Pinnacle Dazzle Video Creator (DVC170)

An USB based analogue capture device from Pinnacle.

Support status under Linux ??

Overview/Features

Features a hardware MPEG2 encoder.

This device might be the same as Micronas GO7007 [1]

Components Used

• CY7C88013A -- usb transfer chip
• WISchip/Micronas G070075B -- MPEG2 encoder
• HYNIX 602A HY57V643220DTP-6 - DRAM 64MB

Identification

DVC 170
Manufacturer: Pinnacle Systems, Inc.
Speed: 480Mb/s (high)
USB Version:  2.00
Device Class: ff(vend.)
Device Subclass: 00
Device Protocol: ff
Maximum Default Endpoint Size: 64
Number of Configurations: 1
Vendor Id: 2304
Product Id: 021e
Revision Number:  0.00

Config Number: 1
	Number of Interfaces: 1
	Attributes: 80
	MaxPower Needed: 400mA

	Interface Number: 0
		Name: (none)
		Alternate Number: 0
		Class: ff(vend.) 
		Sub Class: 0
		Protocol: 0
		Number of Endpoints: 4

			Endpoint Address: 02
			Direction: out
			Attribute: 2
			Type: Bulk
			Max Packet Size: 512
			Interval: 0ms

			Endpoint Address: 84
			Direction: in
			Attribute: 2
			Type: Bulk
			Max Packet Size: 512
			Interval: 0ms

			Endpoint Address: 86
			Direction: in
			Attribute: 2
			Type: Bulk
			Max Packet Size: 512
			Interval: 0ms

			Endpoint Address: 88
			Direction: in
			Attribute: 2
			Type: Bulk
			Max Packet Size: 512
			Interval: 0ms

Making it work

This device requires a firmware which can be found in the driver update package:

root@debian:/hda3/pinnacle/DVDRecorder_Update_1.6.2_Setup/Disk1/data1# ls -lah *fw*
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 31K 2006-01-24 15:17 go7007fw.bin
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 208 2006-01-24 15:17 go7007fw_pf.bin

[739 ms]  >>>  URB 12 going down  >>>
-- URB_FUNCTION_BULK_OR_INTERRUPT_TRANSFER:
  PipeHandle           = ff65f024 [endpoint 0x00000002]
  TransferFlags        = 00000000 (USBD_TRANSFER_DIRECTION_OUT, ~USBD_SHORT_TRANSFER_OK)
  TransferBufferLength = 00007840
  TransferBuffer       = f9177010
  TransferBufferMDL    = 00000000
    00000000: aa 55 00 02 00 1e e0 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
    00000010: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00

go7007fw.bin

00000000  57 49 53 47 4f 37 30 30  37 46 57 00 02 00 06 01  |WISGO7007FW.....|
00000010  aa 55 00 02 00 1e e0 01  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  |ªU....à.........|
00000020  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  |................|

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