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Using SatPI as frontend for Tvheadend

Marc edited this page Feb 15, 2024 · 9 revisions

Mostly used for FBC tuners during scanning.

  • You should change in Tvheadend (in Advanced Settings):
    --> Do not forget to 'Enable' the SAT>IP Frontend of SatPI in TvHeadend
    • Grace period to 50 sec
    • Timeout (seconds) to 50 sec
    • Maximum PIDs to 20
    • Send full PLAY cmd not checked
    • Check tuner-number in signal-status messages not checked
      • When using SatPI not only for TvHeadend, and you have no Signal status info in TvHeadend.
  • In SatPI you can adjust in the frontend tab:
    • Wait On Tuning Lock Timeout (ms) to 3500