RE: Sky Gnome

["Ian Lowe" <ianlowe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I don't think so, which is a *real* pity - I compared notes with Joseph
(who
makes the USB/Sky controller) and think we have most of it.

I know that Pace have traditionally been rather silent about digiboxen and
their features, but I'm wondering if this protocol might be sufficiently
"open" (I guess it's useful for engineers) that it might be
published.

I tried sending a variety of sequences to the box, and at one point I
*think* I made all of the dogs dissappear - just as pressing
"backup" does,
but I'm not so sure now.

Well interesting.

:D



-----Original Message-----
From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Paul Gordon
Sent: 12 November 2005 10:23
To: UKHA_D Group
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Sky Gnome

Hey Ian,

Is the serial protocol 2-way? - i.e. can you send command sequences into
the
sky+ box to change channels etc?

Would be very interested if that were the case!

Paul G.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of
> Ian Lowe
> Sent: 11 November 2005 00:49
> To: UKHA_D Group
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Sky Gnome
>
> Better than that, I have figured out most of the protocol :D
>
> I'm looking to make an app that takes the info and broadcasts it as an
xpl
> message, with a view to getting the info into xplhal to play about
with,
> so
> I'm posting more details about what I found on the ukha_xpl list
instead:
> It's probably a little too in depth for ukha_d.
>
> (that and, inevitably, some twazzock will appear from left field to
have a
> go because the entire thought of doing it mortally offends their very
soul
> ;) )
>
> Ian.
>