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An USB controller, that also contains an embedded [[DVB-T]] [[demodulator]], produced by [[Tai-Hui]] and marketed under the brand name e3C Technologies.
The E3C EC168 is used in many cheap DVB-T Sticks.
It is currently unsupported under Linux.


This IC is used in many cheap [[DVB-T]] [[DVB-T USB Devices|USB Sticks]]. Support is currently very experimental under Linux. (Only the combination with MXL5003S will work and only with 7 and 8 MHz channels.)
==DVB-T Devices==


==EC168 Devices==
Known USB IDs are 18b4:1689, 18b4:fffa, 18b4:fffb, 18b4:1001 and 18b4:1002 (second tuner).
* DUTV002 Shen Zhen MinTV-DVB-T Stick 18b4:1001
* DUTV007B USB TNT Basic LIGHT from PC-Basic (Graphics) with [[MXL5003S]] tuner and has USB ID 18b4:1001.
* SKU08309 USB DVB-T TV Dongle with Remote from DealExtreme uses this chip and has USB ID 18b4:1689.
* ??????? ZAP DVB-T USB stick
* MM002V2 Sweex MM002V2 Microtune [[MT2060]] silicon tuner 18b4:1689
* Tvisto USB DVB-T with [[MXL5003S]] tuner 18b4:fffa


{{Note| The list of devices here is quite a mess. Mostly because cheap EC168 devices are sold under a bazillion different pseudo brands and generic names. That makes it hard to trace the original manufacturer. So if you know any better please correct the manufacturer/oem information on this page.
Without drivers, ubuntu 8.10 detect the dongle as an USB Keyboard :
[ 8.729023] usb 3-2: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 2
[ 8.844654] usb 3-2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
[ 8.844992] usb 3-2: New USB device found, idVendor=18b4, idProduct=1001
[ 8.844994] usb 3-2: New USB device strings: Mfr=0, Product=0, SerialNumber=0
[ 8.919832] input: HID 18b4:1001 as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:04.1/usb3/3-2/3-2:1.0/input/input5
[ 8.922137] input,hidraw4: USB HID v1.11 Keyboard [HID 18b4:1001] on usb-0000:00:04.1-2


* If you own such a device please check the pictures below to see if your device is already here.
===SinoVideo 3420A-2===
** If it is then please add the brand and device name you bought it as.
No eeprom in this one [[Image:http://plone.lucidsolutions.co.nz/dvb/t/usb/images/SV-3420A%20-PCB%20top.JPG]]
** If your device is not yet here please open it up and see whats inside. (Sometimes the plasic case can differ but the innards are just the same.)
Links: [http://plone.lucidsolutions.co.nz/dvb/t/usb/sinovideo-3420a-2]


And please, if your device or its PCB differ from the ones that are here, please take some pictures and add them.
===SKU 08309 USB DVB-T Dongle===
}}
SKU 08309 USB DVB-T Dongle requires Firmware-File called EC168BDA.bin contained in Windows Driver [http://www.e3ctech.com/download/TVGo_Genius.rar]

Produced by E3C [http://www.e3ctech.com/products.html] (Tai-Hui Inc)
Known USB IDs are:
18b4:1689
18b4:fffa
18b4:fffb
18b4:1001
18b4:1002 (for devices with a second tuner).
0458:400f

=== Misc. Devices ===

If you own one of these devices, please add the missing information and make a subsection for them, or add them to the appropriate device subsection.


===DUTV002 MinTV-DVB-T Stick===

USB ID: 18b4:1001

Tuner: [[Microtune MT2060]]

Sold as
* "MinTV-DVB-T Stick" by Shenzhen ForwardVideo.Co.,Ltd. [http://cathyvideo.en.ec21.com/product_detail.jsp?group_id=GC01773338&product_id=CA01773364&product_nm=MinTV-DVB-T_Stick_]
* EzTV DUTV007 by [http://www.szforwardvideo.com/product/Pro_9_7.html ForwardVideo] (please note that it is DUTV007 not DUTV007A or DUTV007B)
* DUTV002 [http://www.zenithdubai.com/DUTV002.html]
* DigiTV 10263 by [http://www.agknordic.com/new/index.php?side_id=217 AGK Nordic]

Linux owner
* Marco Rossini [http://www.qbik.ch/usb/devices/showdev.php?id=4355]


===DUTV007A USB DVB-T Receiver===

USB ID: 18b4:1689

Tuner: [[MXL5003S]]

Works with the driver from [http://linuxtv.org/hg/~anttip/ec168/ Antti's mercurial repository]
as described in [https://www.dealextreme.com/forums/Default.dx/sku.8325~threadid.278942]

[Update 2014/04/22]
Driver is in kernel now.

Sold as:
* "WandTV USB DVB-T TV Tuner with Remote" SKU 8325 by [http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.8325 Dealextreme]
* EzTV DUTV007A by [http://www.szforwardvideo.com/product/Pro_4_7.html ForwardVideo]

<gallery>
Image:WandTV_DUTV007A_case_top.jpg
</gallery>


===DUTV007B USB TNT Basic LIGHT (GRTNTUSBV4)===
<span id="GRTNTUSBV4_USB_TNT_Basic_LIGHT"></span>

USB ID: 18b4:1001

[[lsusb -v -d 18b4:1001]]

Tuner: [[MXL5003S]]

'''Works''' with the official 2.6.35 experimental module (see [http://tanguy.wdscript.fr/EC168 HOWTO on Ubuntu 10.10])

Sold as
* DUTV007B USB TNT Basic LIGHT from PC-Basic (Graphics)


===GRTNTUSBV4 USB TNT Basic LIGHT===
Same USB descriptors as SinoVideo 3420A-2, but with another PID... IR is detected directly by the hidraw driver (usbhid)
Same USB descriptors as SinoVideo 3420A-2, but with another PID... IR is detected directly by the hidraw driver (usbhid)


The PC-Basic v4 USB Stick contains following chips :
The PC-Basic v4 USB Stick contains following chips :
* EC168 (USB 2.0 µ-controller)
* EC168 (USB 2.0 µ-controller, could be also a preprogrammed AVR or PIC)
* [[Maxlinear]] [[MXL5003S]] Tuner [http://www.maxlinear.com/page.cfm?page=5003S]
* [[Maxlinear]] [[MXL5003S]] Tuner [http://www.maxlinear.com/page.cfm?page=5003S]
* EEPROM 24C02 I²C (256 Bytes) [http://www.datasheetcatalog.com/datasheets_pdf/2/4/C/0/24C02.shtml]
* EEPROM 24C02N I²C 0xA0 (256 Bytes) [http://www.datasheetcatalog.com/datasheets_pdf/2/4/C/0/24C02.shtml]


The windows driver also upload a 7109-bytes sized firmware (EC168BDA.bin) to get the device working...
The windows driver also upload the 7109-bytes sized firmware (EC168BDA.bin) to get the device working...


<gallery>
From "Graphics" french web site [http://www.graphics-france.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=146&Itemid=758] the driver references another chips : the [[Intel]] [[CE6230]]/9500 (VID_8086&PID_9500)
Image:DUTV007B.JPG
</gallery>


====Uploading Firmware to the device====
Maybe the next (5th) version (which has the same enclosure) but also named dutv005 [http://sites.google.com/site/moosyresearch/dutv005]
* EC168 '''D'''irect '''F'''irmware '''U'''pload tool based on libusb by Tanguy Pruvot : [http://tanguy.wdscript.fr/EC168 dfu-ec168]


Use this tool to upload official firmware EC168BDA.bin (7109 bytes, md5: e168c9f00bcd2bb0121b777a51f32069)
==Uploading Firmware to the device==
* Firmware upload/download utility by Tanguy Pruvot : [http://tanguy.ath.cx/index.php?q=EC168]


Something interresting with this device : We can patch USB ID and descriptors included in the firmware and/or device memory...
==Known USB requests==

====Known USB requests====


#define CMD_EC168_RAM 0x00 //RW- Read/Write RAM (Firmware go to addr 0-0x1EFF)
#define CMD_EC168_RAM 0x00 //RW- Read/Write RAM (Firmware go to addr 0-0x1EFF)
#define CMD_EC168_GETSTATUS 0x01 //R-- ex: dfu_ctrl_get(device,0x01,0x0000,0x01A0,buffer,0x1A);
#define CMD_EC168_GETSTATUS 0x01 //R-- ex: dfu_ctrl_get(device,0x01,0,1,buffer,1);
// to know if firmware is ready
#define CMD_EC168_STREAM 0x03 //R-X ex: dfu_ctrl(device,0x03,0/0x20,0xFF00);
#define CMD_EC168_STREAM 0x03 //R-X ex: dfu_ctrl(device,0x03,0/0x20,0xFF00);
// disable/enable streaming
// disable/enable streaming
#define CMD_EC168_SET_POWER 0x04 //--X ex: dfu_ctrl(device,0x04,0/1,0x0008);
#define CMD_EC168_SET_POWER 0x04 //R-X ex: ex: dfu_ctrl(device,0x04,0/1,index); dfu_ctrl_get(device,0x04,0,index,buffer,1);
// disable/enable LED
// disable/enable LED : index=8
// indexes seen: 206,208,8,9,A,B
// indexes seen in trace: 0x8,0x9,0xA,0xB,0x206,0x208 - Not a Binary Mask !
#define CMD_EC168_UNKNOWN 0x10 //--X ???
#define CMD_EC168_UNKNOWN 0x10 //--X ???
#define CMD_EC168_READ_BUF 0x20 //R-- ex: dfu_ctrl_get(device,0x20,0x0000,0x01A0,buffer,0x1A);
#define CMD_EC168_READ_BUF 0x20 //R-- ex: dfu_ctrl_get(device,0x20,0x0000,0x01A0,buffer,0x1A);
// read eeprom ?
#define CMD_EC168_WRITE_BUF 0x21 //-W-
#define CMD_EC168_WRITE_BUF 0x21 //-W-
#define CMD_EC168_SET 0x30 //--X ex: dfu_ctrl(device, 0x30, 0x0709, 0x1A);
#define CMD_EC168_SET 0x30 //--X ex: dfu_ctrl(device, 0x30, 0x0709, 0x1A);
// set IR Key ?


===DUTV009===

USB ID: 18b4:1689

[[lsusb -v -d 18b4:1689]]

Tuner: [[Microtune MT2061F| Microtune 2060]]

Sold in mid 2009, together with DVB Viewer.
The firmware is the same as in the Microtune MT2061F version.
The device requires the firmware in the repository to work, not the bundled bin file.


===DUTV009 SinoVideo 3420A-2===

USB ID: 18b4:1689/18b4:fffb (can anybody confirm that second USB ID ?)

[[lsusb -v -d 18b4:1689]]

Tuner: [[MXL5003S]]

[Update 2014/04/22]
Driver is in kernel now.

Sold as:
* SinoVideo 3420A-2
* "EzTV DUTV009 USB DVB-T Receiver" by [http://www.szforwardvideo.com/product/Pro_5_7.html ForwardVideo]
* "USB DVB-T TV Dongle with Remote SKU 8309" by [http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.8309 DealExtreme]

The firmware file EC168BDA.bin is contained in the Windows driver directory.

External links:
* [http://plone.lucidsolutions.co.nz/dvb/t/usb/sinovideo-3420a-2 A Linux owner site]
* [http://www.sinovideo.com.cn/en/lib/2009/03/08/173002393/ Manufacturer product page]
* [http://www.szforwardvideo.com/product/Pro_5_7.html Reseller Product Page]

<gallery>
Image:SV-3420A-top.JPG
Image:DUTV009_PCB.jpg
</gallery>


===SinoVideo SV3420D===

USB ID: 18b4:1689

Tuner: [[MXL5003S]]

The PCB says ''SV3420D-V02''.

Apparently produced by SinoVideo and sold under lots of different names.

Sold as
* SinoVideo 3420D [http://www.sinovideo.com.cn/en/lib/2009/03/11/162409936/ Product page]

External links:
* [http://www.sinovideo.com.cn/en/ Manufacturer(?)]

As the windows driver CD is labeled ''SV3420A'' and timestamps are rather old, I suspect that the drivers didn't change since SV3420A. Equally the Linux driver should work for all revisions.
Remote control part is recognized as HID device by the kernel.

Works with the driver from [http://linuxtv.org/hg/~anttip/ec168/ Antti's mercurial repository]
as described in [https://www.dealextreme.com/forums/Default.dx/sku.8325~threadid.278942]

<gallery>
Image:Dvb-t-usb-sinovideo-sv3420d-v02-005.jpg
Image:Dvb-t-usb-sinovideo-sv3420d-v02-004.jpg
Image:Dvb-t-usb-sinovideo-sv3420d-v02-009.JPG
Image:Dvb-t-usb-sinovideo-sv3420d-v02-007.JPG
</gallery>


===Sweex MM002V2===

USB ID: 18b4:1689

Tuner: [[Microtune MT2060]]

Works with the driver from [http://linuxtv.org/hg/~anttip/ec168/ Antti's mercurial repository]
as described in [https://www.dealextreme.com/forums/Default.dx/sku.8325~threadid.278942] with Ubuntu 9.04 (linux 2.6.18-24). Firmware on the original CD didn't seem to work, but the firmware [http://palosaari.fi/linux/v4l-dvb/firmware/ec168/dvb-usb-ec168.fw on palosaari.fi] does work.

Note that under Windows, the red light on the usb stick lights up, under linux it stays dim all the time (but watching TV with mplayer is just fine)


Sold as:
* Sweex MM002V2

External links:
* [http://www.sweex.com/en/assortiment/sound-vision/multimedia-devices/MM002V2 Sweex product page]


===TVISTO TVT-DVBTUSB===

USB ID: 18b4:fffa

Tuner: [[MXL5003S]]

Device page: [[TVISTO|Tvisto USB DVB-T]]


===WS-DVBTM2 Tevion USB-DVB-T===

Cheap offer at Hofer (Aldi) in Austria. Has an EC168 and MXL5003s built in, which refers to the E3C reference design.
Reffering to the link, the system only freezes after loading the dvb-usb-ec168.ko module under debian 5.0 unstable. All other modules load fine. Maybe other distros and/or hardware has better success.
It's even impossible to load the firmware via dfu-ec168
* [https://www.dealextreme.com/forums/Default.dx/sku.8325~threadid.278942 a possible way to get the ec168 working]


==="ZAP" USB DVB-T Receiver===

USB ID: 18b4:fffb

[[lsusb -v -d 18b4:fffb]]

Tuner: Microtune MT2061F ([[Microtune MT2060]] variant?)

Sold by TeknikMagasinet in Sweden since at least 2008, still sold 2013. There exists at least two versions of the hardware, with the same name and similar functionality and design. The product is sold with at least two sw bundles too (that may be related to the hw), older versions were sold with DVBViewer Windows software, newer with Blaze.

* ''Externally'' identical to the Sinovideo SV3420D above (except the "ZAP" branding). Internally, the PCB is different, the chips are different.
(The PCB has the same main components, but is more heavily populated with resistors, etc. Picture is pending.)

The firmware file EC168BDA.bin (7109 bytes, MD5:ac4392d38f63cfbd81a97e32e55743aa is) is included with the windows driver, together with a 128-byte EEPROM.bin file.

<gallery>
[[Image:Zap.jpg|thumb]]
Image:Zap.jpg
</gallery>


===Genius TVGo DVB-T02Q MCE===

USB ID: 0458:400f

[[lsusb -v -d 0458:400f]]

Tuner: [[Microtune MT2060|MT2061F]]

Sold as:
* "Genius TVGo DVB-T02PRO"


<gallery>
==Identification==
Image:Genius_-_TVGo_DVB-T02Q_MCE_case_front.jpg
USB subsytem ID is: 18b4:1001
Image:Genius_-_TVGo_DVB-T02Q_MCE_case_rear.jpg
Image:Genius_-_TVGo_DVB-T02Q_MCE_pcb_front.jpg
output of 'lsusb -vv -d 18b4:1001':
Image:Genius_-_TVGo_DVB-T02Q_MCE_pcb_rear.jpg
</gallery>


==External Links==
Device Descriptor:
* [http://tanguy.wdscript.fr/EC168 HOWTO: Compile module on Ubuntu Maverick 10.10]
bLength 18
* [http://www.e3ctech.com/index.html E3C tech product page]
bDescriptorType 1
* [http://www.szforwardvideo.com/product/product_List_7.html Forwardvideo DUTV***/EzTV*** Products Page]
bcdUSB 2.00
* [https://www.dealextreme.com/forums/Default.dx/sku.8325~threadid.278942 a possible way to get the ec168 working]
bDeviceClass 0 (Defined at Interface level)
[[Category:Demodulator]]
bDeviceSubClass 0
bDeviceProtocol 0
bMaxPacketSize0 64
idVendor 0x18b4
idProduct 0x1001
bcdDevice 0.02
iManufacturer 0
iProduct 0
iSerial 0
bNumConfigurations 1
Configuration Descriptor:
bLength 9
bDescriptorType 2
wTotalLength 50
bNumInterfaces 2
bConfigurationValue 1
iConfiguration 0
bmAttributes 0x80
(Bus Powered)
MaxPower 100mA
Interface Descriptor:
bLength 9
bDescriptorType 4
bInterfaceNumber 0
bAlternateSetting 0
bNumEndpoints 1
bInterfaceClass 3 Human Interface Device
bInterfaceSubClass 1 Boot Interface Subclass
bInterfaceProtocol 1 Keyboard
iInterface 0
HID Device Descriptor:
bLength 9
bDescriptorType 33
bcdHID 1.11
bCountryCode 0 Not supported
bNumDescriptors 1
bDescriptorType 34 Report
wDescriptorLength 63
Report Descriptors:
** UNAVAILABLE **
Endpoint Descriptor:
bLength 7
bDescriptorType 5
bEndpointAddress 0x81 EP 1 IN
bmAttributes 3
Transfer Type Interrupt
Synch Type None
Usage Type Data
wMaxPacketSize 0x0008 1x 8 bytes
bInterval 7
Interface Descriptor:
bLength 9
bDescriptorType 4
bInterfaceNumber 1
bAlternateSetting 0
bNumEndpoints 1
bInterfaceClass 255 Vendor Specific Class
bInterfaceSubClass 255 Vendor Specific Subclass
bInterfaceProtocol 255 Vendor Specific Protocol
iInterface 0
Endpoint Descriptor:
bLength 7
bDescriptorType 5
bEndpointAddress 0x82 EP 2 IN
bmAttributes 2
Transfer Type Bulk
Synch Type None
Usage Type Data
wMaxPacketSize 0x0200 1x 512 bytes
bInterval 0
Device Qualifier (for other device speed):
bLength 10
bDescriptorType 6
bcdUSB 2.00
bDeviceClass 0 (Defined at Interface level)
bDeviceSubClass 0
bDeviceProtocol 0
bMaxPacketSize0 64
bNumConfigurations 1
Device Status: 0x0001
Self Powered

Latest revision as of 00:52, 15 November 2021

An USB controller, that also contains an embedded DVB-T demodulator, produced by Tai-Hui and marketed under the brand name e3C Technologies.

This IC is used in many cheap DVB-T USB Sticks. Support is currently very experimental under Linux. (Only the combination with MXL5003S will work and only with 7 and 8 MHz channels.)

EC168 Devices

Note: The list of devices here is quite a mess. Mostly because cheap EC168 devices are sold under a bazillion different pseudo brands and generic names. That makes it hard to trace the original manufacturer. So if you know any better please correct the manufacturer/oem information on this page.
  • If you own such a device please check the pictures below to see if your device is already here.
    • If it is then please add the brand and device name you bought it as.
    • If your device is not yet here please open it up and see whats inside. (Sometimes the plasic case can differ but the innards are just the same.)

And please, if your device or its PCB differ from the ones that are here, please take some pictures and add them.

Known USB IDs are:

18b4:1689
18b4:fffa
18b4:fffb
18b4:1001
18b4:1002 (for devices with a second tuner).
0458:400f

Misc. Devices

If you own one of these devices, please add the missing information and make a subsection for them, or add them to the appropriate device subsection.


DUTV002 MinTV-DVB-T Stick

USB ID: 18b4:1001

Tuner: Microtune MT2060

Sold as

  • "MinTV-DVB-T Stick" by Shenzhen ForwardVideo.Co.,Ltd. [1]
  • EzTV DUTV007 by ForwardVideo (please note that it is DUTV007 not DUTV007A or DUTV007B)
  • DUTV002 [2]
  • DigiTV 10263 by AGK Nordic

Linux owner

  • Marco Rossini [3]


DUTV007A USB DVB-T Receiver

USB ID: 18b4:1689

Tuner: MXL5003S

Works with the driver from Antti's mercurial repository as described in [4]

[Update 2014/04/22] Driver is in kernel now.

Sold as:


DUTV007B USB TNT Basic LIGHT (GRTNTUSBV4)

USB ID: 18b4:1001

lsusb -v -d 18b4:1001

Tuner: MXL5003S

Works with the official 2.6.35 experimental module (see HOWTO on Ubuntu 10.10)

Sold as

  • DUTV007B USB TNT Basic LIGHT from PC-Basic (Graphics)

Same USB descriptors as SinoVideo 3420A-2, but with another PID... IR is detected directly by the hidraw driver (usbhid)

The PC-Basic v4 USB Stick contains following chips :

  • EC168 (USB 2.0 µ-controller, could be also a preprogrammed AVR or PIC)
  • Maxlinear MXL5003S Tuner [5]
  • EEPROM 24C02N I²C 0xA0 (256 Bytes) [6]

The windows driver also upload the 7109-bytes sized firmware (EC168BDA.bin) to get the device working...

Uploading Firmware to the device

  • EC168 Direct Firmware Upload tool based on libusb by Tanguy Pruvot : dfu-ec168

Use this tool to upload official firmware EC168BDA.bin (7109 bytes, md5: e168c9f00bcd2bb0121b777a51f32069)

Something interresting with this device : We can patch USB ID and descriptors included in the firmware and/or device memory...

Known USB requests

#define CMD_EC168_RAM       0x00 //RW- Read/Write RAM (Firmware go to addr 0-0x1EFF)
#define CMD_EC168_GETSTATUS 0x01 //R-- ex: dfu_ctrl_get(device,0x01,0,1,buffer,1);
                                 //        to know if firmware is ready
#define CMD_EC168_STREAM    0x03 //R-X ex: dfu_ctrl(device,0x03,0/0x20,0xFF00);
                                 //        disable/enable streaming 
#define CMD_EC168_SET_POWER 0x04 //R-X ex: ex: dfu_ctrl(device,0x04,0/1,index); dfu_ctrl_get(device,0x04,0,index,buffer,1);
                                 //        disable/enable LED : index=8
                                 //        indexes seen in trace: 0x8,0x9,0xA,0xB,0x206,0x208 - Not a Binary Mask !
#define CMD_EC168_UNKNOWN   0x10 //--X ???
#define CMD_EC168_READ_BUF  0x20 //R-- ex: dfu_ctrl_get(device,0x20,0x0000,0x01A0,buffer,0x1A); 
                                 //        read eeprom ?
#define CMD_EC168_WRITE_BUF 0x21 //-W- 
#define CMD_EC168_SET       0x30 //--X ex: dfu_ctrl(device, 0x30, 0x0709, 0x1A);
                                 //        set IR Key ?


DUTV009

USB ID: 18b4:1689

lsusb -v -d 18b4:1689

Tuner: Microtune 2060

Sold in mid 2009, together with DVB Viewer. The firmware is the same as in the Microtune MT2061F version. The device requires the firmware in the repository to work, not the bundled bin file.


DUTV009 SinoVideo 3420A-2

USB ID: 18b4:1689/18b4:fffb (can anybody confirm that second USB ID ?)

lsusb -v -d 18b4:1689

Tuner: MXL5003S

[Update 2014/04/22] Driver is in kernel now.

Sold as:

  • SinoVideo 3420A-2
  • "EzTV DUTV009 USB DVB-T Receiver" by ForwardVideo
  • "USB DVB-T TV Dongle with Remote SKU 8309" by DealExtreme

The firmware file EC168BDA.bin is contained in the Windows driver directory.

External links:


SinoVideo SV3420D

USB ID: 18b4:1689

Tuner: MXL5003S

The PCB says SV3420D-V02.

Apparently produced by SinoVideo and sold under lots of different names.

Sold as

External links:

As the windows driver CD is labeled SV3420A and timestamps are rather old, I suspect that the drivers didn't change since SV3420A. Equally the Linux driver should work for all revisions. Remote control part is recognized as HID device by the kernel.

Works with the driver from Antti's mercurial repository as described in [7]


Sweex MM002V2

USB ID: 18b4:1689

Tuner: Microtune MT2060

Works with the driver from Antti's mercurial repository as described in [8] with Ubuntu 9.04 (linux 2.6.18-24). Firmware on the original CD didn't seem to work, but the firmware on palosaari.fi does work.

Note that under Windows, the red light on the usb stick lights up, under linux it stays dim all the time (but watching TV with mplayer is just fine)


Sold as:

  • Sweex MM002V2

External links:


TVISTO TVT-DVBTUSB

USB ID: 18b4:fffa

Tuner: MXL5003S

Device page: Tvisto USB DVB-T


WS-DVBTM2 Tevion USB-DVB-T

Cheap offer at Hofer (Aldi) in Austria. Has an EC168 and MXL5003s built in, which refers to the E3C reference design. Reffering to the link, the system only freezes after loading the dvb-usb-ec168.ko module under debian 5.0 unstable. All other modules load fine. Maybe other distros and/or hardware has better success. It's even impossible to load the firmware via dfu-ec168


"ZAP" USB DVB-T Receiver

USB ID: 18b4:fffb

lsusb -v -d 18b4:fffb

Tuner: Microtune MT2061F (Microtune MT2060 variant?)

Sold by TeknikMagasinet in Sweden since at least 2008, still sold 2013. There exists at least two versions of the hardware, with the same name and similar functionality and design. The product is sold with at least two sw bundles too (that may be related to the hw), older versions were sold with DVBViewer Windows software, newer with Blaze.

  • Externally identical to the Sinovideo SV3420D above (except the "ZAP" branding). Internally, the PCB is different, the chips are different.

(The PCB has the same main components, but is more heavily populated with resistors, etc. Picture is pending.)

The firmware file EC168BDA.bin (7109 bytes, MD5:ac4392d38f63cfbd81a97e32e55743aa is) is included with the windows driver, together with a 128-byte EEPROM.bin file.


Genius TVGo DVB-T02Q MCE

USB ID: 0458:400f

lsusb -v -d 0458:400f

Tuner: MT2061F

Sold as:

  • "Genius TVGo DVB-T02PRO"

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