT of a standard FTA receiver to feed your spectrum analyzer.
Or alternately, you could use a DVB-S PCi card in your computer to send the commands.
(or even a USB DVB-S module on a laptop)

Perhaps someone else will have a better idea.

 

[Machman]

A Google search for "diseqc generator" turns up some interesting devices that convert four 0/12V inputs into DiSEqC position, option, polarization, and band commands. The first two can be used to control a normal four port switch (the latter two are useless for most LNBs).

 

[Smith P.]

I recall homemade DiSEqC controller using PIC.