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[[Image:Vp-1030A-CI.jpg|right|250px|The VP-1030A in it's full glory]]
[[DVB-S]] [[Budget]] [[PCI_devices_DVB-S|PCI card]] by [[Twinhan Technologies]]
A [[DVB-S]] [[DVB-S_PCI_Cards|PCI card]] by [[TwinHan]].


The VP-1030A is supported under Linux.
The only frontend driver for this card is the dst module. The tuner component initialization routines are held in the ASIC in the form of firmware (not reloadable through software). The oldest card in the DVB-S family from Twinhan !


==Overview/Features==
This card uses the bttv driver. Well suppported by LinuxTV drivers.
("DST-030") (dst)
features: fullts, CI unsupported
card driver: dvb-bt8xx
interface: PCI
PCI device id: 14f1:8804
PCI subsystem id: 1822:0001
Bridge: bt8xx
frontend 1: LG
frontend driver: dst
CI: unsupported by current LinuxTV drivers, supported only by vendor drivers for kernel 2.4.20
Notes: The frontends on these cards are hidden behind an ASIC - no need to know the full details.
The actual card type is determined by interrogating the onboard EEPROM.


The Common Interface is not yet supported by the LinuxTV drivers, but only by the closed source drivers under RedHat 9.0 (kernel 2.4.20).


The only frontend driver for this card is the dst module. The tuner component initialization routines are held in the ASIC in the form of firmware (not reloadable through software). The oldest card in the DVB-S family from TwinHan !
The card is believed to support almost all major CAM's. No separate initialization required for different CAM's, since all the initialization is done in the ASIC's firmware.


This card uses the bttv driver. Well supported by LinuxTV drivers.
required modules and parameters


The Common Interface is not directly accessible via the LinuxTV drivers, but CAM initialization commands can be achieved via the PCI card interface.
dvb_core dvb_shutdown_timeout=0 </BR>


The card is believed to support almost all major CAM's. No separate initialization required for different CAM's, since all the initialization is done in the ASIC's firmware.
bttv i2c_hw=1 card=0x71 </BR>

bt878 </BR>


Analogue BT-848 or BT-878 based cards must be removed before use.
dst </BR>


The tuner is very weak. You can't receive every channel, even when you use 2 meter dish. You can receive more channels when using Linux instead of Windows.
dvb-bt8xx </BR>


===More Photos===
The card in it's full glory. </BR>
<gallery perrow=5>
Image:Vp-1030A-Back.jpg|The backside view of the card
Image:Vp-1030A.jpg|The CAM removed from the card
Image:CI-Irdeto.jpg|The Irdeto CAM that i used with the closed source driver
</gallery>


[[Image:Vp-1030A-CI.jpg|Description]] </BR>


==Making it Work==
The backside view of the card. </BR>


===Firmware===
[[Image:Vp-1030A-Back.jpg|Description]]</BR>
N/A


===Drivers===
The CAM removed from the card. </BR>
Required modules and parameters:
dvb_core dvb_shutdown_timeout=0 <br>
bttv i2c_hw=1 card=0x71 <BR>
bt878 <BR>
dst <BR>
dvb_bt8xx


==CAM tests==
[[Image:Vp-1030A.jpg|Description]]</BR>


The Irdeto CAM that i used with the closed source driver. </BR>
Feel free to update this table with other types of CAMs.


{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" align="center"
[[Image:CI-Irdeto.jpg|Irdeto CAM]] </BR>
|+'''CAM tests on TwinHan VP-1030A'''
|-
! style="background:#ffdead;" | Type
! style="background:#ffdead;" | HW version
! style="background:#ffdead;" | Viaccess version
! style="background:#ffdead;" | Application version
! style="background:#ffdead;" | Results
|-
| SCM Red Viaccess
| 1.0
| ?
| ?
| Working, but random failures are observed every few hours with TPS
|-
| Aston Mediaguard P/N 901274
| 1.2
| ?
| ?
| Working, not enough tests done
|-
| Aston Viaccess Pro
| ?
| ?
| ?
| Not working
|-
| Aston Mediaguard Pro
| ?
| ?
| ?
| Not working
|-
| Matrix CAM
| ?
| ?
| ?
| Not working (tried mr1180, mvr223, mrb303 firmwares)
|-
| Irdeto II CAM
| ?
| ?
| ?
| Working
|-
| FREE X-TV CAM
| ?
| ?
| ?
| Not working
|}


As the dst_ca driver is still under development, the results of this page may change.


[[Category:DVB-S]]
[[Category:DVB-S PCI Cards]]
[[Category:Hardware]]

Latest revision as of 02:20, 4 May 2009

The VP-1030A in it's full glory

A DVB-S PCI card by TwinHan.

The VP-1030A is supported under Linux.

Overview/Features

("DST-030") (dst) 

 features: fullts, CI unsupported
 card driver: dvb-bt8xx
 interface: PCI
 PCI device id: 14f1:8804
 PCI subsystem id: 1822:0001
 Bridge: bt8xx
 frontend 1: LG
   frontend driver: dst
 CI: unsupported by current LinuxTV drivers, supported only by vendor drivers for kernel 2.4.20
 Notes: The frontends on these cards are hidden behind an ASIC - no need to know the full details.
        The actual card type is determined by interrogating the onboard EEPROM.


The only frontend driver for this card is the dst module. The tuner component initialization routines are held in the ASIC in the form of firmware (not reloadable through software). The oldest card in the DVB-S family from TwinHan !

This card uses the bttv driver. Well supported by LinuxTV drivers.

The Common Interface is not directly accessible via the LinuxTV drivers, but CAM initialization commands can be achieved via the PCI card interface.

The card is believed to support almost all major CAM's. No separate initialization required for different CAM's, since all the initialization is done in the ASIC's firmware.

Analogue BT-848 or BT-878 based cards must be removed before use.

The tuner is very weak. You can't receive every channel, even when you use 2 meter dish. You can receive more channels when using Linux instead of Windows.

More Photos

  • The backside view of the card

    The backside view of the card

  • The CAM removed from the card

    The CAM removed from the card

  • The Irdeto CAM that i used with the closed source driver

    The Irdeto CAM that i used with the closed source driver


Making it Work

Firmware

N/A

Drivers

Required modules and parameters: 

dvb_core dvb_shutdown_timeout=0 

bttv i2c_hw=1 card=0x71 

bt878 

dst 

dvb_bt8xx

CAM tests

Feel free to update this table with other types of CAMs.

CAM tests on TwinHan VP-1030A
Type HW version Viaccess version Application version Results
SCM Red Viaccess 1.0 ? ? Working, but random failures are observed every few hours with TPS
Aston Mediaguard P/N 901274 1.2 ? ? Working, not enough tests done
Aston Viaccess Pro ? ? ? Not working
Aston Mediaguard Pro ? ? ? Not working
Matrix CAM ? ? ? Not working (tried mr1180, mvr223, mrb303 firmwares)
Irdeto II CAM ? ? ? Working
FREE X-TV CAM ? ? ? Not working

As the dst_ca driver is still under development, the results of this page may change.

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