[linux-dvb] Re: Nova CI (or the new Nova CI Terr) and CAM?

[Ralph Metzler <rjkm@metzlerbros.de>]

Ragnar Sundblad writes:
 > > No, nothing planned by us for supporting this. Technotrend does not
 > > release any information about their cards and they are using their
 > > own programmable logic chip on the NOVA-CI.
 > 
 > Oh, programmable logic like a FPGA or the like? If so, it of course
 > could be very problematic to find out how to fix it (for me, at least).
 > 
 > I haven't even seen the card, but was kind of hoping that it
 > was pretty simple and build of just a few standard components, and
 > that it was more a question of finding some bus addresses and
 > how things were connected and the like. If that was the case I
 > guess some trial and error and an oscilloscope could fix it.
 > 
 > What do you say, how hard do you think it would be to find out
 > how they are made and fix support for them?

It probably could be reversed engineered rather easily. 

This problem btw. only concerns the CI module adapter and the chips on
it. The "NOVA part" already works for quite some time now.


 > > On the other hand, KNC1 does release information and writing support
 > > for their CI interface is on our list. I think they also plan to
 > > release DVB-C and DVB-T cards.
 > 
 > That is of course much more sympathetic and should be supported,
 > but as long as they don't have a DVB-T card they won't help me
 > much (well, maybe I could replace the tuner, but I don't know
 > enough about this to have any clue if that is enough).
 > Besides, I haven't been able to find out if their DVB-S card has
 > CAM support or even where to buy them.

AFAIK, the CI-CAM add-on modules are not on the market yet but I think
all card versions have the connector on the board.
There are also versions of the card with additional analog video in
(composite and S-Video, no analog tuner). 

 
 > > Right now some other projects delayed our work on this. We also
 > > don't know yet in what form (maybe binary only) it will be possible
 > > to release this.
 > 
 > You are referring to drivers for the KNC1 cards I guess?

Yes, but just the CI stuff. The KNC1 DVB-S cards already were supported
by the AV7110/SAA7146 driver (though not in the newer Convergence drivers).


Ralph


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