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Upon connection to the USB port, the devices' LED is orange and turns green upon module load.<br/>
Upon connection to the USB port, the devices' LED is orange and turns green upon module load.<br/>
The USB receiver comes with a black RC5 remote control. IR events can be read from /dev/input/eventX<br/>
The USB receiver comes with a black RC5 remote control. IR events can be read from /dev/input/eventX<br/>

<span style="color:#ff0000;">'''Reception is not yet stable as there are packet losses from the TS!'''</span>


===Components Used===
===Components Used===

Revision as of 01:44, 28 May 2008

Top view of the S2-2104 PCB
Bottom view of the S2-2104 PCB

A DVB-S2 USB 2.0 Device from DVBWorld.

It is currently unsupported, but experimental support has been attempted.

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


Components Used

  • Cyrix CY7C68013A USB controller
  • CX24116 demod
  • CX24118A tuner

Identification

Vendor ID: 04B4
Product ID: 2104

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: http://www.linuxtv.org/pipermail/linux-dvb/2008-March/024233.html

Sample kernel output

provide the relevant portion of dmesg here

Remote Control Support

The remote is supported by the device.

External Links