TechnisatPython

Connect to your Technisat receiver, download and convert your recordings with a simple object oriented python api.

Tested devices:

Technisat Digicorder HD S2+: Fully functional

Required Software:

Python 3+
ffmpeg-python from pip: pip install ffmpeg-python
ffmpeg

Classes:

Technisat

Manages the connection to the receiver and has methods for the available commands.

Attributes:

socket: connection to the receiver
files: read files from the server
idle: thread to manage idle-connections (sends ACK every second)
is_connected: wether a connection to the receiver is established

Methods:

connect(ip, port): connects to the receiver at ip:port
ok(): weather the receiver is ready to accept commands
info(): returns the flags, language and name of the receiver
ls(paht = "/"): gets the files under path from the receiver and returns a TechnisatFile object
download(file: TechnisatFile, destination, output_format="mp4", resolution=""): downloads and converts the file in the TechnisatFile object to the folder in destination. You can also specify an output format and a resolution which is supported by ffmpeg
disconnect(): disconnects from the receiver
resolve_id(): returns the TechnisatFile object corresponding to the recording id

TechnisatFile

An instance of a remote file on the receiver.

Attributes:

recording_id: unique recording id on the receiver
title: file name
file_type: file type in (directionary = 0, binary = 1, radio = 3, sd video = 4, hd video = 7, usb = 9). Feel free to open an issue if you find another type
size: file size in bytes
date: recording date as unix timestamp
description: file description, if one exists

Methods:

__str__: converts the file into a human readable string.