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This is my sandbox. My intention should be pretty clear from the content.
This is my sandbox. Being a sandbox, everything you see here is a work in progress.


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This wiki is intended to serve as a community focus and reference source for the projects covered under the LinuxTV umbrella/framework. It is hoped that this Wiki will, in time, become an authoritative source of information and support regarding the use of [[analog TV|analog]] video and [[digital TV]] sources on Linux.


== User Sign up /Login Subpage:==
Whether that goal is achieved depends very much upon fellow users and developers such as yourself. Like all other wikis, the LinuxTV wiki relies upon the contributions of its users, and therefore will only be as useful as we make it. As every user of LinuxTV is bound to know something useful in relation to the project's coverage, we encourage you to help with the task of turning this site into a repository of knowledge.
'''A Few Notes Before you Begin'''


Before you jump in and make your contribution, please first familiarize yourself with the layout of the site. Doing so will help you to place your information in the right location. As the wiki grows, it takes an increasing amount of effort and discipline to keep it from quickly turning into a tangled mess. So it's up to each of us to make sure the information submitted is easy for everybody to find and access.
Whether it be by providing a set of instructions for how to get a certain device working; a minor improvement to an existing article; or an explanation for some complex concept -- whatever knowledge you can provide will be highly appreciated. Help ensure that your expertise acquired through dedication and hard work doesn't get lost in the ether, but can instead be passed on to new developers and users alike, and can help to keep free software thriving.


If you make a contibution and later find that your submission has been edited or moved to another area of the wiki, please don't
====Before you Begin====
feel offended. Everyone understands and appreciates the time and efforts you took, but bear in mind that a factual and well-organized resource for everyone interested in analog or digital TV is the ultimate aim of the LinuxTV wiki.
But before you jump in and make your contribution, please first familiarize yourself with the layout of the site. Doing so will likely help you place your information in the right location. As the wiki grows, it takes an increasing amount of effort and discipline to keep it from quickly turning into a tangled mess. So it's up to each of us to make sure the information submitted is easy for everybody to find and access.


Submitters should also know that, to keep the information contained in the wiki free, all contributions are automatically licensed under the GNU General Public License GPL. If you wish, you may specify in each case that your contribution is dual-licensed under the MIT License. Please do not reproduce or submit copyrighted works without obtaining the express consent of the owner or its agent.
That said, it is important not to feel offended if, by chance, your contribution is moved to another area of the wiki or if the contents of your entry are edited. Everyone understands and appreciates the time and efforts you took, but bear in mind that a factual and well-organized resource for everyone interested in analog or digital TV is the ultimate aim of the LinuxTV wiki.
Submitters should also know that, to keep the information contained in the wiki free, all contributions are automatically licensed under the GNU General Public License [http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GPL]. If you wish, you may specify in each case that your contribution is dual-licensed under the [http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.html MIT License]. Please do not reproduce or submit copyrighted works without obtaining the express consent of the owner or its agent.


Lastly, to help keep the wiki free from spam, contributors are required to set up an account and to sign in before they can post to the wiki. (This is a painless process that only takes a few seconds).
Lastly, to help keep the wiki free from spam, contributors are required to set up an account and to sign in before they can post to the wiki. (This is a painless process that only takes a few seconds). To sign up an


Now enjoy and have fun! -- ''The LinuxTV WikiTeam'' [[People behind V4L]]
Now enjoy and have fun! -- The LinuxTV WikiTeam [People behind V4L]




We want to aggregate information about available hardware, v4l experiences, HOWTOs, and technical information about the workings of v4l devices work, hardware quirks, software applications
''The basic plan is to collect facts about available hardware, v4l or dvb experiences, HOWTOs, encyclopedia-like information and explanations about how v4l and dvb work, what an [[EPG]] is and so on,
Save and share knowledge.'' '''


==[[Image:Software_viewing_apps_icon.png|50px]] TV Related Software SubPage:==


It would seem that, instead of re-inventing the wheel, the existing [[TV Related Software]] page is an ideal candidate to be reworked as the TV Software SubPage
===='''Information Centre'''====
If you didn't find what you were looking for in the wiki, please try searching the [http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-video mailing list archives] first, before asking a question on the [https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/video4linux-list v4l mailing list]. You may also be able to get immediate help on the #v4l irc channel on irc.freenode.net -- hopefully someone there will be able to help you! Don't leave your question on the wiki -- ask on the mailing list!
to complement and offload the [https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/video4linux-list v4l mailing list] -- cf. [http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-video searchable archives].
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* '''Tutorials, Howtos, Usage Info & Guides:'''
** [[Overview of TV/video on Linux]]
** [[How to install DVB]]
** [[First steps with a DVB card]]
** [[Example setup]]s and [[Use cases]] by country
** [[FAQ]]


'''TV related items/issues''' that should be addressed are:
* '''Software and Usage''' * '''Applications'''
* scanning
** [[software|Commented software list]], including:
* tuning/zapping
** Applications to watch TV ** [[TV Viewing]] ** [[TV Recording]]
* watching/recording
*** [[Kaffeine]]
* teletex/CC
*** [[Klear]]
*** [[Mplayer]]
*** [[Xine]]
*** [[XdTV]]
** Full Media Centers
*** [[VDR]]
*** [[MythTV]]
*** [[Freevo]]
*** [[GeeXboX]]
** show Videotext/Teletext ** [[Text capture]] (Teletext/Closed Captioning)
*** [[alevt]]
** Tools for testing, tuning, streaming ** [[Streaming]]
*** [[femon]]
*** [[scan|(dvb)scan]]
*** [[zap|{a,s,c,t}zap]]
*** [[dvbstream]]
** Tools for unattended/headless recording
*** [[dvbrecord]]
*** [[dvbd]]
** Howto record [[multiple programs]] at once
** [[Post-processing]] of recorded material


* streaming


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distinguish between tuner/tuning/to tune/receiver ...
* '''Hardware and Components'''
in contemporary dialogue/common language:
** [[Tuners]]
the terms "tuner" and "receiver" are often used interchangeably ... but its more appropriate to call it a receiver, with the tuner being part of the receiver
** [[Audio Decoders]]
** [[Interface chipsets]] used for DVB devices ** [[PCI interface chipsets used for v4l cards]]
** [[Hard- or Software Decoder?]]
** [[Hardware vs software encoders]]
** Analog Devices
*** Video via PCI
*** Video via PCI Express
*** Video via USB
*** Video via PC104
*** Graphics cards with TV tuner
*** Other devices
** DVB Devices
*** [[DVB-S_devices|DVB-S devices]]
*** [[DVB-T_devices|DVB-T devices]]
*** [[DVB-C_devices|DVB-C devices]]
*** [[ATSC_devices|ATSC devices]]*** [[ Kworld ATSC-110 ]]
*** [[DVB receiver vendors|Devices sorted by Vendor]] ** [[v4l card vendors]]
*** Also see these articles (info to be mergered into the appropriate sections above):
**** [[DVB USB|DVB/ATSC USB boxes sorted by driver]]
**** [[DVB at the USB bus]]
**** [[Em2880]] (USB Analog+DVB-T)
**** [[Supported DVB cards]]
*** '''Pre-configured Systems and Set Top Hardware'''


[[tuning]]
* '''Peripheral Components and Hardware Modifications'''
In electronics, tuning refers to a process in which, first, a specific [[RF]] signal is acquired and, second, is subsequently acted upon such that any underlying content (information/data) may be extracted.
** [[Sat antenna]]
** [[DVB-T antenna]]
** [[DVB Conditional Access Modules]]
** [[DD receiver|Dolby Digital receiver]]
** [[Remote Controllers]] ** [[Remote controllers]]
** [[User Modifications to Supported Devices]]


One may "tune" to a specific frequency and find that there is no underlining content to be found -- in the context of radio or TV signal reception, this would be characteristic of static or white noise.


in which case the RF carrier signal
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list of known frequencies or obtained via a frequency scan


* '''Technical Background'''
** [http://users.pandora.be/educypedia/electronics/television.htm TV Encyclopedia]
** [[Analog TV]] ** [http://www.ee.surrey.ac.uk/Contrib/WorldTV/ Analog TV]
** [[Digital TV]]
*** [[DVB Standard]]
** [[Modulation Scheme]]s used for Analog and Digital TV
** [[MPEG2 Standard]]
** [[Anatomy of a v4l device]] **[[Anatomy of a DVB device]]
** [[i2c Protocol]] ** [http://www.esacademy.com/faq/i2c/ i2c Protocol]
** [[GPIO pins]]
** [[Radio Data System (RDS)]]
** [[DSM-CC ObjectCarousel Protocol]]
** [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DiSEqC DiSEqC Protocol]


* '''Developer Section'''
** [[Video4linux APIs]]**[[Linux DVB API Version 4]]
**[[DVB API history and future]]
** [[Anatomy of a v4l driver]] **[[Anatomy of a LinuxTV driver]]
**[[Bug Report|File a Bug Report]] ** [[How to write good problem report |How to write a good problem report]]
** [[How to add support for a new card]]
** [[How to build from mercurial|How to build from v4l mercurial]]
** [[How_to_submit_patches |How to submit patches]]
**[[Code Review|Invitation for Code Review]]
**[[Hints for Refactoring existing DVB drivers]]
**[[The DVB Decoder Challenge]]
** [[Maintaining mercurial trees]]
** [[TODO - main tasks]]
** '''Kernel Development'''
*** [[SubmittingPatches | Rules for submitting patches]]
*** [[Documentation/SubmittingDrivers | Rules for submitting drivers]]
*** [[Documentation/CodingStyle | Coding Style]]
*** [http://jungla.dit.upm.es/%7Ejmseyas/linux/kernel/hackers-docs.html Documentation index]
*** [http://linuxtv.org/hg/v4l-dvb Master v4l development repository]
*** [http://www.kernel.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=linux/kernel/git/mchehab/v4l-dvb.git;a=log Current git log]




==Just toying ==
* '''[[DVB Links]]'''
Would like to try to setup a table for the chipsets using templates such that, with using logic to define relevant fields, we have all the data contained in one spot (I guess much like Henrik was doing with the DVB-T USB stuff), but can then parse the info for display in relevant articles, such that there isn't duplication. Present duplication example:
* '''[[v4l Links]]'''
* [[USB interface chipsets]]
* [[Demodulator#Digital_Demodulators|Demodulator]]


{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+'''A Sortable List of Chipsets'''
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! Vendor !! Chipset !! style="background-color:#ffffcc;" | Tuner !! style="background-color:#B0C4DE;"| Analog <br>Demodulator !! style="background-color:#B0C4DE;" | Digital<br> Demodulator !! style="background-color:#B0C4DE;" | Standard !! style="background-color:#B0C4DE;" | Modulation<br>Schemes !! A/V <br> decoder !! MPEG <br>encoder !! MPEG<br>decoder !! style="background-color:#F08080;"| Interface<br> chipset !! style="background-color:#F08080;"|Bridge <br> Type !! style="background-color:#F08080;"|DVB <br>support !! style="background-color:#F5DEB3;"| Linux <br>Support !! style="background-color:#F5DEB3;" | Associated <br>Kernel Modules !! style="background-color:#F5DEB3;" | Firmware !! class="unsortable"| Comments
|-
| [[Afatech]] || [[Afatech AF9005|AF9005]] || {{No}} || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || [[DVB-T]] || [[COFDM]] || {{No}} || {{No}} || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || [[USB]] || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || ? || {{Yes}} ||
* A combo USB bridge & demod IC
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==Misc Info & ideas for me:==
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v4l --> style="background-color:#006600;


'''Analog Devices'''
'''Timestamp'''
* <nowiki>~~~~~</nowiki>


* '''Video via PCI'''
'''Colours'''
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_colors Web colours]
** [[List survey of cards in use now]]
* v4l --> style="background-color:#006600;
** [[bttv devices (bt848, bt878)]]
* DVB --> style="background-color:#6289AB;
*** [[btaudio (bt878)]]
** [[Matrox Meteor II cards]] (not working)
** [[Saa713x devices|saa713x devices (saa713x)]]
*** [[saa7134-alsa]]
** [[saa7146 devices]]
** [[cx88 devices (cx2388x) ]]
** [[ivtv devices (cx23415, cx23416)]]
** [[zoran devices (zr36057, zr36067)]]
** [[zoran devices (zr36120, zr36125)]]


* '''Video via PCI Express'''
** [[saa7162 devices]] (not yet supported)
** [[nGene devices]] (not supported)


* '''Video via USB'''
'''Tables'''
* [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Tables table formating]
** [[USBVideo]] Request support for USB Video devices
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Table_markup Table_markup]
** [[Em2820]] (USB Analog only)
<br>
** [[USBVision devices]]
style="color:green; background-color:#ffffcc;"<br>
** [[DiBcom USB devices]]
style="color:#e76700;"<br>
** [[OmniVision USB devices (OV511, etc)]]
style="background-color:# ;"


* '''Video via PC104'''
** [[Sensoray devices]]


'''Icons wanted''':
* '''Graphics cards with TV tuner'''
* need to find or create a chain link icon for "links"
** [[ATI/AMD]]
* * terrestrial broadcast tower
** [[NVIDIA]]
* sat dish
* * pcmcia
* pci
* pcie
* firewire


* '''Other devices'''
** [[Radio]]s
** [[Webcams]]
** [[Scanners]]
** [[Loopback]]


'''Special Links'''
* Works: [{{SERVER}}{{localurl:Special:Allpages|{{ns:100}}}} {{ns:100}}]
* Doesn't work: {{Note|[{{SERVER}}{{localurl:Special:Allpages|{{ns:100}}}} {{ns:100}}]}} ... stupid wiki.
* also see http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Plainlinks


DVB --> style="background-color:#6289AB;


'''Clickable Icons or Images using templates'''
'''DVB'''
* http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:ImageLink
* '''Pre-configured Systems and Set Top Hardware'''
* http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:ImageMap
** [[Examples of hardware]]
* http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Icon <--- ***
** [[Barebones and bundles]]
* http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Template:Click (depreciated)
** [[Commercial solutions]]
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Click-Inline
*** [[VDR-based STBs]]
*** [[MythTV STBs]]
*** [[Enigma on the dbox2]]
*** [[Neutrino on the dbox2]]
*** [[Enigma on the Dreambox]]
** [[Streaming clients]]

Latest revision as of 07:31, 11 March 2012

This is my sandbox. Being a sandbox, everything you see here is a work in progress.


Wiki Main Page:

Graphic banner rough idea test3.png


User Sign up /Login Subpage:

A Few Notes Before you Begin

Before you jump in and make your contribution, please first familiarize yourself with the layout of the site. Doing so will help you to place your information in the right location. As the wiki grows, it takes an increasing amount of effort and discipline to keep it from quickly turning into a tangled mess. So it's up to each of us to make sure the information submitted is easy for everybody to find and access.

If you make a contibution and later find that your submission has been edited or moved to another area of the wiki, please don't feel offended. Everyone understands and appreciates the time and efforts you took, but bear in mind that a factual and well-organized resource for everyone interested in analog or digital TV is the ultimate aim of the LinuxTV wiki.

Submitters should also know that, to keep the information contained in the wiki free, all contributions are automatically licensed under the GNU General Public License GPL. If you wish, you may specify in each case that your contribution is dual-licensed under the MIT License. Please do not reproduce or submit copyrighted works without obtaining the express consent of the owner or its agent.

Lastly, to help keep the wiki free from spam, contributors are required to set up an account and to sign in before they can post to the wiki. (This is a painless process that only takes a few seconds). To sign up an

Now enjoy and have fun! -- The LinuxTV WikiTeam [People behind V4L]


Software viewing apps icon.png TV Related Software SubPage:

It would seem that, instead of re-inventing the wheel, the existing TV Related Software page is an ideal candidate to be reworked as the TV Software SubPage

TV related items/issues that should be addressed are:

  • scanning
  • tuning/zapping
  • watching/recording
  • teletex/CC
  • streaming


distinguish between tuner/tuning/to tune/receiver ... in contemporary dialogue/common language: the terms "tuner" and "receiver" are often used interchangeably ... but its more appropriate to call it a receiver, with the tuner being part of the receiver

tuning In electronics, tuning refers to a process in which, first, a specific RF signal is acquired and, second, is subsequently acted upon such that any underlying content (information/data) may be extracted.

One may "tune" to a specific frequency and find that there is no underlining content to be found -- in the context of radio or TV signal reception, this would be characteristic of static or white noise.

in which case the RF carrier signal list of known frequencies or obtained via a frequency scan



Just toying

Would like to try to setup a table for the chipsets using templates such that, with using logic to define relevant fields, we have all the data contained in one spot (I guess much like Henrik was doing with the DVB-T USB stuff), but can then parse the info for display in relevant articles, such that there isn't duplication. Present duplication example:

A Sortable List of Chipsets
Vendor Chipset Tuner Analog
Demodulator		 Digital
Demodulator		 Standard Modulation
Schemes		 A/V
decoder		 MPEG
encoder		 MPEG
decoder		 Interface
chipset		 Bridge
Type		 DVB
support		 Linux
Support		 Associated
Kernel Modules		 Firmware Comments
Afatech AF9005 ✘ No ✘ No ✔ Yes DVB-T COFDM ✘ No ✘ No ✘ No ✔ Yes USB ✔ Yes ✔ Yes ? ✔ Yes
  • A combo USB bridge & demod IC


Misc Info & ideas for me:

Timestamp

  • ~~~~~

Colours

  • Web colours
  • v4l --> style="background-color:#006600;
  • DVB --> style="background-color:#6289AB;


Tables


style="color:green; background-color:#ffffcc;"
style="color:#e76700;"
style="background-color:# ;"


Icons wanted:

  • need to find or create a chain link icon for "links"
  • * terrestrial broadcast tower
  • sat dish
  • * pcmcia
  • pci
  • pcie
  • firewire


Special Links


Clickable Icons or Images using templates

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