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Beyonwiz and a number of 3rd parties have developed software or other useful resources for use with the Beyonwiz range of PVRs. Here are links to some of their work.

Contents

Documentation

AP-U1 Remote Control Manual

By Dave®- English owner's manual for the Beyonwiz Australia AP-U1 6-in-1 Universal Remote Control.

Requires
Adobe® Reader

TV Codes for Remote Control

By Beyonwiz- List of all TV codes supported by the BR-01 Remote Control.

Requires
Adobe® Reader

Digital TV Information

rtv2kml

By prl- Convert ACMA Radio & TV station data into Google Earth placemarks.

User interface type
Command-line
Runs on
Windows, Cygwin on Windows, OS X, Linux
Requires
Compiled versions of rtv2kml for Windows, Cygwin on Windows and OS X are included in the distribution. To run from the perl source code, a perl interpreter is required (install ActivePerl on Windows, perl package in Cygwin, included in OS X and Linux). Running from perl source also requires download of Perl modules using CPAN or PPM (instructions included)

WizPnP Players

WizPlayer

By NigelS- Play your Beyonwiz programs on your PC in real time.

User interface type
GUI
Runs on
Windows
Requires
VLC media player

Recording downloaders and recording file tools

Add-Remove .ts

By Dave®- Adds or removes .ts extensions to all the 32MB tvwiz files so that they can be played in VLC or any media playing software that supports playing .ts files. It can also combine all the 32MB parts into one large .ts file - by creating a new merged file in the same directory as the 32MB parts files. Note: Do NOT use this application to merge files larger than 2GB. Use WizFX instead.

User interface type
GUI
Runs on
Windows

getWizPnP

By prl- Command-line Perl program for Windows, Cygwin, Linux & OS X that downloads recordings and media files from the Beyonwiz, and can also copy Beyonwiz recordings and media files on the host computer.

User interface type
Command-line
Runs on
Windows, Cygwin on Windows, OS X, Linux
Requires
Perl interpreter (install ActivePerl on Windows, perl package in Cygwin, included in OS X and Linux). Requires download of Perl modules using CPAN or PPM (instructions included)

WizFX

By Beyonwiz- WizFX (Wiz File eXtractor) is used for downloading files from networked DP-xxx model Beyonwizes to a Windows PC. It can also be used for converting already downloaded .tvwiz recordings into single .ts video files. Newer versions may be available under "others" on the following sites' download pages. Note: The same executable is used for all DP-xxx models (FV-xxx models are not supported).

User interface type
GUI
Runs on
Windows

WizMac

By Eric Fry- Downloads Beyonwiz recordings to an OS X Mac.

User interface type
GUI
Runs on
OS X

WizPcl

By NigelS- Transfer files automatically based on rules (name, age, free space etc.

User interface type
GUI
Runs on
Windows

WizZilla

By Dave® & AlwaysLooking- A Windows GUI front-end that runs a compiled version of prl's command-line getWizPnP perl scripts resulting in a more advanced clone of WizFX for Windows users.

User interface type
GUI
Runs on
Windows

Internet-based Beyonwiz remote control tools

wizremote

By Eric Fry- Set timers on your Beyonwiz remotely via the web.

User interface type
Web Browser
Runs on
Beyonwiz

wiztimerd

By Tonymy01- Set timers on your wiz based on keywords, from a PC or SLUG etc. Based on perlTGD for the Topfield 5K, and uses Eric's wizremote running on the Beyonwiz to do the timer setting.

User interface type
Command-line
Runs on
Windows, Cygwin on Windows, OS X, Linux
Requires
wizremote on Beyonwiz.

LiDiC tools

WizDR

By Beyonwiz- WizDR is Windows software (and USB driver) for using a LiDiC while directly connected to a Windows PC. It allows you to use your PC to watch, timeshift and record whatever A/V devices are connected to your LiDiC.

User interface type
GUI
Runs on
Windows

Firmware examination, modification and recovery tools

arm2html

By bombur- Windows command-line disassembler for ARM processor. Useful for disassembling Beyonwiz binaries.

User interface type
Command-line
Runs on
Windows

BW Background Changer

By Dave®- Allows Windows users to easily change the background image in their Beyonwiz's Menus.

User interface type
GUI
Runs on
Windows

BW Firmware Identifier

By Dave®- Helps identify wrp firmware files after they've been renamed or had their background changed. Just drag and drop a wrp file onto the application's window.

User interface type
GUI
Runs on
Windows

BWFWTools

By prl- A set of Perl scripts for manipulating Beyonwiz firmware in various hopefully useful ways. Needs Wiz Firmware Tools to install on Mac OS X and Linux. Wiz Firmware Tools binaries for Windows native and Windows Cygwin included in package.

User interface type
GUI
Runs on
Windows
Requires
Perl interpreter (install ActivePerl on Windows, perl package in Cygwin, included in OS X and Linux). Requires download of Perl modules using CPAN or PPM (instructions included)

Remote Updater

By Beyonwiz- Remote Updater for recovering from a bad firmware update via an Ethernet cable.

User interface type
GUI
Runs on
Windows

Wiz Firmware Tools

By Eric Fry- Win32 firmware unpacking and repacking tools. Instructions, source and GPL licence included. Currently supports the Australian DP-S1, DP-P1, DP-P2, DP-H1 and FV-L1. May also work on Finnish FT-P1, FT-H1, FC-P1 and FC-H1. Used by BWFWTools.

User interface type
Command-line
Runs on
Windows, Cygwin on Windows, OS X, Linux
Requires
C compiler to compile for OS X and Linux. Compiled versions for Windows and Cygwin on Windows included in distribution.

WizTools GUI

By AlwaysLooking- WizTools GUI is a simple Windows GUI interface to Eric Fry's wiztools and gzip that simplifies unpacking and repacking Beyonwiz firmware. The installer includes Eric's wizfwtools_20080115.zip and gzip 1.2.4 Win32 (02 Dec 97)

User interface type
GUI
Runs on
Windows
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