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Latest status update: Order delays

19th February 2010: Due to some temporary personnel issues, orders will be dispatched more slowly (approx 1 week) than usual for the next 6 weeks. An email will be sent to confirm your order receipt, another to confirm likely dispatch date, and a further email to confirm dispatch.

During this time we will also be unable to supply controllers modified to have 'power passthrough'. Emails received over this period will be replied to, but possibly more slowly than usual. Apologies for any inconvience this causes.

14th November 2009

We've tested our controllers when connected to the 'tv output' of a Global SPC4 'Super Plus Combiner'. Our controllers work fine with the combiner, though the following caveats apply:
  • The Sky Navigator key codes (eg. the 'a' through 'z' keys) cannot be used, this is a limitation of the combiner.
  • Controlling multiple digiboxs may be slower than if each digibox has a dedicated controller port (as the commands must be sent down the single cable to the combiner one at a time).

The codes required are shown on the control codes page.

8th November 2009

A new version of the crestron module for our multi-output serial controllers is now available. Thanks to Dan Palmer for providing this!

Changes since previous version:

  • Each sky box can now be expanded/minimised during setup
  • Commands are listed in the same order as on the sky remote control

29th August 2009

A new version of the windows gui application is now available.

Changes since previous version:

  • Support for 64 bit windows

7th July 2009

New versions of the linux, Windows and Mac OS X command line tools are available from the software download page.

Changes since previous version:

  • Added --sky+hd command to send the sky HD specific IR codes
  • Added new --output option (and deprecated existing --box option) that numbers the controller outputs from 1 (as labelled on the controllers), not 0 (as --box did), to reduce confusion.

5th July 2009

A new version of the windows gui application is now available.

Changes since previous version:

  • Contains an image for the normal sky remote control as well as the sky+ one
  • Packaged as a windows installer
  • Dropdown menu to allow different controller outputs to be selected
  • Configurable list of controllers/controller outputs/sky box types (xml)