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===Drivers===
===Drivers===
As of September 1, 2008, patches are available for the device, and are pending for inclusion in the v4l-dvb codebase. There were some fixes to the dib0700 i2c stack that were required which have to be reviewed before the device support can go in.


Use a recent snapshot of [http://linuxtv.org/repo/ LinuxTV's v4l-dvb drivers]
In the meantime, users who are not interested in waiting for it to be merged into the mainline can go here:
* Note that only ATSC support is working. Analog support is not implemented.

* Read the above mentioned [[Pinnacle_PCTV_HD_Pro_Stick_(801e)#Firmware|Firmware]] section for details on installing the proper firmware.
http://devinjh.livejournal.com/140981.html

Note that only ATSC support is working. Analog support is not implemented.


==External Links==
==External Links==

Revision as of 09:02, 14 October 2008

Pinnacle PCTV HD Pro Stick (801e)

Pinnacle is now selling a new device under the brand "Pinnacle HD Pro Stick", which is significantly different from the previously selling device with under the same name.

The device identifies itself as a "PCTV 801e" and the subsystem information provided by lsusb -v is 2304:023a.

The older version of the device (USB ID 2304:0227) can be found at Pinnacle PCTV HD Pro Stick (800e)

This device appears to be significantly different in architecture, and not a minor revision. In particular, the new device uses a DIBcom 0700C, as opposed to the older device which used an em28xx device. And the new device uses the xc5000, whereas the older device used an xc3028.

Overview/Features

This device supports ATSC (i.e. OTA Digital TV) and analog NTSC. It also has a connector on the side for an A/V cable dongle. The package includes a small dipole antenna and a short USB extension cable.

Components used

Here are the chips, according to a thread of discussion from the the linux-dvb mailing list:

Manufacturer Part # Chip content Function I2c addr GPIO(s)
DIBcom 0700C-XCCXa-G USB 2.0 D3LTK.1 / 0804-0100-C USB Bridge n/a n/a
Samsung S5H1411X01-Y0 NOTKRSUI H0801 8VSB/QAM Demodulator 0x19/0x1a
XCeive XC5000AQ BK66326.1 0802MYE3 RF Tuner 0x64 reset=GPIO1
Cirrus Logic 5340CZZ 0748 (date code) Audio-only digitizer (most likely for analog FM radio)
Conexant CX25843-24Z 71035657 0742 KOREA (probably lot code, date code and production location) Video/audio digitizer (most likely for analog TV) 0x44 reset=GPIO10
sleep=GPIO2
EEPROM 0x50

Making it Work

Firmware

In order to use the LinuxTV driver, you need to download and install the firmware for both the dib0700 and the xc5000. Note that if your firmware typically goes somewhere other than /lib/firmware, change the last two lines.

 wget http://devinheitmueller.com/801e/dvb-usb-dib0700-1.20.fw
 wget http://www.steventoth.net/linux/xc5000/HVR-12x0-14x0-17x0_1_25_25271_WHQL.zip
 wget http://www.steventoth.net/linux/xc5000/extract.sh
 sh extract.sh
 cp dvb-fe-xc5000-1.1.fw /lib/firmware
 cp dvb-usb-dib0700-1.20.fw /lib/firmware

Drivers

Use a recent snapshot of LinuxTV's v4l-dvb drivers

  • Note that only ATSC support is working. Analog support is not implemented.
  • Read the above mentioned Firmware section for details on installing the proper firmware.

External Links