KNC1 TV-Station DVB-T

A DVB-T PCI card produced by KNC1 based on the Philips SAA7146.

Overview/Features

• Interface: PCI
• Inputs: Antenna, CineView Module Connector
• Output: Antenna loop-through (amplified).

The card has a passthrough output, so you can daisy-chain multiple cards to one antenna (if your signal isn't too weak). The card also has a CI connector, which is supported under Linux.

Components Used

• Philips SAA7146
• tin box: Philips TU1216L
• demodulator location: tin box
  • demodulator: Philips TDA10046 @0x08
• PLL: Philips tda6651tt @0x60

Identification

 PCI device id: 1131:7146
 PCI subsystem id: 1894:0030

Making it Work

Works fine under Linux.

Firmware

• Requires firmware for the TDA10046.

Drivers

• frontend driver: tda1004x
• The card uses the budget-av driver in Linux
• This card is able to deliver the full MPEG-2 Transport Stream to the host.
• Card driver: budget-av

External Links

[http://www.knc1.com/gb/produkte/digital_dvb_t.htm TV-Station DVB-T product page.