Multi-Format STB Quick Start
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Chapter 3
Creating a Channel Guide
Topics in this chapter
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Configuring channels.xml. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Updating channels.xml . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Hosting channels.xml on a PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Using Multiple channel.xml Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Overview
A local channel guide like the one in Figure 9 is created by configuring an .xml file with the
desired channels and FTPing it to the set top box. You can also host the required STB files
on a PC. To host the files on a PC you will need to configure Windows for IIS and then use
your PC to host the STB files with a URL similar to this:
http://local_pc_ipaddr/home.htm
Figure 9.
Local Mode Channel Guide
Configuring channels.xml
The following code shows the
channels.xml
file that is used to create the channel guide.
There is a file header and separate section for each stream. Modify this file so that the IP
addresses, port numbers, and messages reflect the actual streams you have available at your
site. Cut and paste as necessary to add new streams and be sure to delete any unused streams.
Note that no extra spaces are allowed and there is only one blank line between channel
definitions.
This file has a limit of 99 defined channels.
As a best practice, it is always a
good idea to make a backup copy of this file.
