TechnoTrend TT-budget S-1500

A, so called, Budget or software decoding DVB-S PCI card from TechnoTrend.

Overview

 Card is capable of delivering the full unmodified TS stream to userspace.
 Card can be equipped with a Common Interface for decryption CAMs
 card driver: budget-ci
 interface: PCI
 PCI device id: 1131:7146
 PCI subsystem id: 13c2:1017
 Bridge: Philips SAA7146A
 frontend possibility 1:
   tin box: ALPS BSBE1
   frontend driver: stv0299
   demodulator location: tin box
   demodulator: ?
   PLL: ?
 Notes:
 (BSBE1-502A/SAA7146AH/LNBP21PD)

CAM tests

Using a CAM requires the optional CI extension provided by TechnoTrend.

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

CAM tests on TechnoTrend S-1500 budget card with CI v 1.0

Type	HW version	Viaccess version	Application version	Results
Aston Pro ViAccess	?	All	?	Working
Aston Pro Irdeto	?	?	?	Working, able to decrypt 12 channels simultaneously
Conax	4.xx	N/A	?	Working
Matrix Reloaded	?	N/A	?	Working
Cryptoworks	?	N/A	?	Working
Astoncrypt seca2	1.05	N/A	Kaffeine 0.8.3	Working
Official Canal Digitaal/TV Vlaanderen Mediaguard module	Software: CANALDIGITAAL 1.09.003 (01.09.01.00) Firmware: 1.03.05 Mediaguard version: 1.4.11 (26/06/06)	N/A	Kaffeine 0.8.3	Working with corruption
Official Canal Digitaal/TV Vlaanderen Mediaguard module, TV Vlaanderen smartcard	Software: CANALDIGITAAL 1.09.003 (01.09.01.00) Firmware: 1.03.05 Mediaguard version: 1.4.11 (26/06/06)	N/A	MythTV 0.21	Working perfectly, also with simultanious recordings
Matrix Reborn	?	N/A	Kaffeine 0.8.3	Working
Xcam (X-cam)	Angel chip	N/A	Kaffeine 0.8.3	Working

CAM tests on TechnoTrend S-1500 budget card with CI v 1.1

Type	HW version	Application version	Results
Astoncrypt seca2	1.05	Kaffeine 0.8.3	Working
Xcam (X-cam)	Angel chip	Kaffeine 0.8.3	Working
Matrix Reborn	?	Kaffeine 0.8.3	Working
Official Canal Digitaal/TV Vlaanderen Mediaguard module	Software: CANALDIGITAAL 1.09.003 (01.09.01.00) Firmware: 1.03.05 Mediaguard version: 1.4.11 (26/06/06)	Kaffeine 0.8.3	Working with corruption
Conax	4.xx	gnutv	Working
Irdeto Access - CI-module	CIM: 49.2.43 CIM SW: IRDETO ACCESS 1.11.003 SoftCell: Ver 2.21A - Demux (SW CA). Compiled Jan 17 2003 14:42:17	gnutv	Not working. See below, will work with patch.

CAMs confirmed working after applying any one of this patch (not tried both at the same time, but that seems unnessesary):

http://www.linuxtv.org/pipermail/linux-dvb/2007-July/019116.html

Notes: the corruption on the official CDS/TVV module is so bad you can't seriously watch a program with it, but it could be used to update/activate the smartcard.

CAM tests on TechnoTrend S-1500 budget card with CI v 1.1, using patch mentioned above

Type	HW version	Application version	Results
Irdeto Access - CI-module	Produced by SCM. rev. 1.0 and 1.1	gnutv	Cammenu works. Decoding ShowTime Arabia fails. Unknown if cam is supposed to work with ShowTime.
Irdeto Access - CI-module	Produced by SMIT.	gnutv, test-app (en50221 test app)	gnutv fails. CAM demands that display_control_callback is connected.
Conax	4.xx	N/A	?	Working for 1.0W Canal Digital

CAM tests on TechnoTrend S-1500 budget card with unknown CI

Type	HW version	Application version	Results
PowerCAM.Pro	?	Kaffeine 0.8.3	Working

External Links

• TT-budget S-1500 Product page