Automating nightly feed scans with EBS Pro + TBS5925?

Hi everyone,
I’m currently using EBS Pro with a TBS5925 card and I’m really into feed hunting. I was wondering if there’s a way to automate blind scans during the night — say, every 30 minutes — and save the results to log files for later analysis.

Ideally, I’d like to:

• Run blind scans automatically at set intervals (e.g., every 30 minutes)
• Save transponder and channel name results to separate log files
• Keep this running unattended during the night

Has anyone already done something like this with EBS Pro?
Is there a way to script it or control it via command line or scheduled tasks?

Any tips, scripts, or ideas would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks in advance

Thank you for your help.
I solved it in a slightly more cumbersome but working way.
1. I created a script with autohotkey that every 30 to 45 minutes starts a scan
2. EBSpro generates a data.db file with the scan info. Via Chatgpt I created a .bat that analyses the data.db (via sqlite3) and creates a report displaying the results of the scans of the last 12 hours.
If anyone is interested I can give further technical details.

🛰️ Guide on Automate EBS Pro Scans + Reports with AutoHotkey and SQLite (with the help of ChatGPT :) )

If you use EBS Pro to scan satellite transponders, here’s how to automate everything:
✅ Start scans on a schedule
✅ Click the "Start" button automatically
✅ Generate daily reports with channel names

🧰 What You Need

🧠 STEP 1 — Auto-start EBS Pro Scans with AutoHotkey

You’ll write a script that:

• Launches EBS Pro (or activates it if open)
• Clicks the "Start" button
• Repeats every 5, 30, or 45 minutes — fully automatic

🔍 How to get the coordinates of the “Start” button

AutoHotkey includes a tool called Window Spy to get exact mouse coordinates.

Here’s how:

1. Open EBS Pro
2. Open "Window Spy":
   → Click Start > AutoHotkey > Window Spy
   → OR browse to C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\v2\WindowSpy.ahk
3. Hover your mouse over the Start button in EBS Pro

4. Look for this line:

   Code

   Relative: x: 1855 y: 178 

5. Write down those numbers — you’ll use them in the script!

📜 AutoHotkey Script: scan.ahk

#Requires AutoHotkey v2.0+
Persistent

SetTimer(StartScan, 2700000) ; every 45 minutes (change to 300000 for 5 min)
StartScan() ; also run immediately on launch

StartScan() {
    if WinExist("ahk_exe EBSpro.exe") {
        WinActivate
    } else {
        Run '"C:\Path\To\EBSpro.exe"' ; <<< REPLACE WITH ACTUAL PATH
        WinWait("ahk_exe EBSpro.exe", , 10)
    }

    Sleep 1000
    hwnd := WinExist("ahk_exe EBSpro.exe")
    WinActivate("ahk_id " hwnd)
    Sleep 500

    CoordMode("Mouse", "Window")
    MouseClick("left", 1855, 178) ; <<< REPLACE with coordinates from Window Spy
}

Esc::ExitApp ; press ESC to stop the script

Quote

💡 Replace the path to EBSpro.exe and adjust the mouse coordinates if needed.

📁 STEP 2 — Download and Use SQLite CLI

EBS Pro saves scan logs in a file called data.db.
Here’s how to extract a readable text report with channel info using SQLite.

🔽 How to download SQLite CLI

1. Go to: https://sqlite.org/download.html
2. Scroll to Precompiled Binaries for Windows
3. Download:
   ✅ sqlite-tools-win32-x86-*.zip
4. Extract the ZIP (e.g. to C:\ScanReport\)
5. Inside the folder, you’ll find sqlite3.exe

You’ll use this in a batch file.

📄 Batch Script: generate_report.bat

@echo off
setlocal

rem Path to database and output file
set "DB_PATH=%~dp0data.db"
set "OUTPUT_FILE=%~dp0report.txt"

rem Get UNIX timestamp for 24 hours ago
for /f "usebackq delims=" %%i in (`powershell -Command "[int]((Get-Date).AddHours(-24) - (Get-Date '1970-01-01')).TotalSeconds"`) do set "TIMESTAMP=%%i"

rem Query the database
sqlite3 "%DB_PATH%" ".mode list" ".separator |" ".output %OUTPUT_FILE%" "SELECT datetime(datetime, 'unixepoch', 'localtime') AS 'Date/Time', id AS 'Sat ID', freq AS 'Frequency', CASE pol WHEN 0 THEN 'H' WHEN 1 THEN 'V' ELSE 'N/A' END AS 'Pol', sr AS 'SR', mod AS 'Mod', fec AS 'FEC', info AS 'Channels' FROM Reports WHERE datetime >= %TIMESTAMP% ORDER BY datetime;" ".exit"

echo Report saved to %OUTPUT_FILE%
pause

🧪 Sample Output (report.txt)

2025-05-18 02:33:00|0070|11013123|H|29901031|2|3|Rai 1 HD, Rai 2, Rai 3
2025-05-18 03:03:00|0070|11096158|H|27500999|1|2|Canale 5, Rete 4, Italia 1

🔁 Automation Workflow

You can now:

📦 File Structure Example

C:\ScanAutomation\
├── EBSpro.exe
├── scan.ahk                ← AutoHotkey script (scanning)
├── generate_report.bat     ← Text report output
├── sqlite3.exe             ← SQLite command-line tool
├── data.db                 ← Log file created by EBS Pro
└── report.txt              ← Output report (auto-generated)

(in attachment you'll find zip with pre-made files)

EBSPro_Automation_Pack.zip

📎 Annex — Beginner’s Guide to Using AutoHotkey (for EBS Pro Automation)

If you’ve never used AutoHotkey before, don’t worry — it’s extremely simple once you get the hang of it. This annex explains:

• What AutoHotkey is
• How to install it
• How to run your script
• How to stop it
• How to edit it

🧩 What is AutoHotkey?

AutoHotkey is a free automation tool for Windows.
It lets you simulate mouse clicks, keystrokes, and automate tasks like opening apps, clicking buttons, and more.

In our case, you’ll use it to:

• Automatically open EBS Pro (if not already running)
• Simulate a click on the Start Scan button
• Repeat this action on a schedule (every 5, 30, or 45 minutes)

🖥️ Step 1 — Install AutoHotkey v2

1. Go to https://www.autohotkey.com/
2. Click "Download AutoHotkey"
3. Choose the latest v2.0.x version
4. Run the installer and choose:
   • ✅ AutoHotkey v2
   • ✅ Default installation

📂 Step 2 — Place the .ahk script in a folder

Let’s say you received a file named scan.ahk.

You can place it, for example, in:

C:\ScanAutomation\
    ├── scan.ahk
    ├── generate_report.bat
    ├── sqlite3.exe
    ├── data.db
    └── report.txt

🚀 Step 3 — Run the script

Just double-click scan.ahk to launch it.

✅ It will:

• Start running in the background
• Perform a scan immediately
• Then repeat every 45 minutes (or as configured)

🟢 You’ll see a green “H” icon in the system tray (bottom-right corner).

🛑 Step 4 — Stop the script

There are two easy ways to stop it:

Option 1: Press ESC

If your script includes this line:

Esc::ExitApp

Just press the ESC key on your keyboard to stop it.

Option 2: Tray icon

1. Right-click the green "H" icon in the system tray
2. Click "Exit" or "Pause Script"

✏️ Step 5 — Edit the script

To change scan frequency or coordinates:

1. Right-click the .ahk file
2. Choose “Edit Script”
3. Update the lines you need:

   • Change interval:

     Code

     SetTimer(StartScan, 2700000) ; 45 min = 2700000 ms

   • Change coordinates of the click:

     Code

     MouseClick("left", 1855, 178)

Then save the file and double-click it again to run.

🧠 Optional: Run on Windows Startup

To launch the script automatically when Windows starts:

1. Press Win + R, type shell:startup, press Enter
2. Copy your scan.ahk file (or a shortcut to it) into that folder

✅ It will now start automatically after login.

❓ Need to test clicks?

Use the “Window Spy” tool that comes with AutoHotkey:

• Open Start Menu → AutoHotkey → Window Spy
• Hover over any button
• Note the Relative: x: ### y: ### values
• Use those in your script

🧷 That’s it! You now know how to install, run, and edit AutoHotkey scripts to automate EBS Pro.

Update!

I wanted to improve the system, I share with you the two improved files.
- The ahk file for autohotkey with a start menu, which allows you to choose whether to start the script immediately and from a certain time, how often to run it and when it should end.
The above applies, you must enter the correct coordinates for the button and you must put the correct path to EBSPro.exe.
- The .bat file to generate the report, with the possibility of selecting how many hours back scans it should take and with grouping by frequency (or rather by similar frequencies, with rounding)