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This was released by "TheSkyLog Team" on 24.09.01. According to what they state, this is everything you need to log the NDS card/IRD
datastream. This information has been released for educational purposes only. There is nothing
in this package that will decode NDS encryption. This information was kindly provided by
HackTV which is unfortunately in Spanish.
A breakthrough was achieved regarding the timing information, after which this initial
package was put together to further the research into this subject.
NDS does not use standard baud for reset or data. Therefore, it was necessary to first buffer
the data and then send it to the serial port at a standard baud rate (115200). This was done
using a PIC 16F84 in a card doubler.
One card slot I/O connects directly to the decoder (your card goes in here), the other card
slot I/O connects to the PIC (the standard Season logger goes in here).
The pinout for the PIC is like this :
PIN4 : Reset
PIN5 : 0V
PIN6 : Data to second card slot (with Season in it)
PIN14 : +5V
PIN16 : Clock from decoder
PIN17 : Data from first socket card/decoder
Some blocker/doubler devices will need small modifications to suit this configuration.
Program the 16F84 PIC with
SkyBaud2.hex.
Put your NDS card and Season into the doubler device and put this into the IRD. Connect the
Season to the COM-port on your PC.
Start SkyLog.exe
using a command line prompt or batch file. SkyLog works in a Windows 9x DOS box. This is
the syntax to use.
SkyLog [comport X] [INS to be
filtered out of stream
]
eg
SkyLog 1 5C 54 1C
This will start Skylog on comport 1 and filter out INS 5C, INS 54 and INS 1C. You can block as
many INS as you want.
This beta version of Skylog will comment on the postal codes and the channel ID entitlement.
it will not process the ATR (different baud to data).
SkyLog.exe will log all
data to a file called SkyLog.log.
You can learn about some of the INS
by sending them to your card with
WinExplorer. A selection of
xpl files have been included.
Configure
WinExplorer comm settings as follows:-
Data Baud 38400
Reset Baud 9600
Parity Odd
Rec Timout 200
Byte Delay 0
Reset Delay 0
Stopbits 2
Inverse Convention
Check both "Flush" boxes.
Use 3.57Mh Phoenix.
Use at your own risk. Note INS 3E can delete important info from the card (INS 48_3E.xpl not included).
Happy logging.
TheSkyLog Team.
24.09.01
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