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SatcoDX Industry Standard Format Protocol (*.SDX)

Current Version: 10 (new) // (old = 03)
Symbol No.Default/Usual contentDescription
1
2
3
4
5
6
7		S
A
T
C
O
D
X
Header (normally SATCODX)
81Number of "settings page", 128 byte block of settings for SatcoDX Protocol. "1" is first page, used for SDX and SDP
9
10		Two decimal digitsVersion number (< 10 old version 128byte long // >= 10 = new version since 01.01.2007 256Byte long)
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28		Eighteen ASCII symbolsSatellite Name
29One ASCII letterType of Channel
TTelevision Channel
RRadio Channel
DData Transmission
_Package Transponder
30
31
32
33		Four ASCII lettersBroadcasting system type
422_MPEG 4:2:2 (Motion Pictures Experts Group 4:2:2)
ADR_ADR (Astra Digital Radio)
BMACB-MAC (B-type Multiplexed Analogue Components)
D2MCD2-MAC (Half-Bit-Rate Duo-Binary Multiplexed Analogue Components)
DIC1Digicipher 1
DIC2Digicipher 2
ISDBISDB (Integrated Services Digital Broadcasting)
MPG1MPEG-1 (Motion Pictures Experts Group 1)
MP15MPEG-1.5 (Motion Pictures Experts Group 1.5)
MPG2MPEG-2 (Motion Pictures Experts Group 2)
MPG4MPEG-4 (Motion Pictures Experts Group 4)
MUSEMUSE (Multiple Subnyquist Encoding)
NTSCNTSC (National Television Standards Committee)
PAL_PAL (Phase Alternation of Lines)
SECMSECAM (Systeme Electronique Couleur Avec Memoire)
WEGEWEGE (Audio Broadcasting system)
34
35
36		Three decimal digits, GHzFrequency of the channel, stored as 9 decimal digits, three for GHz, three for MHz and three for kHz
37
38
39		Three decimal digits, MHz.
40
41
42		Three decimal digits, kHz.
43One decimal digitPolarization
0vertical
1horizontal
2left circular
3right circular
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51		Eight ASCII symbolsFirst 8 letters of channel name
- continued on symbols 116-127 for further 12 letters
or
- continued on symbols 116-171 = 56 letters on new version
52
53
54
55		Four decimal digitsPosition Code
first three digits in degrees East, last digit tenth of degrees. Example: 0030 means 3.0 degrees East, or: 3592 means 359.2 degrees East
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63		Eight ASCII symbolsSatcoDX coverage code
first three letters represent satellite operator, next three digits/letters indicate type of satellite, last two digits/letters indicate beam. Example: TEL02CKU means TELecom satellite series 02C with KU beam, or: THO002KU means THOr satellite, series 002, KU band beam
64
65
66		Three decimal digitsAudio frequency for analogue channels, left stereo channel. Example: 665 means 6.65 MHz subcarrier, or 702 means 7.02 MHz subcarrier
67
68
69		Three decimal digitsAudio frequency for analogue channels, right stereo channel
70
71
72
73
74		Five decimal digitsSYMBOL RATE, stored as 5 ASCII decimal digits
75One decimal digitFEC
0no FEC
11/2
22/3
33/4
44/5
55/6
66/7
77/8
88/9
99/10
76
77
78
79		Four decimal digitsdecimal VIDEO PID code, stored as 4 ASCII decimal digits
80
81
82
83		Four decimal digitsdecimal AUDIO PID code, stored as 4 ASCII decimal digits
84
85
86
87		Four decimal digitsdecimal PCR PID code, stored as 4 ASCII decimal digits
88
89
90
91
92		Five decimal digitsdecimal SID code, stored as 5 ASCII decimal digits
93
94
95
96
97		Five decimal digitsdecimal NID code, stored as 5 ASCII decimal digits
98
99
100
101
102		Five decimal digitsdecimal TID code, stored as 5 ASCII decimal digits
103
104
105		Three ASCII lettersMain broadcasting language.
106Divide Codealways Underscore "_"
107
108		Two ASCII lettersCountry Code.
109
110
111		Three ASCII lettersLanguage Code (combines Country and Language).
112
113
114
115		Four ASCII lettersCrypt Mode
116-
127
or
116-
171		!please read!
*version number*
old system=
12 ASCII letters
new system=
56 ASCII letters		continued from 44-51 or 44-95 symbols: additional 12 or 56 symbols for channel name
172-
203		32 ASCII lettersProvider Package Code.
204-
235		32 ASCII lettersNetwork Name
236-
239		4 decimal digitsdecimal PMT PID code, stored as 4 ASCII decimal digits
240-
243		4 decimal digitsdecimal TXT PID code, stored as 4 ASCII decimal digits
244-
247		4 decimal digitsdecimal AC3 PID code, stored as 4 ASCII decimal digits
248-
263		16 ASCII lettersAudio Modus
264-
267		4 ASCII lettersAudio Bitrate
268-
277		10 ASCII lettersAudio Sampling
278-
285		8 ASCII lettersAspect Ratio
286-
293		8 ASCII lettersChroma Format
294-
307		14 ASCII lettersVideo Resolution
308-
327		20 ASCII lettersCharacter Set
328#13End of the settings page, marked by #13 byte (Carriage Return)
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