AVerMedia AVerTV Hybrid Express (A577)
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A hybrid DVB-T Express Card from AVerMedia.
It is currently not supported under Linux.
Overview/Features
Hybrid TV and Radio tuner for 34mm express card slots that supports the following :
- Analog TV (stereo sound support)
- FM Radio (stereo sound support)
- DVB-T (stereo sound support)
- Digital Radio (stereo sound support)
- TeleText
- Remote Control (optional)
- Connection to a DVD/VHS player, camcorder, or games console via S-Video / Composite 2-in-1 Cable.
- HDTV H.264 / MPEG-2 Live TV
- 32/64-Bit support
Specifications
Input Signal
- 75 Ω TV Antenna
- FM Input
- S-Video
- Composite (RCA) input
Package Included
- AVerTV Hybrid Express Card 34mm
- Quick Installation Guide
- Installation CD
- FM Radio Antenna
- RF Cable
- S-Video / Composite 2 in1 cable
Practicality
Advantages
- Combination of many features
- Very compact structure (doesn't extend outside the express slot at all)
Disadvantages
- No Linux drivers and no chance of being provided by AVerMedia as stated by its support team
Hardware
Components Probably Used
- CX23885 (PCI Express Video and Broadcast Audio Decoder) - Conexant CX23885 Overview/Features - Conexant CX23885 PDF
cx23885 driver version 0.0.1 loaded ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:02:00.0[A] -> GSI 16 (level, low) -> IRQ 16 CORE cx23885[0]: subsystem: 1461:c039, board: DViCO FusionHDTV5 Express [card=4,insmod option] cx23885[0]: i2c bus 0 registered cx23885[0]: i2c bus 1 registered cx25840' 3-0044: cx25 0-21 found @ 0x88 (cx23885[0]) cx23885[0]: i2c bus 2 registered cx23885[0]: cx23885 based dvb card tuner-simple 1-0061: creating new instance tuner-simple 1-0061: type set to 64 (LG TDVS-H06xF) DVB: registering new adapter (cx23885[0]) DVB: registering frontend 0 (LG Electronics LGDT3303 VSB/QAM Frontend)... cx23885_dev_checkrevision() Hardware revision = 0xb0 cx23885[0]/0: found at 0000:02:00.0, rev: 2, irq: 16, latency: 0, mmio: 0xf0000000 PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:02:00.0 to 64
Variations
I don't know if there is variations of this pci express card.
Identification
lspci
A577 is discovered on my Toshiba P200 if and only if I add pciehp_force=1.
Output of lspci -vvv :
02:00.0 Multimedia video controller: Conexant Device 8852 (rev 02)
Subsystem: Avermedia Technologies Inc Device c039
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
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 16
Region 0: Memory at f0000000 (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+ Queue=0/0 Enable-
Address: 0000000000000000 Data: 0000
Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting <?>
Capabilities: [200] Virtual Channel <?>
Kernel driver in use: cx23885
Kernel modules: cx23885
Output of lspci -n :
02:00.0 0400: 14f1:8852 (rev 02)
i2cdetect
Output of i2cdetect -l :
i2c-0 smbus SMBus I801 adapter at 1c00 SMBus adapter i2c-1 i2c cx23885[0] I2C adapter i2c-2 i2c cx23885[0] I2C adapter i2c-3 i2c cx23885[0] I2C adapter
Output of i2cdetect 0 :
WARNING! This program can confuse your I2C bus, cause data loss and worse!
I will probe file /dev/i2c-0.
I will probe address range 0x03-0x77.
Continue? [Y/n]
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 a b c d e f
00: -- -- -- -- -- 08 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
10: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
20: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
40: -- -- -- -- 44 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
50: 50 -- 52 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
60: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 69 -- -- -- -- -- --
70: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Output of i2cdetect 1 :
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 a b c d e f
00: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
10: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
20: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30: 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
40: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
50: 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 5a 5b 5c 5d 5e 5f
60: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
70: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Output of i2cdetect 2 :
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 a b c d e f
00: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
10: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
20: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30: 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
40: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
50: 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 5a 5b 5c 5d 5e 5f
60: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
70: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Output of i2cdetect 3 :
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 a b c d e f 00: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 10: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 20: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 30: 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 40: -- -- -- -- 44 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 4c -- -- -- 50: 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 5a 5b 5c 5d 5e 5f 60: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 70: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --