[linux-dvb] Re: B2C2/Technisat Cable/Air/SkyStar USB

[Patrick Boettcher <patrick.boettcher@desy.de>]

On Sun, 31 Oct 2004, Luca Bertagnolio wrote:

> Patrick,
>
> by all means, rip the metal box open if you feel like doing so.
> As long as the box is functioning when it comes back!  ;-)

I will be very careful. :)

Thanks to Holgers pointer to datasheet one can suppose what's inside.
The inscription of the tin box says:
TBM - Product
U   - Universal
24  - chassis size
1   - 1 input
1   - bandtype 1 BAND
2   - mech-type: horizontal
I   - I2C
M   - Mitel/Zarlink
B   - Demod IC: ST (what does this mean)

> http://www.technisat.de/de/produkte/produkteview.php?kid=1,29&pid=1476
> http://www.technisat.de/de/produkte/produkteview.php?kid=1,29&pid=1477

> It would be interesting to know if this is only cosmetic, or if
> anything changed within the box as well.

It seems it is just cosmetic, as the windows driver is the same.

The IR-receiver is for a serial port, maybe it would work with lirc
out-of-the-box.

Patrick.

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