Minisatip is a multi-threaded satip server version 1.2 that runs under Linux and it was tested with DVB-S, DVB-S2, DVB-T, DVB-T2, DVB-C, DVB-C2, ATSC and ISDB-T cards.

The protocol specification can be found at: http://satip.info/sites/satip/files/resource/satip_specification_version_1_2_2.pdf It is very lightweight (designed for embedded systems with memory and processing constrains), does not need any additional libraries for basic functionality and can be used by existing satip clients like: Tvheadend, DVBViewer, vdr, VideoLAN or Android/iOS applications. Minisatip can act as a satip client as well in order to connect to satip servers from different networks.

The application is designed to stream the requested data to multiple clients (even with one dvb card) in the same time while opening different pids.

It is tested on x86_64, x86, ARM and MIPS platforms and it requires DVBAPI 5. Supported protocols are RTSP (both tcp and udp), HTTP (port 8080) and SSDP (as specified in the SAT>IP documentation). On top of that, it supports dvbapi protocol implemented by oscam (requires dvbcsa library) to decrypt channels using an official subscription and support dvbca protocol (requires dvben50221 library) for dvb cards with CA hardware. In order to enable/disable features, please edit the Makefile.

The application shows also a status page by default at the address: http://IP:8080 The latest binaries for embedded platforms: https://minisatip.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=371

Please use https://minisatip.org/forum/ for any questions.

In order to speed up the investigation of an issue, please provide the full log and a link to the application that is not working.

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minisatip version 0.5.44, compiled with s2api version: 050A

./minisatip [-[fgltz]] [-a x:y:z] [-b X:Y] [-c X] [-d A:C-U ] [-D device_id] [-e X-Y,Z] [-i prio] 
	[-[uj] A1:S1-F1[-PIN]] [-m mac][-o oscam_host:dvbapi_port] [-p public_host] [-r remote_rtp_host] 
	[-R document_root] [-s [DELSYS:]host[:port] [-u A1:S1-F1[-PIN]] [-w http_server[:port]] 
	[-x http_port] [-X xml_path] [-y rtsp_port] 

• -a x:y:z simulate x DVB-S2, y DVB-T2 and z DVB-C adapters on this box (0 means auto-detect)

  • eg: -a 1:2:3
  • it will report 1 dvb-s2 device, 2 dvb-t2 devices and 3 dvb-c devices

• -b --buffers X:Y : set the app adapter buffer to X Bytes (default: 25004) and set the kernel DVB buffer to Y Bytes (default: 5775360) - both multiple of 188

  • eg: -b 18800:18988

• -c X: bandwidth capping for the output to the network [default: unlimited]

  • eg: -c 2048 (does not allow minisatip to send more than 2048KB/s to all remote servers)

• -d --diseqc ADAPTER1:COMMITTED1-UNCOMMITTED1[,ADAPTER2:COMMITTED2-UNCOMMITTED2[,...]

  • The first argument is the adapter number, second is the number of committed packets to send to a Diseqc 1.0 switch, third the number of uncommitted commands to sent to a Diseqc 1.1 switch The higher number between the committed and uncommitted will be sent first.
  • eg: -d 0:1-0 (which is the default for each adapter).
  • note: * as adapter means apply to all adapters
  • note: * before committed number enables fast-switch (only voltage/tone)

• -q --diseqc-timing ADAPTER1:BEFORE_CMD1-AFTER_CMD1-AFTER_REPEATED_CMD1-AFTER_SWITCH1-AFTER_BURST1-AFTER_TONE1[,...]

  • All timing values are in ms, default adapter values are: 15-54-15-15-15-0
  • note: * as adapter means apply to all adapters

• -D --device-id DVC_ID: specify the device id (in case there are multiple SAT>IP servers in the network)

  • eg: -D 4

• -Y --delsys ADAPTER1:DELIVERY_SYSTEM1[,ADAPTER2:DELIVERY_SYSTEM2[,..]] - specify the delivery system of the adapters

  • eg: --delsys 1:dvbt,2:dvbs
  • specifies adapter 1 as a DVBT device, adapter 2 as DVB-S, which overrides the system detection of the adapter

• --dmx-source ADAPTER1:FRONTENDX - specifies the frontend number specified as argument for DMX_SET_SOURCE

  • eg: --dmx-source 0:1 - enables DMX_SET_SOURCE ioctl call with parameter 1 for adapter 0

• -e --enable-adapters list_of_enabled adapters: enable only specified adapters

  • eg: -e 0-2,5,7 (no spaces between parameters)
  • keep in mind that the first adapters are the local ones starting with 0 after that are the satip adapters if you have 3 local dvb cards 0-2 will be the local adapters, 3,4, ... will be the satip servers specified with argument -s

• -f foreground, otherwise run in background

• -g use syslog instead stdout for logging, multiple -g - print to stderr as well

• -i --priority prio: set the DVR thread priority to prio

• -l increases the verbosity (you can use multiple -l), logging to stdout in foreground mode or in /tmp/log when a daemon

  • eg: -l -l -l

• -m xx: simulate xx as local mac address, generates UUID based on mac

  • eg: -m 001122334455

• -n --netceiver if:count: use network interface (default vlan4) and look for netceivers

  • eg: -n vlan4:2

• -o --dvbapi host:port - specify the hostname and port for the dvbapi server (oscam)

  • eg: -o 192.168.9.9:9000 192.168.9.9 is the host where oscam is running and 9000 is the port configured in dvbapi section in oscam.conf

• -p url: specify playlist url using X_SATIPM3U header

  • eg: -p http://192.168.2.3:8080/playlist
  • this will add X_SATIPM3U tag into the satip description xml

• -r --remote-rtp remote_rtp_host: send the rtp stream to remote_rtp_host instead of the ip the connection comes from

  • eg: -r 192.168.7.9

• -R --document-root directory: document root for the minisatip web page and images

• -s --satip-servers DELSYS:host:port - specify the remote satip host and port with delivery system DELSYS, it is possible to use multiple -s

  • DELSYS - can be one of: dvbs, dvbs2, dvbt, dvbt2, dvbc, dvbc2, isdbt, atsc, dvbcb ( - DVBC_ANNEX_B ) [default: dvbs2] host - the server of the satip server port - rtsp port for the satip server [default: 554] eg: -s 192.168.1.2 -s dvbt:192.168.1.3:554 -s dvbc:192.168.1.4
  • specifies 1 dvbs2 (and dvbs)satip server with address 192.168.1.2:554
  • specifies 1 dvbt satip server with address 192.168.1.3:554
  • specifies 1 dvbc satip server with address 192.168.1.4:554

• -O --satip-tcp Use RTSP over TCP instead of UDP for data transport

• -S --slave ADAPTER1,ADAPTER2-ADAPTER4[,..] - specify slave adapters

  • Allows specifying bonded adapters (multiple adapters connected with a splitter to the same LNB) Only one adapter needs to be master all others needs to have this parameter specified eg: -S 1-2
  • specifies adapter 1 to 2 as slave, in this case adapter 0 can be the master that controls the LNB
  • the slave adapter will not control the LNB polarity or band, but it will just change the internal frequency to tune to a different transponder
  • in this way the master will be responsible for changing the LNB polarity and band

• -t --cleanpsi clean the PSI from all CA information, the client will see the channel as clear if decrypted successfully

• -T --threads: enables/disable multiple threads (reduces memory consumptions) (default: ENABLED)

• -u --unicable unicable_string: defines the unicable adapters (A) and their slot (S), frequency (F) and optionally the PIN for the switch:

  • The format is: A1:S1-F1[-PIN][,A2:S2-F2[-PIN][,...]] eg: 2:0-1284[-1111]
  • When * character is used before frequency, force 13V only for setup

• -j --jess jess_string - same format as -u

• -w --http-host http_server[:port]: specify the host and the port (if not 80) where the xml file can be downloaded from [default: default_local_ip_address:8080]

  • eg: -w 192.168.1.1:8080

• -x --http-port port: port for listening on http [default: 8080]

  • eg: -x 9090

• -X --xml PATH: the path to the xml that is provided as part of the satip protocol

  • by default desc.xml is provided by minisatip without needing an additional file, however satip.xml is included if it needs to be customized

• -y --rtsp-port rtsp_port: port for listening for rtsp requests [default: 554]

  • eg: -y 5544
  • changing this to a port > 1024 removes the requirement for minisatip to run as root

• ./configure

Configures minisatip for the current system (use ./configure --help for options)

To cross compile, use something like (static compilation):

• ./configure --host=mips CC=/usr/src/./configure --host=mips --enable-static CC=/usr/src/openwrt/attitude_adjustment/staging_dir/toolchain-mips_r2_gcc-4.6-linaro_uClibc-0.9.33.2/bin/mips-openwrt-linux-gcc

To compiles the application

• make

To add custom compilation flags you can use:

make EXTRA_CFLAGS=....

• In order to listen to a radio after minisatip is started open the following URL in your favourite media player:

  • on Hotbird 13E: "http://MINISATIP_HOST:8080/?msys=dvbs&freq=11623&pol=v&sr=27500&pids=0,10750,254"
  • Astra 19.2E: "http://MINISATIP_HOST:8080/?msys=dvbs&freq=12266&pol=h&sr=27500&pids=0,851"

• Television FTA programs:

  • Astra 19.2E, Kika HD: "rtsp://MINISATIP_HOST:554/?src=1&freq=11347&pol=v&ro=0.35&msys=dvbs2&mtype=8psk&plts=on&sr=22000&fec=23&pids=0,17,18,6600,6610,6620,6630"

• msys can be one of: dvbs, dvbs2, dvbt, dvbt2, dvbc, dvbc2, atsc, isdbt, dvbcb ( - DVBC_ANNEX_B )