AVerMedia A373 MiniCard Dual DVB-T

The card is a full-size PCIe Minicard but reports as a USB device

A DVB-T DVB-T PCIe Cards from AVerMedia.

Overview/Features

The AVerMedia A373 MiniCard Dual DVB-T as shipped in the Acer Aspire Revo RL70 HTPC.

• Full length PCIe MiniCard
• USB interface
• Dual tuners
• Inputs: Antenna (Composite)

Components Used

Windows reports as ITE IT9135 BDA but chip markings are IT9133 and IT9137.

• ITE IT9133FN - "DVB-T front-end receiver with MPEG TS interface for UHF/VHF DVB-T receptions."
• ITE IT9137FN - "DVB-T front-end receiver with USB2.0, diversity receiving, and MPEG TS interfaces for UHF/VHF DVB-T receptions."

ITE IT9130 Series Product Brief

Identification

# lsusb -v
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 07ca:a373 AVerMedia Technologies, Inc. 
Couldn't open device, some information will be missing
Device Descriptor:
 bLength                18
 bDescriptorType         1
 bcdUSB               2.00
 bDeviceClass            0 (Defined at Interface level)
 bDeviceSubClass         0 
 bDeviceProtocol         0 
 bMaxPacketSize0        64
 idVendor           0x07ca AVerMedia Technologies, Inc.
 idProduct          0xa373 
 bcdDevice            2.00
 iManufacturer           1 
 iProduct                2 
 iSerial                 3 
 bNumConfigurations      1
 Configuration Descriptor:
   bLength                 9
   bDescriptorType         2
   wTotalLength           46
   bNumInterfaces          1
   bConfigurationValue     1
   iConfiguration          0 
   bmAttributes         0x80
     (Bus Powered)
   MaxPower              500mA
   Interface Descriptor:
     bLength                 9
     bDescriptorType         4
     bInterfaceNumber        0
     bAlternateSetting       0
     bNumEndpoints           4
     bInterfaceClass       255 Vendor Specific Class
     bInterfaceSubClass      0 
     bInterfaceProtocol      0 
     iInterface              0 
     Endpoint Descriptor:
       bLength                 7
       bDescriptorType         5
       bEndpointAddress     0x81  EP 1 IN
       bmAttributes            2
         Transfer Type            Bulk
         Synch Type               None
         Usage Type               Data
       wMaxPacketSize     0x0200  1x 512 bytes
       bInterval               0
     Endpoint Descriptor:
       bLength                 7
       bDescriptorType         5
       bEndpointAddress     0x02  EP 2 OUT
       bmAttributes            2
         Transfer Type            Bulk
         Synch Type               None
         Usage Type               Data
       wMaxPacketSize     0x0200  1x 512 bytes
       bInterval               0
     Endpoint Descriptor:
       bLength                 7
       bDescriptorType         5
       bEndpointAddress     0x84  EP 4 IN
       bmAttributes            2
         Transfer Type            Bulk
         Synch Type               None
         Usage Type               Data
       wMaxPacketSize     0x0200  1x 512 bytes
       bInterval               0
     Endpoint Descriptor:
       bLength                 7
       bDescriptorType         5
       bEndpointAddress     0x85  EP 5 IN
       bmAttributes            2
         Transfer Type            Bulk
         Synch Type               None
         Usage Type               Data
       wMaxPacketSize     0x0200  1x 512 bytes
       bInterval               0

Making it Work

Card not currently supported but tuner is supported.

Firmware

Probably requires firmware for ITS IT9137.

Remote Control Support

Internal card, no remote provided, uncertain if and on-board support. Acer Aspire Revo RL70 ships with a standard MCE remote.

External Links

• Acer Aspire Revo RL70 Support/Drivers page