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*[[DVB-S2 PCIe Cards]]
*[[DVB-S2 PCIe Cards]]
*[[DVB-S2 USB Devices]] (Pensticks, Boxes, etc)
*[[DVB-S2 USB Devices]] (Pensticks, Boxes, etc)
*[[DVB-S2 IEEE1394 Devices|DVB-S IEEE1394 / Firewire / iLink Boxes]]
*[[DVB-S2 IEEE1394 Devices|DVB-S2 IEEE1394 / Firewire / iLink Boxes]]
*[[DVB-S2 PCMCIA Cards|DVB-S PCMCIA Cards]] (PC Card/CardBus, ExpressCard)
*[[DVB-S2 PCMCIA Cards|DVB-S2 PCMCIA Cards]] (PC Card/CardBus, ExpressCard)


[[Category:DVB-S2|!DVB-S2 devices]]
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[[Category:Hardware|!DVB-S2 devices]]
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{{Note|The info below will be moved to more appropriate place soon.}}
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==Currently known DVB-S2 Devices ... to be added to categories above==
The info below will be moved to more appropriate place soon.


==Currently known DVB-S2 demodulator chips==
* [[Broadcom 4500]]
* [[Conexant CX24116]]
* [[Eccincorp ECC3100 (SkyPHY)]]
* [[STMicroelectronics STV0900/3]]
* [[STMicroelectronics STB0899]] + [[STMicroelectronics STB6100|STB6100]]


==Currently known DVB-S2 Devices==
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| Genpix 8PSK module || Broadcom 4500 (USB) Couldn't see any S2 specifics in this one, No DVB-S2 framing ... the genpix 8PSK module can be purchased, and they have a driver too (similar one to the dst module) ... there are patches floating around.
| KNC1 <sup>1</sup> || STB0899 + STB6100 + SAA7146 (PCI32, supports CI)
|-
| Twinhan (VP-1041) <sup>2</sup> || STB0899 + STB6100 + Mantis
|-
| [[TechnoTrend TT-budget S2-3200|TechnoTrend S2-3200]] <sup>3</sup>|| STB0899 + STB6100 + SAA7146 (PCI32, supports CI)
|-
| [[TechniSat SkyStar HD]] <sup>3</sup>|| identical with TechnoTrend S2-3200
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| Genpix 8PSK module <sup>4</sup>|| Broadcom 4500 (USB) Couldn't see any S2 specifics in this one, so don't know whether it is S2 compliant
|-
| Micronas <sup>5</sup>|| STB0899 + STB6100 + Micronas PCI Bridge (Dual DVB-S2, PCIe, no CI)
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| Hauppauge WinTV-HVR4000 <sup>6</sup>|| CX24116 + CX24118A + Conexant Cx2388x PCI Bridge (Various modules with/without a DVB-T demod)
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Only the genpix 8PSK module can be bought for now and they have a driver too (similar one to the dst module). The rest of the devices will be available soon in the market.


Linux DVB API version 5 (also known as [[S2API]]) was released in kernel version 2.6.28 and
PS: The Linux DVB-S2 API itself is not yet ready. Work is in progress, Cards <sup>1</sup>, <sup>3</sup> and <sup>6</sup> will be the first supported cards, <sup>2</sup> and <sup>5</sup> needs some more work at the relevant PCI Bridge. Regarding <sup>4</sup> there are patches floating around.
supports DVB-S2. A number of DVB-S2 cards are supported under Linux and a number of others have
experimental support.

Revision as of 21:53, 3 October 2009


Note: The info below will be moved to more appropriate place soon.

Currently known DVB-S2 Devices ... to be added to categories above

Genpix 8PSK module Broadcom 4500 (USB) Couldn't see any S2 specifics in this one, No DVB-S2 framing ... the genpix 8PSK module can be purchased, and they have a driver too (similar one to the dst module) ... there are patches floating around.


Linux DVB API version 5 (also known as S2API) was released in kernel version 2.6.28 and supports DVB-S2. A number of DVB-S2 cards are supported under Linux and a number of others have experimental support.