Pinnacle PCTV 200e: Difference between revisions
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==Overview/Features== |
==Overview/Features== |
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The PCTV 200e was first presented at CeBIT 2005, and is still available for about EUR 40. |
The PCTV 200e was first presented at CeBIT 2005, and is still available for about EUR 40. It is identical to some other Pinnacle models; the PCTV 260e, the PCTV 60e and the "PCTV DVB-T Pro USB". It comes with a detachable active antenna. |
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===Components Used=== |
===Components Used=== |
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===Firmware=== |
===Firmware=== |
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None required |
None required. |
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===Drivers=== |
===Drivers=== |
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====Current Status==== |
====Current Status==== |
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The drivers work, but the code itself needs some cleanup and further testing before it can be |
The drivers work, but the code itself needs some cleanup and further testing before it can be backported into the offical developement tree. Everyone who wants to help can do so. Just contact the [http://www.linuxtv.org/lists.php LinuxTV mailing list], or contact the developer [http://freeznet.ath.cx:81/public/contact.php directly]. |
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Since the developers of this driver have virtually no time, no further development is being planned for now. So if you want the driver to be integrated into the official v4l-dvb tree |
Since the developers of this driver have virtually no time (and aren't using this adapter anymore), no further development is being planned for now. So if you want the driver to be integrated into the official v4l-dvb tree, you are welcome to do it yourself. |
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====Development ToDo List==== |
====Development ToDo List==== |
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===Remote Controll Support=== |
===Remote Controll Support=== |
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IR sensor included on the adapter, but not supported by the driver. |
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''discuss support for the remote control here'' |
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== External Links == |
== External Links == |
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Revision as of 17:06, 27 March 2008
A DVB-T USB 2.0 device from Pinnacle.
It is currently not supported in the LinuxTV tree, however, drivers do exist (see below).
Overview/Features
The PCTV 200e was first presented at CeBIT 2005, and is still available for about EUR 40. It is identical to some other Pinnacle models; the PCTV 260e, the PCTV 60e and the "PCTV DVB-T Pro USB". It comes with a detachable active antenna.
Components Used
- Microtune MT2060 tuner (i2c addr: 0xC0)
- Zarlink MT352 demodulator (i2c addr: 0x3e)
- Cypress CY7C68013A (FX2LP) USB bridge
Identification
The output of lsusb -v provides that that it has a subsystem ID of: 2304:020e
Making it Work
Firmware
None required.
Drivers
Currently there is no in kernel drivers for this device.
However, experimental support does exist. The following drivers are needed for these devices:
- dvb-usb.ko - pctv200e.ko
You need to use the v4l-dvb tree based on mrec's development and overwrite the files with the updated versions provided below. It's not the most eloquent solution, but ....
Current Status
The drivers work, but the code itself needs some cleanup and further testing before it can be backported into the offical developement tree. Everyone who wants to help can do so. Just contact the LinuxTV mailing list, or contact the developer directly.
Since the developers of this driver have virtually no time (and aren't using this adapter anymore), no further development is being planned for now. So if you want the driver to be integrated into the official v4l-dvb tree, you are welcome to do it yourself.
Development ToDo List
- handle debug output
- integrate into official v4l tree
- do intensive testing
- support the remote control
Sample kernel output
provide the relevant portion of dmesg here
Remote Controll Support
IR sensor included on the adapter, but not supported by the driver.