X3M Digital HPCe2100

A hybrid DVB-T PCIe card from X3M Digital.

Overview/Features

• analog
• digital terrestrial DVB-T TV
• FM radio
• A/V inputs

Components Used

• CX23885
• CX2341X
• Xceive XC5000?
• LGS8GL5?

Identification

lspci -vv

02:00.0 Multimedia video controller: Conexant Device 8852 (rev 02)
Subsystem: Conexant Device ec80
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, Cache Line Size: 64 bytes
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 18
Region 0: Memory at fe800000 (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+ Count=1/1 Enable-
Address: 0000000000000000  Data: 0000
Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting
UESta:	DLP- SDES- TLP- FCP- CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt- UnxCmplt- RxOF- MalfTLP- ECRC- UnsupReq+ ACSVoil-
UEMsk:	DLP- SDES- TLP- FCP- CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt- UnxCmplt- RxOF- MalfTLP- ECRC- UnsupReq- ACSVoil-
UESvrt:	DLP+ SDES- TLP- FCP+ CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt- UnxCmplt- RxOF+ MalfTLP+ ECRC- UnsupReq- ACSVoil-
CESta:	RxErr- BadTLP- BadDLLP- Rollover- Timeout- NonFatalErr-
CESta:	RxErr- BadTLP- BadDLLP- Rollover- Timeout- NonFatalErr-
AERCap:	First Error Pointer: 14, GenCap- CGenEn- ChkCap- ChkEn-
Capabilities: [200] Virtual Channel <?>
Kernel driver in use: cx23885
Kernel modules: cx23885

Sample kernel output

dmesg

cx23885 driver version 0.0.1 loaded
cx23885 0000:02:00.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 18 (level, low) -> IRQ 18
cx23885[0]: Your board isn't known (yet) to the driver.  You can
cx23885[0]: try to pick one of the existing card configs via
cx23885[0]: card=<n> insmod option.  Updating to the latest
cx23885[0]: version might help as well.
cx23885[0]: Here is a list of valid choices for the card=<n> insmod option:
cx23885[0]:    card=0 -> UNKNOWN/GENERIC
cx23885[0]:    card=1 -> Hauppauge WinTV-HVR1800lp
cx23885[0]:    card=2 -> Hauppauge WinTV-HVR1800
cx23885[0]:    card=3 -> Hauppauge WinTV-HVR1250
cx23885[0]:    card=4 -> DViCO FusionHDTV5 Express
cx23885[0]:    card=5 -> Hauppauge WinTV-HVR1500Q
cx23885[0]:    card=6 -> Hauppauge WinTV-HVR1500
cx23885[0]:    card=7 -> Hauppauge WinTV-HVR1200
cx23885[0]:    card=8 -> Hauppauge WinTV-HVR1700
cx23885[0]:    card=9 -> Hauppauge WinTV-HVR1400
cx23885[0]:    card=10 -> DViCO FusionHDTV7 Dual Express
CORE cx23885[0]: subsystem: 14f1:ec80, board: UNKNOWN/GENERIC [card=0,autodetected]
cx23885[0]: i2c bus 0 registered
cx23885[0]: i2c bus 1 registered
cx23885[0]: i2c bus 2 registered
cx23885_dev_checkrevision() Hardware revision = 0xb0
cx23885[0]/0: found at 0000:02:00.0, rev: 2, irq: 18, latency: 0, mmio: 0xfe800000
cx23885 0000:02:00.0: setting latency timer to 64

External Links

• HPCe2100 product page
• HPCe2100 photo:
  • http://www.au-ja.de/cebit2008-x3m-fotos.phtml?fnummer=7
• Similar to the Mygica Hybird PCI-E TV Card X8506, as seen:
  • http://www.everbesthk.com/1-home/highlight/0154-4aug08/mygica_8506.htm
  • http://www.hkepc.com/1594