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SiliconDust USA, Inc.
Tech/HDRack
Operations Manual
October 2, 2014
© SiliconDust USA, Inc. 2011-2014

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  • Page 1 SiliconDust USA, Inc. Tech/HDRack Operations Manual October 2, 2014 © SiliconDust USA, Inc. 2011-2014...
  • Page 2 Hardware TECH3 (dual tuner) HDRack (8 tuner ATSC/QAM/DVB-T/DVB-C) 1. Power/Network 3. Power 2. Tuner 4. Ethernet 5. Coax in (ATSC/QAM/DVB-T/C) HDRack (6 tuner CableCARD) 1. Power/Network LED 4. Coax in (digital cable) 2. CableCARD LED 5. USB (for tuning adapter) 3.
  • Page 3 Power All devices should be used with the included power supply (dual-tuner models) or power cable (HDRack models). Ethernet Connect the Ethernet port(s) to a network switch. On models with multiple ports, all ports must be connected in order for all tuners to be accessible. A single port can be directly connected to the network interface on a PC to access that specific device.

  • Page 4: Software Installation

    Additional Tools and Software Software Installation The latest HDHomeRun drivers, code, and firmware can be found on the Silicondust website: http://www.silicondust.com/downloads Windows Download and install the latest Windows release of the HDHomeRun software. The HDHomeRun Setup wizard is optional. When the installation process is complete it is recommended that the HDHomeRun program directory be added to the PATH so that the hdhomerun_config utility can be run from a cmd prompt.
  • Page 5 Using the Command Line Configuration Utility (hdhomerun_config) Open a command prompt or terminal window and change directory to the HDHomeRun installation directory: "C:\Program Files\Silicondust\HDHomeRun\" The list of supported commands can be obtained by running hdhomerun_config without any parameters: hdhomerun_config discover hdhomerun_config <id>...

  • Page 6: Supported Commands

    Supported Commands The get/set options supported by a specific device can be queried using the get help command: hdhomerun_config <id> get help Example output: /card/status Get status of CableCARD (6CC only) /oob/channel <modulation>:<freq> Get/set out of band channel (6CC only) /oob/debug Get out of band channel debug info (6CC only) /oob/status...

  • Page 7: Channel Scan

    To stop the tuner set the channel to none: Format: hdhomerun_config <id> set /tuner<n>/channel none Example: hdhomerun_config FFFFFFFF set /tuner0/channel none Tuning a virtual channel (TECH3-6CC-3x2 only) To set a virtual channel use the set vchannel command: Format: hdhomerun_config <id> set /tuner<n>/vchannel <virtual channel>...

  • Page 8: Checking The Signal Strength

    Checking the signal strength The basic signal information can be obtained by using the get status command: Format: hdhomerun_config <id> get /tuner<n>/status Example: hdhomerun_config FFFFFFFF get /tuner0/status Example output: ch=qam:33 lock=qam256 ss=83(-10dBmV) snq=90(29dB) seq=100 bps=38807712 pps=0 ● ch = channel requested ●...
  • Page 9 (depending on how long the channel takes to lock and how often the stream information is sent by the broadcaster/cable provider). Filtering by program (sub-channel) TECH3 supports automatic PID filtering by program number or virtual channel number: Format: hdhomerun_config <id> set /tuner<n>/program <program number>...
  • Page 10 Filtering by PID The TECH3 supports arbitrary hardware PID filtering: Format: hdhomerun_config <id> set /tuner<n>/filter <filter> Example: hdhomerun_config FFFFFFFF set /tuner0/filter "0x0000-0x1FFF" hdhomerun_config FFFFFFFF set /tuner0/filter "0x0000 0x0030-0x0033 0x1FFB" When filtering by PID the stream is filtered but otherwise unmodified.
  • Page 11 Example: hdhomerun_config FFFFFFFF set /tuner0/target rtp://192.168.1.100:5000 The target machine must be listening on the given UDP port. The TECH3 will automatically clear the target if a ICMP port unreachable message is received when sending to a unicast address. To override this, add no_clear to the target.
  • Page 12 HTTP Streaming (TECH3-6CC-3x2 only) TECH3-6CC-3x2 models can be used to stream via HTTP (unicast only) to VLC or other clients. Format: http://<ip address of device>:5004/auto/v<vchannel number> Example: http://10.10.10.2:5004/auto/v721 Lineup file (TECH3-6CC-3x2 only) TECH3-6CC-3x2 units support virtual channel lineup information transmitted by the cable provider and received via the CableCARD.
  • Page 13 Datacast operation TECH3 units support Datacast TCP/IP over OTA broadcast. Datacasting often provides news, weather, traffic, stock market, and other information which may or may not relate to the program[s] it is carried with. An electronic program guide is usually included. Datacast TCP-IP packets are reassembled and then routed to the LAN port.

  • Page 14: Static Ip Assignment

    Using /sys/boot The /sys/boot variable allows the TECH3 unit to automatically set variables at startup, allowing you to preserve settings across power outages or simply set the power on defaults. The syntax for the /sys/boot consists of multiple lines of text; a variable name followed by a single space and then the value: (there should not be any space before the variable name) <variable1>...
  • Page 15 Setting the channel map The channel map is a non-volatile configuration option that is used to set the channel to frequency table, to configure the channel scan table, and to optimize the auto-modulation detection. GUI: The channel map can be set for each tuner by running HDHomeRun Config (GUI). Command line: The channel map can be set for each tuner using the following command: Format: hdhomerun_config <ip|id>...
  • Page 16 Multicast TECH3 supports multicast streaming within a network. 1) Using HDHomeRun Config GUI or hdhomerun_config choose a desired channel and program number for each tuner. In this example we will use channel 19 program 3 on tuner 0 and channel 30 program 1 on tuner 1.
  • Page 17 Example Boot Script Configurations Tuning 2 ATSC channels and streaming to multicast addresses using RTP: /tuner0/channelmap us-bcast /tuner0/channel 31 /tuner0/program 3 /tuner0/target rtp://239.255.1.1:59001 /tuner1/channelmap us-bcast /tuner1/channel 8 /tuner1/program 1 /tuner1/target rtp://239.255.1.2:59002 Tuning 3 digital cable channels using a CableCARD and streaming to multicast addresses using RTP: /tuner0/vchannel 702 /tuner0/target rtp://239.255.1.1:59001 /tuner1/vchannel 740...

  • Page 18: Videolan Vlc

    Run VLC and select Media, Open Network. • Set the protocol to RTP. • Set the address to 239.255.1.1 and the port to 59001. • Click play. • TSReader TSReader is a third party Transport Stream analyzer for Windows that works with the TECH3: http://www.coolstf.com/tsreader/...
  • Page 19 Operation of this product in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference, in which case you will be required to correct the interference at your own expense. Trademarks: HDHomeRun is a registered trademark of Silicondust USA Inc. HDRACK is a trademark of Silicondust USA Inc.

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