TechnoTrend TT-connect S2-3600
A DVB-S2 USB 2.0 Device from TechnoTrend.
It is currently unsupported, but experimental support has been attempted.
Latest S2API patch (as of October 2008) available [here ]
Overview/Features
This is a USB 2.0 device capable of receiving DVB-S and DVB-S2 tranponders.
Upon connection to the USB port, the devices' LED is orange and turns green upon module load.
The USB receiver comes with a black RC5 remote control. IR events can be read from /dev/input/eventX
Warning: Reception has been reported as unstable with packet losses from the transport stream.
Components Used
- Cyrix CY7C68013A USB controller
- STB0899 demod
- STB6100 tuner
Identification
Vendor ID: 0B48
Product ID: 3007
Making it Work
Firmware
The device does not need any special firmware.
It is still possible to upload a new firmware to the device, although this is not implemented.
Drivers
Support using the new multiproto API has been attempted.
A patch with remote control support was posted [here] in March 2008
An updated S2API based patch was posted [here] in October 2008
Warning: Conflicting reports suggest packet loss issues are now fixed. Not yet confirmed.
Sample kernel output
provide the relevant portion of dmesg here
Remote Control Support
The black TT remote is supported by the device.