TBS8921

Overview/Features

• 1X PCI interface
• DVB-S2/S HD/SD TV Receiving
• Support DiSEqC2.0 and Rotor
• Transponders blind scan

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Specification

• 1.Receiving Frequency: 925 ~ 2175 MHz Tuning Range
• 2.Input level: -69 ~ -23dBm
• 3.DVB-S2/DVB-S DIRECTV 8PSK QPSK Demodulator
• 4. 8PSK/H-8PSK/QPSK/BPSK mode
• 5. Symbol Rates:
• DVB-S: 1 - 45 Msps
• DVB-S2 QPSK: 1 - 45 Msps
• DVB-S2 8PSK: 1 - 45 Msps
• 6. Code Rates:
• DVS-S: 1/2, 2/3, 3/4, 5/6, 7/8
• DVB-S2 QPSK: 1/2, 3/5, 2/3, 3/4, 4/5, 5/6, 8/9, 9/10
• DVB-S2 8PSK: 3/5, 2/3, 3/4, 4/5, 5/6, 8/9, 9/10

Identification

04:07.0 Multimedia video controller [0400]: Conexant Systems, Inc. CX23880/1/2/3 PCI Video and Audio  *Decoder [14f1:8800] (rev 05)
Subsystem: Device [8921:8888]
Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Latency: 32 (5000ns min, 13750ns max), Cache Line Size: 4 bytes
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 21
Region 0: Memory at fc000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16M]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: cx8800
Kernel modules: cx8800
04:07.2 Multimedia controller [0480]: Conexant Systems, Inc. CX23880/1/2/3 PCI Video and Audio Decoder  *[MPEG Port] [14f1:8802] (rev 05)
Subsystem: Device [8921:8888]
Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Latency: 32 (1500ns min, 22000ns max), Cache Line Size: 4 bytes
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 21
Region 0: Memory at fb000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16M]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: cx88-mpeg driver manager
Kernel modules: cx8802

Sample Kernel Output

[   11.331149] tbs8921fe: module license 'TurboSight Proprietary: www.tbsdtv.com' taints kernel.
[   11.331153] Disabling lock debugging due to kernel taint
[   11.331470] TurboSight TBS 8921 Frontend Attaching...
[   11.417188] DVB: registering new adapter (cx88[0])
[   11.417193] DVB: registering adapter 0 frontend 0 (TurboSight TBS 8921 DVBS/S2 frontend)...

Driver and firmware

• Download the latest closed source driver for Linux from TBS (as seen in August 2019)
• Build and install the latest open-source driver for Linux (recommended choice by TBS)

External Links

• Company Website PC Card Manufacturer for DVB S/S2,DVB T/T2,DVB-C with single,dual and quad tuner, CAM box for DVB S2,USB Stick for DVB S/S2, DVB-C and ISDB-T
• TBS Technologies Support forum
• Buy It Online