[linux-dvb] Re: PCMCIA docs and Nova-CI

[Ralph Metzler <rjkm@metzlerbros.de>]

Holger Waechtler writes:
 > Holger Waechtler wrote:
 > > Andrew de Quincey wrote:
 > > 
 > >> Hi, Robert and I are getting on really well with the Nova-CI... we can 
 > >> talk to the attribute memory of a CAM module now.
 > >>
 > >> We're wondering if anyone has any information on PCMCIA devices; we're 
 > >> gradually working out the tuple-based attribute memory, and what 
 > >> things like the Configuration Option register do... but if someone 
 > >> could point us at some firmer docs than the plain linux kernel 
 > >> sources, it would be really handy.
 > > 
 > > 
 > > what exactly do you want to know? As soon you can read/write attribute 
 > > and i/o memory and check/set the status (module inserted or not, 
 > > enable/disable TS bypass/decryption) you are done and can hook in any CI 
 > > library, e.g. the one that comes as part of VDR or the one that has been 
 > > derived from this by the MetzlerBros...
 > 
 > oops - sorry, this is not correct, you need for instance then implement 
 > the link layer protocol below the CI library - sorry...


You also need to implement a CA device. We seperated it in its own
file which can be used by any link layer implementation. This way, you
do not need to duplicate the code. We use it in our driver for both 
full featured and KNC DVB cards.


Ralph 




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