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DirecTV Genie (HR34) and Client (C31) control
I recently upgraded DirecTV receivers and now have an HR34 and 2 C31 clients. The clients don't get their own IP address and aren't addressable via iRule. Instead, a command needs to be sent to the HR34 to control them. Due to this DirecTV has updated the SHEF commands to include an option to identify the client to which the command should be sent. New commands can be found here:
http://www.satinstalltraining.com/homeautomation/DTV-MD-0359-DIRECTV_SHEF_Command_Set-V1.3.C.pdf
So..to tune the HR34 to channel 206, the command would be:
http://IPAddress:port/tv/tune?major=206&clientAddr=0 (actually..the clientAddr parameter is not needed for the HR34 commands..as the HR34 is the default)
while to tune a client box with address 1 to 206, the command is
http://IPAddress:port/tv/tune?major=206[&clientAddr=1]
My question is this..is there a way to create ONE command to tune to channel 206 and pass the client ID to that command ? What's the best way to do this ?
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HI Chris,
Variables like that are not yet available. It is on our developers road map to add this capability though.
iRule Customer Support
Quick fix to above..I forgot to remove the brackets around the command to tune the client..that command should be:
http://IPAddress:port/tv/tune?major=206&clientAddr=1
http://IPAddress:port/tv/tune?major=206&clientAddr=1
More info:
I currently have 3 different pages(1 for each receiver) to control 3 different receivers that are all setup as different devices. Since all commands now go thru the HR34 there'd only be 1 device and I'm trying to avoid creating 3 "Tune to 206" commands..1 for each of the clients.
Ideal way would be to set some sort of variable for the client address (vClient)on the page (in the entrance or tied to a button ?) that can be appended to the commands such that the tune command becomes
http://IPAddress:port/tv/tune?major=206&clientAddr=[vClient]
for that matter take it one step further....I have 20+ icons for channels like ESPN, CNN, etc. on my FAVORITES screen and behind that I have actual device commands that tune to 206, 202, etc. (ie.there is a different tune command for each channel stored in the device definition). If the variable could be used, I could have a macro behind each button that sets the channel VAR first and then uses a generic tune command like this:
vChannel=206
tv/tune?major=[vChannel]&clientAddr=[vReceiver]
ie..there'd be only 1 TUNE command for all channels and all receivers to which I pass field values.
Please tell me this is not already possible ! (conflicted..would LOVE it to already be available but would feel like an idiot !)
I currently have 3 different pages(1 for each receiver) to control 3 different receivers that are all setup as different devices. Since all commands now go thru the HR34 there'd only be 1 device and I'm trying to avoid creating 3 "Tune to 206" commands..1 for each of the clients.
Ideal way would be to set some sort of variable for the client address (vClient)on the page (in the entrance or tied to a button ?) that can be appended to the commands such that the tune command becomes
http://IPAddress:port/tv/tune?major=206&clientAddr=[vClient]
for that matter take it one step further....I have 20+ icons for channels like ESPN, CNN, etc. on my FAVORITES screen and behind that I have actual device commands that tune to 206, 202, etc. (ie.there is a different tune command for each channel stored in the device definition). If the variable could be used, I could have a macro behind each button that sets the channel VAR first and then uses a generic tune command like this:
vChannel=206
tv/tune?major=[vChannel]&clientAddr=[vReceiver]
ie..there'd be only 1 TUNE command for all channels and all receivers to which I pass field values.
Please tell me this is not already possible ! (conflicted..would LOVE it to already be available but would feel like an idiot !)
HI Chris,
Variables like that are not yet available. It is on our developers road map to add this capability though.
iRule Customer Support
Variables like that are not yet available. It is on our developers road map to add this capability though.
iRule Customer Support
OK..thanks for the quick response.
so...would the currently suggested method be to create multiple commands for that HR34 like this ?
Command Name (Command)
Tune206Receiver1 (http://IPAddress:port/tv/tune?major=206&clientAddr=0)
Tune206Receiver2 (http://IPAddress:port/tv/tune?major=206&clientAddr=1)
Tune206Receiver3 (http://IPAddress:port/tv/tune?major=206&clientAddr=2)
Tune202Receiver1 (http://IPAddress:port/tv/tune?major=202&clientAddr=0)
Tune202Receiver2 (http://IPAddress:port/tv/tune?major=202&clientAddr=1)
Tune202Receiver3 (http://IPAddress:port/tv/tune?major=202&clientAddr=2)
so...would the currently suggested method be to create multiple commands for that HR34 like this ?
Command Name (Command)
Tune206Receiver1 (http://IPAddress:port/tv/tune?major=206&clientAddr=0)
Tune206Receiver2 (http://IPAddress:port/tv/tune?major=206&clientAddr=1)
Tune206Receiver3 (http://IPAddress:port/tv/tune?major=206&clientAddr=2)
Tune202Receiver1 (http://IPAddress:port/tv/tune?major=202&clientAddr=0)
Tune202Receiver2 (http://IPAddress:port/tv/tune?major=202&clientAddr=1)
Tune202Receiver3 (http://IPAddress:port/tv/tune?major=202&clientAddr=2)
Hi Chris,
That is the way we would do it.
iRule Customer Support
That is the way we would do it.
iRule Customer Support
OK..thanks !
Chris - can you explain to me where you are issuing the commands you mention? I am brand new to iRule but need to accomplish what you are trying to do. This seems super complicated. Any way you can explain?
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