# Carryout G2 NVS Dump **Firmware:** Version 02.02.48 (Copyright 2013 - Winegard Company) **Date:** 2026-02-12 **Connection:** DSD TECH SH-U11 USB RS-422 @ 115200 8N1 ## NVS Values ``` Num Name Current Saved Default ---- -------------------------- ---------- ---------- ---------- 0) Log ID's 0x00000007 0x00000007 0x00000007 1) Log Device 0x00000001 0x00000001 0x00000001 2) Debug 2nd Console Port 0 0 0 3) Debug 2nd Packet Port 0 0 0 4) Debug Port Connection 0 0 0 16) Pitch Deadband 0.00 0.00 0.00 17) Roll Deadband 0.00 0.00 0.00 18) Yaw Deadband 0.00 0.00 0.00 20) Disable Tracker Proc? TRUE TRUE FALSE ← MODIFIED 21) Tracker Proc Run Mode 0 0 0 22) Conical Alpha Az 200 200 200 23) Conical Alpha El 200 200 200 24) Conical Radius 1.00 1.00 1.00 25) Conical Count Max 20 20 20 26) Conical Test Drift +0 +0 +0 27) Circle RPM 120 120 120 28) Circle Pts/Rev 6 6 6 32) Conical Az Clamp 8.00 8.00 8.00 33) Conical El Clamp 8.00 8.00 8.00 35) Motor Pts/Rev 72 72 72 36) Circle Az Radius 1.00 1.00 1.00 37) Circle El Radius 1.00 1.00 1.00 38) Sleep Mode Timer Secs 420 420 420 40) Motor Type 0 0 0 41) Satellite Scan Velocity 55.00 55.00 55.00 48) Motor Spiral Velocity 55.00 55.00 55.00 49) Motor Gear Ratio 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 63) GPS Heading Threshold 1.00 1.00 1.00 64) GPS Moving Threshold 5.00 MPH 5.00 MPH 5.00 MPH 66) Spiral Signal In A Row Min +3 +3 +3 67) Spiral Signal In A Row Max +20 +20 +20 68) Signal Odd to Even Offset +0 +0 +0 69) Signal Offset 80 80 80 70) Signal Baseline Angle 65.00 65.00 65.00 71) Signal Re-Peak Degrade Percent 25 25 25 72) Gyro Sensitivity +1110 +1110 +1110 73) Gyro Filter Size +1 +1 +1 74) Gyro Calib Readings 100 100 100 75) Gyro Mount Type 1 1 1 76) Gyro Velocity Offset 4 4 4 77) Gyro Max Accel 600 600 600 80) AZ Max Vel 65.00 65.00 65.00 81) AZ Max Accel 400.00 400.00 400.00 82) AZ Home Velocity 55.00 55.00 55.00 83) AZ Steps/Rev 40000 40000 40000 84) AZ Direction +1 +1 +1 85) EL Max Vel 45.00 45.00 45.00 86) EL Max Accel 400.00 400.00 400.00 87) EL Home Velocity 45.00 45.00 45.00 88) EL Steps/Rev 24960 24960 24960 89) EL Direction +1 +1 +1 95) AZ Low current limit 0x0000ff0c 0x0000ff0c 0x0000ff0c 96) AZ High current limit 0x0000ff30 0x0000ff30 0x0000ff30 97) EL Low current limit 0x0000ff0c 0x0000ff0c 0x0000ff0c 98) EL High current limit 0x0000ff40 0x0000ff40 0x0000ff40 101) Minimum Elevation Angle 18.00 18.00 18.00 102) Maximum Elevation Angle 65.00 65.00 65.00 103) Elevation Home Angle 65.00 65.00 65.00 106) Az Stall Detect 78 78 78 107) El Stall Detect 75 75 75 108) Az Stall Samples 100 100 100 109) El Stall Samples 100 100 100 110) EL Home Current Limit 0x0000ff28 0x0000ff28 0x0000ff28 111) AZ Home Current Limit 0x0000ff40 0x0000ff40 0x0000ff40 112) Disable Dipswitch? FALSE FALSE FALSE 113) Dipswitch Value 101 101 101 114) Dipswitch Front/Rear Mount 0 0 0 115) Mount Offset Angle +0 +0 +0 118) Signal Use LNB Clamp FALSE FALSE FALSE 128) AZ PID Kp +600 +600 +600 129) AZ PID Kv +60 +60 +60 130) AZ PID Ki +1 +1 +1 131) EL PID Kp +250 +250 +250 132) EL PID Kv +50 +50 +50 133) EL PID Ki +1 +1 +1 136) AZ PWM Stall Cnt 6 6 6 137) EL PWM Stall Cnt 5 5 5 143) Tracking Number 0 0 0 ``` ## Key Parameters for Satellite Tracking | NVS | Name | Value | Notes | |-----|------|-------|-------| | 20 | Disable Tracker Proc? | TRUE | Prevents TV satellite search on boot | | 83 | AZ Steps/Rev | 40000 | Centidegrees per revolution (400.00°) | | 88 | EL Steps/Rev | 24960 | ~249.60° per revolution | | 80 | AZ Max Vel | 65.00 | °/s azimuth max velocity | | 85 | EL Max Vel | 45.00 | °/s elevation max velocity | | 101 | Min Elevation | 18.00 | Firmware floor (degrees) | | 102 | Max Elevation | 65.00 | Firmware ceiling (degrees) | | 103 | EL Home Angle | 65.00 | Where EL homes to on startup | | 128-133 | PID Gains | varies | AZ/EL motor PID tuning parameters | ## Boot Sequence Observed ``` Version 02.02.48 Copyright 2013 - Winegard Company Boot Complete Loc Startup: IDU NOT Present app_dipswitch:101 Primary Update: 10100 Alternate Update: 11900 Toggle Ability Update: 0 Alternate2 Update: 0 Sat Provider Update: 1 DVB: id:0000, lon:101.00E Tuner = WIDE Signal offset = 80 Signal baseline angle = 6500 Signal Re-Peak Pct = 25 NVS Status: 0 Sleep: 420 Dipswitch: 101 Sleep: 420 NVS: 420 NoGpsStartUp: 721 STATIONARY MODE Enabled LNB ODU 18V GPS Not Found ``` ## Homing Sequence After boot, the dish homes both motors (EL first, then AZ) using stall detection: ``` MotorHome:1 timeout:2000 ← EL motor homing Home TwelInch El Velocity: 4500 EL Stall Timeout El Home Angle: 6500 MotorHome:0 timeout:8000 ← AZ motor homing Home TwelInch Az End MotorAzStall:part1 Antenna Facing Front home:0 wrap_pos:0 wrap_min:-42333 wrap_max:2333 ``` ## Cable Wrap Limits From homing output: `wrap_min:-42333 wrap_max:2333` - In centidegrees: -423.33° to +23.33° from home position - Total range: 446.66° (~1.24 full rotations) ## Motor Control ### Position Query In the `MOT>` submenu, `a` returns position with 4-space indentation: ``` a Angle[0] = 180.00 ← AZ (degrees) Angle[1] = 45.00 ← EL (degrees) MOT> ``` ### Move Command `a ` returns a confirmation (no array index) and the prompt immediately while the motor moves in the background: ``` a 1 46 Angle = 46.00 MOT> ``` ### Observed Motor Behavior | Test | Command | Target | Actual | Overshoot | |------|---------|--------|--------|-----------| | EL move out | `a 1 46` | 46.00 | 46.05 | +0.05° | | AZ move out | `a 0 181` | 181.00 | 181.01 | +0.01° | | EL return | `a 1 45` | 45.00 | 44.94 | -0.06° | | AZ return | `a 0 180` | 180.00 | 179.98 | -0.02° | Direction-dependent overshoot: the motor consistently overshoots in the direction of travel, undershooting on return. This is classic stepper backlash + PID settling behavior and is what the leapfrog algorithm compensates for. ## DVB Subsystem (BCM4515) ### Hardware ``` BCM Hardware= ID: 0x4515 VER: 0xB0 BCM Firmware= MAJOR VER: 0x71 (113) MINOR VER: 0x25 (37) BCM Strap Config: 0x25018 ``` ### Channel Parameters (`dis`) ``` Power Mode: ON Search Transponders: ON Auto Search Mode: 1 Shuffle Mode: ON Frequency List: Non-Stacked Num Parameter Current Default 1 Frequency 1090640 (kHz) 974000 (kHz) 2 Symbol Rate 0 (PeakScanEnabled) 20000 (ksps) 3 Trans_Mod_CRate blind_scan blind_scan 4 Blind Scan Mode ___trb_dvb_dss_____ ___trb_dvb_dss_____ 5 LNB Polarity ODU:13V --- 6 LNB Tone (ODU) off off 7 Roll-off 0.35 0.35 8 LPF Cutoff 0 (auto) 0 (MHz) 9 Carrier Offset 0 (kHz) 0 (kHz) 10 FreqSearchRange 5000 (kHz) 5000 (kHz) 11 DCII Mode dcii_qpsk_comb dcii_qpsk_comb 12 Spectral Inv scan scan 13 PScnSymRtRngMin 18000 (ksps) 18000 (ksps) 14 PScnSymRtRngMax 24000 (ksps) 24000 (ksps) 15 SignalDetectMode off off ``` ### RSSI Response Format ``` rssi 5 iterations:5 interval(msec):20 Reads:5 RSSI[avg: 500 cur: 500] DVB> ``` 500 is the noise floor (no signal lock, dish pointed at arbitrary sky). ### LNB Voltage `lnbdc odu` enables LNA at 13V. `lnbv` streams continuous voltage readings: ``` Reads:1 LNB Voltage (mV): 13239 ( ADC value: 119 ) Reads:2 LNB Voltage (mV): 13182 ( ADC value: 118 ) ... ``` Stable at ~13.11V (ADC 117). Boot default is 18V; `lnbdc odu` switches to 13V. 13V = vertical polarization, 18V = horizontal polarization on a standard LNB. ### AGC (Streaming) `agc` streams RF and IF automatic gain control plus SNR/NID: ``` Reads:1 RF_AGC[avg: 1327353088 cur: 1327353088] IF_AGC[avg: 2684354560 cur: 2684354560] SNR: 0.0 NID: FFFF/none ``` - RF_AGC values are raw BCM4515 32-bit register values - IF_AGC constant at 0xA0000000 (fixed IF gain) - SNR: 0.0 when no signal lock - NID: FFFF/none = no DVB network ID detected ### DVB Command Reference | Command | Type | Description | |---------|------|-------------| | `rssi ` | One-shot | Average signal strength over n samples | | `snr` | Unknown | SNR level | | `agc` | Streaming | RF/IF AGC + SNR + NID (runs until interrupted) | | `lnbdc odu` | One-shot | Enable LNB in ODU mode (13V) | | `lnbv` | Streaming | Continuous LNB voltage monitoring | | `ls` | Unknown | Lock status | | `qls` | Unknown | Quick lock status | | `config` | One-shot | BCM hardware/firmware version | | `dis` | One-shot | Display channel parameters | | `freqs` | One-shot | Tuner frequency list | | `diag` | Unknown | Diagnostic data | | `t ` | One-shot | Select transponder | | `table` | One-shot | Generate transponder table | | `e ` | One-shot | Edit channel parameter | | `di2*` | One-shot | DiSEqC 2.x LNB commands | | `send ` | One-shot | Raw DiSEqC packet (max 6 bytes) | Streaming commands (`agc`, `lnbv`) run until a new command or `q` interrupts them. ## Satellite Configuration ``` DVB: id:0000, lon:101.00E ← DirecTV 101°W (stored as East longitude) Primary Update: 10100 ← 101.00° in centidegrees Alternate Update: 11900 ← 119.00° Sat Provider Update: 1 ← Provider ID Dipswitch Value: 101 ← DirecTV configuration ```