View source for AVerMedia AVerTV Hybrid Express (A577)

A [[hybrid]] [[DVB-T]] [[DVB-T PCMCIA Cards | Express Card]] from [[AVerMedia]]. 

It is currently not supported under Linux.

=Overview/Features=

Hybrid TV and Radio tuner for 34mm express card slots that supports the following :
* Analog TV (stereo sound support)
* FM Radio (stereo sound support)
* DVB-T (stereo sound support)
* Digital Radio (stereo sound support)
* TeleText
* Remote Control (optional)
* Connection to a DVD/VHS player, camcorder, or games console via S-Video / Composite 2-in-1 Cable.
* HDTV H.264 / MPEG-2 Live TV
* 32/64-Bit support

==Specifications==
Input Signal
*  75 Ω TV Antenna
*  FM Input
*  S-Video
*  Composite (RCA) input


==Package Included==
*  AVerTV Hybrid Express Card 34mm
*  Quick Installation Guide
*  Installation CD
*  FM Radio Antenna
*  RF Cable
*  S-Video / Composite 2 in1 cable

==Practicality==
===Advantages===
* Combination of many features
* Very compact structure (doesn't extend outside the express slot at all)

===Disadvantages===
* No Linux drivers and no chance of being provided by AVerMedia as stated by its support team

=Hardware=
==Components Probably Used==
* CX23885 (PCI Express Video and Broadcast Audio Decoder) - [http://www.conexant.com/products/entry.jsp?id=393 Conexant CX23885 Overview/Features] - [http://www.conexant.com/servlets/DownloadServlet/PBR-200865-004.pdf?docid=866&revid=4 Conexant CX23885 PDF]

Output of <code>dmesg</code> when /dev/dvb is avalaible. With all other card values, /dev/dvb is not created.
<pre>
cx23885 driver version 0.0.1 loaded
ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:02:00.0[A] -> GSI 16 (level, low) -> IRQ 16
CORE cx23885[0]: subsystem: 1461:c039, board: DViCO FusionHDTV5 Express [card=4,insmod option]
cx23885[0]: i2c bus 0 registered
cx23885[0]: i2c bus 1 registered
cx25840' 3-0044: cx25  0-21 found @ 0x88 (cx23885[0])
cx23885[0]: i2c bus 2 registered
cx23885[0]: cx23885 based dvb card
tuner-simple 1-0061: creating new instance
tuner-simple 1-0061: type set to 64 (LG TDVS-H06xF)
DVB: registering new adapter (cx23885[0])
DVB: registering frontend 0 (LG Electronics LGDT3303 VSB/QAM Frontend)...
cx23885_dev_checkrevision() Hardware revision = 0xb0
cx23885[0]/0: found at 0000:02:00.0, rev: 2, irq: 16, latency: 0, mmio: 0xf0000000
PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:02:00.0 to 64
</pre>

dvbscan returns anything.

Nullsleep:
<pre>
 dvbscan /usr/share/dvb/dvb-t/uk-CrystalPalace   
scanning /usr/share/dvb/dvb-t/uk-CrystalPalace
using '/dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0' and '/dev/dvb/adapter0/demux0'
initial transponder 505833333 0 3 9 1 0 0 0
WARNING: frontend type (ATSC) is not compatible with requested tuning type (OFDM)
ERROR: initial tuning failed
dumping lists (0 services)
Done.
</pre>

And i get this with w_scan:
<pre>
w_scan -X -a /dev/dvb/adapter0/
w_scan version 20080105
-_-_-_-_ Getting frontend capabilities-_-_-_-_ 
-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_ 
ERROR: Sorry - i couldn't get any working frequency/transponder
 Nothing to scan!!
dumping lists (0 services)
Done.
</pre>

===Variations===
I don't know if there is variations of this pci express card.

==Identification==
===lspci===

A577 is discovered on my Toshiba P200 if and only if I add pciehp_force=1.

Output of <code>lspci -vvv</code> :

<pre>02:00.0 Multimedia video controller: Conexant Device 8852 (rev 02)
        Subsystem: Avermedia Technologies Inc Device c039
        Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
        Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
        Latency: 0
        Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 16
        Region 0: Memory at f0000000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=2M]
        Capabilities: [40] Express (v1) Endpoint, MSI 00
                DevCap: MaxPayload 128 bytes, PhantFunc 0, Latency L0s <64ns, L1 <1us
                        ExtTag- AttnBtn- AttnInd- PwrInd- RBE- FLReset-
                DevCtl: Report errors: Correctable- Non-Fatal- Fatal- Unsupported-
                        RlxdOrd+ ExtTag- PhantFunc- AuxPwr- NoSnoop+
                        MaxPayload 128 bytes, MaxReadReq 512 bytes
                DevSta: CorrErr- UncorrErr- FatalErr- UnsuppReq- AuxPwr- TransPend-
                LnkCap: Port #0, Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x1, ASPM L0s L1, Latency L0 <2us, L1 <4us
                        ClockPM- Suprise- LLActRep- BwNot-
                LnkCtl: ASPM Disabled; RCB 64 bytes Disabled- Retrain- CommClk-
                        ExtSynch- ClockPM- AutWidDis- BWInt- AutBWInt-
                LnkSta: Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x1, TrErr- Train- SlotClk+ DLActive- BWMgmt- ABWMgmt-
        Capabilities: [80] Power Management version 2
                Flags: PMEClk- DSI+ D1+ D2+ AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0+,D1+,D2+,D3hot+,D3cold-)
                Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
        Capabilities: [90] Vital Product Data <?>
        Capabilities: [a0] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit+ Queue=0/0 Enable-
                Address: 0000000000000000  Data: 0000
        Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting <?>
        Capabilities: [200] Virtual Channel <?>
        Kernel driver in use: cx23885
        Kernel modules: cx23885
</pre>

Output of <code>lspci -n</code> :
<pre>
02:00.0 0400: 14f1:8852 (rev 02)
</pre>

===i2cdetect===
Output of <code>i2cdetect -l</code> :
<pre>
i2c-0   smbus           SMBus I801 adapter at 1c00              SMBus adapter
i2c-1   i2c             cx23885[0]                              I2C adapter
i2c-2   i2c             cx23885[0]                              I2C adapter
i2c-3   i2c             cx23885[0]                              I2C adapter
</pre>

Output of <code>i2cdetect 0</code> :
<pre>
WARNING! This program can confuse your I2C bus, cause data loss and worse!
I will probe file /dev/i2c-0.
I will probe address range 0x03-0x77.
Continue? [Y/n]         
     0  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  a  b  c  d  e  f
00:          -- -- -- -- -- 08 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 
10: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 
20: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 
30: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 
40: -- -- -- -- 44 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 
50: 50 -- 52 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 
60: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 69 -- -- -- -- -- -- 
70: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
</pre>

Output of <code>i2cdetect 1</code> :
<pre> 
     0  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  a  b  c  d  e  f
00:          -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 
10: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 
20: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 
30: 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 
40: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 
50: 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 5a 5b 5c 5d 5e 5f 
60: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 
70: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --  
</pre>

Output of <code>i2cdetect 2</code> :
<pre>                       
     0  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  a  b  c  d  e  f
00:          -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 
10: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 
20: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 
30: 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 
40: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 
50: 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 5a 5b 5c 5d 5e 5f 
60: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 
70: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 
</pre>

Output of <code>i2cdetect 3</code> :
<pre>
     0  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  a  b  c  d  e  f
00:          -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 
10: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 
20: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 
30: 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 
40: -- -- -- -- 44 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 4c -- -- -- 
50: 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 5a 5b 5c 5d 5e 5f 
60: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 
70: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --             
</pre>