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A [[DVB-T]] [[DVB-T USB Devices|USB 2.0 device]] from [[Pinnacle]]. |
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The Pinnacle PCTV 200e is a DVB-T highspeed USB 2.0 adapter with an active antenna. It was first presented on the CeBIT 2005, and still available for about EUR 40,-. |
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It is currently not supported in the LinuxTV tree, however, drivers do exist (see below). |
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Under Windows it can be used with altnative DVB software thanks to existing BDA drivers, while under GNU\Linux support is still missing, although both the frontend MT352 and the tuner MT2060 are already supported by LinuxTV. |
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The 200e seems to be identical to the 260e and the 60e. |
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==Overview/Features== |
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The PCTV 200e was first presented at CeBIT 2005, and is still available for about EUR 40. It is identical to some other Pinnacle models; the PCTV 260e, the PCTV 60e and the "PCTV DVB-T Pro USB". It comes with a detachable active antenna. |
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===Components Used=== |
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* [[Microtune MT2060]] tuner (i2c addr: 0xC0) |
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The card is officially in pre-WIP. I ([[User:Kupetzky]]) am trying to start development with my knowledge. Help appreciated. |
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* [[Zarlink MT352]] [[demodulator]] (i2c addr: 0x3e) |
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* Cypress CY7C68013A (FX2LP) USB bridge |
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===Identification=== |
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The output of ''lsusb -v'' provides that that it has a subsystem ID of: 2304:020e |
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==Making it Work == |
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Stuff that might be usefull: |
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* [http://freeznet.ath.cx:81/files/usbsnoop_pctv200e.log.bz2 usbsnoop_pctv200e.log.bz2] (compressed ~94MB) |
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* [http://freeznet.ath.cx:81/files/lsusb.log lsusb.log] |
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===Firmware=== |
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None required. |
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===Drivers=== |
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== Further Information == |
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Currently there is no in kernel drivers for this device. |
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* [[DVB_USB#Pinnacle PCTV 200e USB - DVB-T PCTV 200e | PCTV 200e on the DVB_USB page]] |
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However, experimental support does exist. The following drivers are needed for these devices: |
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- dvb-usb.ko |
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[[Category:Hardware]] |
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- pctv200e.ko |
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Drivers aren't in the official tree yet. So you will have to add them manually. Files and instructions are included in the following file: |
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* [http://www.student.tugraz.at/jsteidl/stuff/pctv200e-20080525.tar.bz2 updated files] |
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The drivers work, but the code itself needs some cleanup and further testing before it can be backported into the offical developement tree. Everyone who wants to help can do so. Just contact the [http://www.linuxtv.org/lists.php LinuxTV mailing list], or contact the developer [http://members.liwest.at/freez/contact/ directly]. |
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Since the developers of this driver have virtually no time (and aren't using this adapter anymore), no further development is being planned for now. So if you want the driver to be integrated into the official v4l-dvb tree, you are welcome to do it yourself. |
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====Development ToDo List==== |
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* handle debug output |
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* integrate into official v4l tree |
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* do intensive testing |
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* support the remote control |
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===Sample kernel output=== |
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dvb-usb: found a 'Pinnacle PCTV 200e DVB-T' in warm state. |
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pctv200e: pctv200e_i2c_func: entering, done nothing |
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i2c-adapter i2c-6: SMBus Quick command not supported, can't probe for chips |
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dvb-usb: will pass the complete MPEG2 transport stream to the software demuxer. |
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DVB: registering new adapter (Pinnacle PCTV 200e DVB-T) |
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pctv200e: attaching and initializing mt352frontend attached. |
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pctv200e: PCTV200e initialized mt352 |
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pctv200e: frontend attached. |
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DVB: registering frontend 2 (Zarlink MT352 DVB-T)... |
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Juan 02: entered mt2060_attach, going for kzalloc. |
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Juan 07: mt2060_attach, going for mt2060_readreg. |
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mt2060 calling I2C transfer |
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Juan 08: mt2060_attach, PART_REV = 99. |
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MT2060: successfully identified (IF1 = 1220) |
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Juan 02: just before fe->tuner_priv = priv. |
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Juan 02: mt2060_attach, going for calibrate. |
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Juan 09: mt2060_calibrate: just entered. |
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Juan 09: mt2060_calibrate: written 1st reg. |
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Juan 09: mt2060_calibrate: written 2nd reg. |
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Juan 09: mt2060_calibrate: clock output initialized. |
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mt2060 calling I2C transfer |
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saa7146_i2c_writeout: timed out waiting for end of xfer |
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mt2060 calling I2C transfer |
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MT2060: calibration was successful: 137 |
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Juan 02: mt2060_attach, calibrate done. |
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pctv200e: tuner mt2060 attached. |
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dvb-usb: Pinnacle PCTV 200e DVB-T successfully initialized and connected. |
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pctv200e: usb_device_init sucessfull. |
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usbcore: registered new interface driver dvb_usb_pctv200e |
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pctv200e: usb_register successfull. |
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===Remote Controll Support=== |
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IR sensor included on the adapter, but not supported by the driver. |
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== External Links == |
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Latest revision as of 01:41, 24 May 2009
A DVB-T USB 2.0 device from Pinnacle.
It is currently not supported in the LinuxTV tree, however, drivers do exist (see below).
Overview/Features
The PCTV 200e was first presented at CeBIT 2005, and is still available for about EUR 40. It is identical to some other Pinnacle models; the PCTV 260e, the PCTV 60e and the "PCTV DVB-T Pro USB". It comes with a detachable active antenna.
Components Used
- Microtune MT2060 tuner (i2c addr: 0xC0)
- Zarlink MT352 demodulator (i2c addr: 0x3e)
- Cypress CY7C68013A (FX2LP) USB bridge
Identification
The output of lsusb -v provides that that it has a subsystem ID of: 2304:020e
Making it Work
Firmware
None required.
Drivers
Currently there is no in kernel drivers for this device.
However, experimental support does exist. The following drivers are needed for these devices:
- dvb-usb.ko - pctv200e.ko
Drivers aren't in the official tree yet. So you will have to add them manually. Files and instructions are included in the following file:
Current Status
The drivers work, but the code itself needs some cleanup and further testing before it can be backported into the offical developement tree. Everyone who wants to help can do so. Just contact the LinuxTV mailing list, or contact the developer directly.
Since the developers of this driver have virtually no time (and aren't using this adapter anymore), no further development is being planned for now. So if you want the driver to be integrated into the official v4l-dvb tree, you are welcome to do it yourself.
Development ToDo List
- handle debug output
- integrate into official v4l tree
- do intensive testing
- support the remote control
Sample kernel output
dvb-usb: found a 'Pinnacle PCTV 200e DVB-T' in warm state. pctv200e: pctv200e_i2c_func: entering, done nothing i2c-adapter i2c-6: SMBus Quick command not supported, can't probe for chips dvb-usb: will pass the complete MPEG2 transport stream to the software demuxer. DVB: registering new adapter (Pinnacle PCTV 200e DVB-T) pctv200e: attaching and initializing mt352frontend attached. pctv200e: PCTV200e initialized mt352 pctv200e: frontend attached. DVB: registering frontend 2 (Zarlink MT352 DVB-T)... Juan 02: entered mt2060_attach, going for kzalloc. Juan 07: mt2060_attach, going for mt2060_readreg. mt2060 calling I2C transfer Juan 08: mt2060_attach, PART_REV = 99. MT2060: successfully identified (IF1 = 1220) Juan 02: just before fe->tuner_priv = priv. Juan 02: mt2060_attach, going for calibrate. Juan 09: mt2060_calibrate: just entered. Juan 09: mt2060_calibrate: written 1st reg. Juan 09: mt2060_calibrate: written 2nd reg. Juan 09: mt2060_calibrate: clock output initialized. mt2060 calling I2C transfer saa7146_i2c_writeout: timed out waiting for end of xfer mt2060 calling I2C transfer MT2060: calibration was successful: 137 Juan 02: mt2060_attach, calibrate done. pctv200e: tuner mt2060 attached. dvb-usb: Pinnacle PCTV 200e DVB-T successfully initialized and connected. pctv200e: usb_device_init sucessfull. usbcore: registered new interface driver dvb_usb_pctv200e pctv200e: usb_register successfull.
Remote Controll Support
IR sensor included on the adapter, but not supported by the driver.