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authorPatrick Boettcher <devnull@localhost>2004-11-05 09:17:38 +0000
committerPatrick Boettcher <devnull@localhost>2004-11-05 09:17:38 +0000
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updated the docs for the new dibusb devices
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-rw-r--r--linux/Documentation/dvb/README.dibusb107
-rw-r--r--linux/Documentation/dvb/cards.txt14
2 files changed, 88 insertions, 33 deletions
diff --git a/linux/Documentation/dvb/README.dibusb b/linux/Documentation/dvb/README.dibusb
index 46148487b..f868c2f5d 100644
--- a/linux/Documentation/dvb/README.dibusb
+++ b/linux/Documentation/dvb/README.dibusb
@@ -1,43 +1,81 @@
+Documentation for dib3000mb frontend driver and dibusb device driver
+====================================================================
+Copyright (C) 2004 Patrick Boettcher (patrick.boettcher@desy.de),
+
+dibusb and dib3000mb/mc drivers based on GPL code, which has
+
+Copyright (C) 2004 Amaury Demol for DiBcom (ademol@dibcom.fr)
+
+This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
+published by the Free Software Foundation, version 2.
-Documentation for dib3000mb frontend driver and dibusb device driver
-The drivers should work with
+Supported devices USB1.1
+========================
-- Twinhan VisionPlus VisionDTV USB-Ter DVB-T Device (VP7041)
- http://www.twinhan.com/
+Produced and reselled by Twinhan:
+---------------------------------
+- TwinhanDTV USB-Ter DVB-T Device (VP7041)
+ http://www.twinhan.com/product_terrestrial_3.asp
+
+- TwinhanDTV Magic Box (VP7041e)
+ http://www.twinhan.com/product_terrestrial_4.asp
+
+- HAMA DVB-T USB device
+ http://www.hama.de/portal/articleId*110620/action*2598
- CTS Portable (Chinese Television System)
http://www.2cts.tv/ctsportable/
-- KWorld V-Stream XPERT DTV - DVB-T USB
- http://www.kworld.com.tw/asp/pindex.asp?id=4&pid=13
+- Unknown USB DVB-T device with vendor ID Hyper-Paltek
-- HAMA DVB-T USB device
- http://www.hama.de/portal/articleId*110620/action*2598
-
-- DiBcom USB DVB-T reference device
-- Ultima Electronic/Artec T1 USB TVBOX
+Produced and reselled by KWorld:
+--------------------------------
+- KWorld V-Stream XPERT DTV DVB-T USB
+ http://www.kworld.com.tw/en/product/DVBT-USB/DVBT-USB.html
+
+- JetWay DTV DVB-T USB
+ http://www.jetway.com.tw/evisn/product/lcd-tv/DVT-USB/dtv-usb.htm
+
+- ADSTech Instant TV DVB-T USB
+ http://www.adstech.com/products/PTV-333/intro/PTV-333_intro.asp?pid=PTV-333
+
+
+Others:
+-------
+- Ultima Electronic/Artec T1 USB TVBOX (AN2135 and AN2235)
http://www.arteceuro.com/products-tvbox.html
- Compro Videomate DVB-U2000 - DVB-T USB
http://www.comprousa.com/products/vmu2000.htm
-- Unknown USB DVB-T device with vendor ID Hyper-Paltek
+- Grandtec USB DVB-T
+ http://www.grand.com.tw/
-Copyright (C) 2004 Patrick Boettcher (patrick.boettcher@desy.de),
+- Avermedia AverTV DVBT USB
+ http://www.avermedia.com/
-both drivers based on GPL code, which has
+- DiBcom USB DVB-T reference device (non-public)
-Copyright (C) 2004 Amaury Demol for DiBcom (ademol@dibcom.fr)
-This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
-modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
-published by the Free Software Foundation, version 2.
+Supported devices USB2.0
+========================
+- Yakumo DVB-T mobile
+ http://www.yakumo.de/produkte/index.php?pid=1&ag=DVB-T
+
+- DiBcom USB2.0 DVB-T reference device (non-public)
+
-NEWS:
+0. NEWS:
+ 2004-11-05 - added support for a new devices (Grandtec/Avermedia/Artec)
+ - merged my changes (for dib3000mb/dibusb) to the FE_REFACTORING, because it became HEAD
+ - moved transfer control (pid filter, fifo control) from usb driver to frontend, it seems
+ better settled there (added xfer_ops-struct)
+ - created a common files for frontends (mc/p/mb)
2004-09-28 - added support for a new device (Unkown, vendor ID is Hyper-Paltek)
2004-09-20 - added support for a new device (Compro DVB-U2000), thanks
to Amaury Demol for reporting
@@ -49,7 +87,7 @@ NEWS:
(old news for vp7041.c)
2004-07-15 - found out, by accident, that the device has a TUA6010XS for
- frequency generator
+ PLL
2004-07-12 - figured out, that the driver should also work with the
CTS Portable (Chinese Television System)
2004-07-08 - firmware-extraction-2.422-problem solved, driver is now working
@@ -67,7 +105,7 @@ NEWS:
1. How to use?
NOTE: This driver was developed using Linux 2.6.6.,
-it is working with 2.6.7, 2.6.8.1.
+it is working with 2.6.7, 2.6.8.1, 2.6.9 .
Linux 2.4.x support is not planned, but patches are very welcome.
@@ -81,8 +119,14 @@ The USB driver needs to download a firmware to start working.
You can either use "get_dvb_firmware dibusb" to download the firmware or you
can get it directly via
+for USB1.1 (AN2135)
http://linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/dvb-kernel/firmware/dvb-dibusb-5.0.0.11.fw?rev=1.1&content-type=text/plain
+for USB1.1 (AN2235)
+
+for USB2.0 (FX2)
+http://linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/dvb-kernel/firmware/dvb-dibusb-6.0.0.5.fw?rev=1.1&content-type=text/plain
+
1.2. Compiling
Since the driver is in the linux kernel, activating the driver in
@@ -94,15 +138,16 @@ to compile the driver as module. Hotplug does the rest.
Hotplug is able to load the driver, when it is needed (because you plugged
in the device).
-If you want to enable debug output, you have to load the driver manually.
+If you want to enable debug output, you have to load the driver manually and
+from withing the dvb-kernel cvs repository.
first have a look, which debug level are available:
-modinfo dvb-dibusb
modinfo dib3000mb
+modinfo dvb-dibusb
-modprobe dvb-dibusb debug=<level>
modprobe dib3000mb debug=<level>
+modprobe dvb-dibusb debug=<level>
should do the trick.
@@ -118,21 +163,19 @@ as a slave device in vdr, was not working for me. Some work has to be done
2. Known problems and bugs
TODO:
-- remote control tasklet
+- remote control
- signal-quality and strength calculations
-- debug messages restructure
- i2c address probing
--
2.1. Adding support for devices
It is not possible to determine the range of devices based on the DiBcom
-reference design. This is because the reference design of DiBcom can be sold
-to third persons, without telling DiBcom (so done with the Twinhan VP7041 and
+reference designs. This is because the reference design of DiBcom can be sold
+to thirds, without telling DiBcom (so done with the Twinhan VP7041 and
the HAMA device).
When you think you have a device like this and the driver does not recognizes it,
-please send the ****load.inf and the ****cap.inf of the Windows driver to me.
+please send the ****load*.inf and the ****cap*.inf of the Windows driver to me.
Sometimes the Vendor or Product ID is identical to the ones of Twinhan, even
though it is not a Twinhan device (e.g. HAMA), then please send me the name
@@ -152,7 +195,7 @@ Patches, comments and suggestions are very very welcome
Amaury Demol (ademol@dibcom.fr) and Francois Kanounnikoff from DiBcom for
providing specs, code and help, on which the dvb-dibusb and dib3000mb are
based.
-
+
Alex Woods for frequently answering question about usb and dvb
stuff, a big thank you
@@ -164,6 +207,8 @@ Patches, comments and suggestions are very very welcome
user-level firmware loader, which saves a lot of time
(when writing the vp7041 driver)
+ David Matthews for identifying a new device type (Artec T1 with AN2235)
+
Ulf Hermenau for helping me out with traditional chinese.
André Smoktun and Christian Frömmel for supporting me with
diff --git a/linux/Documentation/dvb/cards.txt b/linux/Documentation/dvb/cards.txt
index 43e1a8a97..efdc4ee9d 100644
--- a/linux/Documentation/dvb/cards.txt
+++ b/linux/Documentation/dvb/cards.txt
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ o Frontends drivers:
Comtech DVBT-6k07 (SP5730 PLL)
(NxtWave Communications NXT6000 demodulator)
- sp887x : Microtune 7202D
- - dib3000mb : DiBcom 3000-MB Frontend
+ - dib3000mb : DiBcom 3000-MB demodulator
DVB-S/C/T:
- dst : TwinHan DST Frontend
@@ -69,7 +69,17 @@ o Technotrend / Hauppauge DVB USB devices:
o DiBcom DVB-T USB based devices:
- Twinhan VisionPlus VisionDTV USB-Ter DVB-T Device
- - KWorld V-Stream XPERT DTV - DVB-T USB
- HAMA DVB-T USB device
+ - CTS Portable (Chinese Television System)
+ - KWorld V-Stream XPERT DTV DVB-T USB
+ - JetWay DTV DVB-T USB
+ - ADSTech Instant TV DVB-T USB
+ - Ultima Electronic/Artec T1 USB TVBOX (AN2135 and AN2235)
+ - Compro Videomate DVB-U2000 - DVB-T USB
+ - Grandtec USB DVB-T
+ - Avermedia AverTV DVBT USB
+ - DiBcom USB DVB-T reference device (non-public)
+ - Yakumo DVB-T mobile USB2.0
+ - DiBcom USB2.0 DVB-T reference device (non-public)
o Experimental support for the analog module of the Siemens DVB-C PCI card