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==GRTNTUSBV4 USB TNT Basic LIGHT==
==GRTNTUSBV4 USB TNT Basic LIGHT==
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)
* [[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 24C02 I²C (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...


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)
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)

Revision as of 18:15, 15 November 2008

The E3C EC168 ist used in many cheap DVB-T Sticks.

Known USB IDs are 18b4:1689, 18b4:fffa, 18b4:fffb, 18b4:1001 and 18b4:1002 (second tuner).

  • SKU 08309 USB DVB-T TV Dongle with Remote from DealExtreme uses this chip and has USB ID 18b4:1689.
  • GRTNTUSBV4 USB TNT Basic LIGHT from PC-Basic (Graphics) with MXL5003S tuner and has USB ID 18b4:1001.
  • MM002V2 Sweex MM002V2 Microtune MT2060 silicon tuner 18b4:1689
  • Tvisto USB DVB-T with MXL5003S tuner 18b4:fffa


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

SKU 08309 USB DVB-T Dongle

SKU 08309 USB DVB-T Dongle requires Firmware-File called EC168BDA.bin contained in Windows Driver [1] Produced by E3C [2] (Tai-Hui Inc)

GRTNTUSBV4 USB TNT Basic LIGHT

The PC-Basic v4 USB Stick contains following chips :

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

From "Graphics" french web site [5] the driver references another chips : the Intel CE6230/9500 (VID_8086&PID_9500)

Maybe the 5th version (which has the same enclosure) but also named dutv005 [6]