#!/usr/bin/env python3 # This script sends a multicast message and awaits responses by Sat>IP servers. # returns the boolean variable 'satip_detected' as json import json import socket import sys import time SSDP_ADDR = "239.255.255.250" SSDP_PORT = 1900 # SSDP_MX = max delay for server response # a value of 2s is recommended by the SAT>IP specification 1.2.2 SSDP_MX = 2 SSDP_ST = "urn:ses-com:device:SatIPServer:1" ssdpRequest = "\r\n".join(( "M-SEARCH * HTTP/1.1", "HOST: %s:%d" % (SSDP_ADDR, SSDP_PORT), "MAN: \"ssdp:discover\"", "MX: %d" % (SSDP_MX), "ST: %s" % (SSDP_ST), "\r\n")) sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_DGRAM) # according to Sat>IP Specification 1.2.2, p. 20 # a client should send three requests within 100 ms with a ttl of 2 sock.setsockopt(socket.IPPROTO_IP, socket.IP_MULTICAST_TTL, 2) sock.settimeout(SSDP_MX + 0.5) for _ in range(3): sock.sendto(ssdpRequest.encode('ascii'), (SSDP_ADDR, SSDP_PORT)) time.sleep(0.03) try: response = sock.recv(1000).decode() if response and "SERVER:" in response: got_response = True else: raise ValueError('No satip server detected') except (socket.timeout, ValueError): got_response = False finally: print(json.dumps( {'satip_detected': got_response} ))