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Looking for help with a SWiM32 (SWM32RO-09) I suspect that if help comes from this site, it will come from someone in the members only Installers Forum who someone might direct a kind soul here. Thus far, based on my experience, most have only seen pictures of a SWiM32 online and because the documentation does not really exist (at least to mere mortals such as myself), its like trying Bones trying to save the life of a Klingon in the beginning of one of the Star Trek Movies. He might be doctor, but they have never operated on that anatomy, one only guess.
First the setup.
Various Sonora Design Equipment supplying the LNB voltage.
Currently this is fed into a (WB616) 6x16 powered Multiswitch. (I have also used a 6x8 non-powered Multiswitch/WB68, which also works).
Currently 2 SWiM 16s are fed off the Multiswitch and work perfectly (though obviously they cannot normally see each other in this setup).
Again, this all this works as expected.
Moving to SWiM32 to replace the 2 SWiM 16s, however, starting by plugging in the SWiM 32 in place of one of the SWiM 16s while setting up and testing.
I have a (1) 24V - Model 3A502DA22 Power Supply that is needed to power the SWiM32.
I do NOT have a 20V - Model EPA-241DAN20 Power Supply. Every piece of information I can find on the web tells me that this is NOT needed if the LNBs are powered by another device (in this case, the Sonora Design Equipment). This makes sense as the SWiM32s are designed to be put into a rack, there is clearly no reason for every SWiM32 needed to power the LNBs.
There are 6 LEDs on top of the SWiM32 which are labelled signal level. These all blink randomly. As the documentation on the SWiM32 is virtually impossible to find, this pattern tells me nothing.
On the outputs of the SWiM32, any IRD/TVs connected on the same leg do not receive a signal and show an error as such on the screen (771 search for satellite signal). Meanwhile, all connected on the same splitter CAN see the other IRDs via Whole Home / DECA, though they cannot receive a satellite signal.
Calls to Solid Signal have their techs telling me the reason the lights are blinking is because the LNB have no power and that I need the 20V - Model EPA-241DAN20 Power Supply. Of course, the IRDs using the SWiM16 off the same multiswitch tell me the LNB are operating normally and this is not the issue. And they actually sell the device.
As such, this device is as mysterious as UFO. Actually, more people have seen a UFO in person than installed a SWiM32 apparently.
But thats where I am now.
Can anyone who handles advanced installations and equipment such as the SWiM32 tell me what exactly the 6 LED indicating Signal Level should look like - and what random blinking and/or error codes mean? I did find a 3 page PDF from PDI-SAT labelled SWiM32 Installation Guide. It really only 3 pages of diagrams (not telling anything that isn't known) and does not explain what the 6 LEDs indicate or troubleshooting.
Any other insight that you might have would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
First the setup.
Various Sonora Design Equipment supplying the LNB voltage.
Currently this is fed into a (WB616) 6x16 powered Multiswitch. (I have also used a 6x8 non-powered Multiswitch/WB68, which also works).
Currently 2 SWiM 16s are fed off the Multiswitch and work perfectly (though obviously they cannot normally see each other in this setup).
Again, this all this works as expected.
Moving to SWiM32 to replace the 2 SWiM 16s, however, starting by plugging in the SWiM 32 in place of one of the SWiM 16s while setting up and testing.
I have a (1) 24V - Model 3A502DA22 Power Supply that is needed to power the SWiM32.
I do NOT have a 20V - Model EPA-241DAN20 Power Supply. Every piece of information I can find on the web tells me that this is NOT needed if the LNBs are powered by another device (in this case, the Sonora Design Equipment). This makes sense as the SWiM32s are designed to be put into a rack, there is clearly no reason for every SWiM32 needed to power the LNBs.
There are 6 LEDs on top of the SWiM32 which are labelled signal level. These all blink randomly. As the documentation on the SWiM32 is virtually impossible to find, this pattern tells me nothing.
On the outputs of the SWiM32, any IRD/TVs connected on the same leg do not receive a signal and show an error as such on the screen (771 search for satellite signal). Meanwhile, all connected on the same splitter CAN see the other IRDs via Whole Home / DECA, though they cannot receive a satellite signal.
Calls to Solid Signal have their techs telling me the reason the lights are blinking is because the LNB have no power and that I need the 20V - Model EPA-241DAN20 Power Supply. Of course, the IRDs using the SWiM16 off the same multiswitch tell me the LNB are operating normally and this is not the issue. And they actually sell the device.
As such, this device is as mysterious as UFO. Actually, more people have seen a UFO in person than installed a SWiM32 apparently.
But thats where I am now.
Can anyone who handles advanced installations and equipment such as the SWiM32 tell me what exactly the 6 LED indicating Signal Level should look like - and what random blinking and/or error codes mean? I did find a 3 page PDF from PDI-SAT labelled SWiM32 Installation Guide. It really only 3 pages of diagrams (not telling anything that isn't known) and does not explain what the 6 LEDs indicate or troubleshooting.
Any other insight that you might have would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
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Was thinking same thing. It should be a good week for sec shorts and roll callThey ought to have fun with this…
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A continuation of a thread from the pub, just general discussion of AI.
Brief 60 minute clip about next gem autonomous fighters - not remote controlled, but rather collaborating with controllers and aircraft in the theater.
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We've literally got a movie already about this
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Brief 60 minute clip about next gem autonomous fighters - not remote controlled, but rather collaborating with controllers and aircraft in the theater.
View: https://youtu.be/DRm0mbp_n1k
We've literally got a movie already about this
View: https://youtu.be/a2PW7a9ViDc
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Agents need appropriate context to make what would be understood as the correct read in a situation like that, and that Gemini answer was a clear miss on that front.
That said, we've also seen Musk (and/or his team) put his thumb on the scale (or just release a very poor product) with his own deployed AI since:
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In the end, it's all a tool. Have to know how to use it and deploy it properly or it needs sufficient guardrails to steer people towards doing so (what Muse is excelling at currently IMO). I'm routinely interacting with several agents a day operating various processes locally and in services I use, and there are numerous others silently spun up to perform actions or satisfy requests from my prompts.
Related to earlier discussion in the thread on leveraging local inference: this kind of analysis happening behind the scenes is something everyone will have built into Windows, IMO. Most people won't see all of this, just the results, unless they want to dig into how the fix was chosen. Stuff like this will be standard as agents get local system access baked in, and more of the inference itself moves on-device.
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Just name a song title and the band who performed it. The next person does the same thing, but needs to list a song title or band name which includes a word from the previous entry. Pick songs from any genre.
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So let the game continue!
The last song was added by Bobby who posted...
One Meat Ball - Andrews Sisters
CONTINUE ON AND HAVE FUN! WELCOME HOME TO SATELLITEGUYS.US!
Here are the original rules for the game as posted by WebbyDude back in 2006. http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads/68645-Song-Name-Game
Just name a song title and the band who performed it. The next person does the same thing, but needs to list a song title or band name which includes a word from the previous entry. Pick songs from any genre.
Example:
Long Live Rock and Roll -- Rainbow
Rainbow in the Dark -- Dio
Another example:
Ride the Lightning -- Metallica
Lightning Strikes -- Ozzy Osbourne
Get it?
An additional note: we all know that song titles, sometimes, use profane words. Because this is a family friendly website it is advised that you clean up that title up a bit. This is accomplished by using something like sh!t instead of the real word. Thanks....
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Troy Aikman seems to confirm he'll be leaving ESPN
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Hopefully nowhere near a microphone.Troy Aikman seems to confirm he'll be leaving ESPN
Aikman says he looks forward to "where my next landing spot will be."
Picked up a sweet directv dish, mount, twin lnbs and a short cable.
Has anyone converted one to FTA? A Frankenstein of sorts...
Has anyone converted one to FTA? A Frankenstein of sorts...
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Many of us have used a universal LNBF mount (or get creative with L brackets and plumbers tape - perforated metal strapping). Use a few inches of aluminum tube (or a piece of 1x2" lumber) to extend the support arm (replacing the plastic mount used by DirecTV and Dish) to place the LNBF throat opening at the correct distance from the reflector, the correct height and at the correct angle. Nothing magical... simply place the new linear LNBF in the center at the same distance, height and angle as the current combo.
www.amazon.com/Universal-Single-Bracket-Holder-FTA-US/dp/B074L85WK2
www.amazon.com/Universal-Single-Bracket-Holder-FTA-US/dp/B074L85WK2