Re: analog OTA tuning

Pascal Jürgens <[email protected]> Tue, 26 Apr 2011 22:28:38 +0200
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That info might be stale, but the last time I looked at the v4l device wiki,=
 it said that the analog tuner of these cards is not yet supported in Linux.=
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Cheers,
Pascal

On 26.04.2011, at 22:08, Martin Cole <[email protected]> wrote:

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> Hi,
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> I need to tune analog OTA channels from a pci-e card.  I bought the follow=
ing card:
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> http://linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/Hauppauge_WinTV-HVR-2200  (I actually ha=
ve the 2250)
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> after installing and downloading the firmware etc, this works fine when tu=
ning the digital OTA signal that I can see locally.
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> I am unsure how to change the frontend to attempt to tune analog tv input o=
r even if this is supported, can someone point me in the right direction to d=
o this? It looks like I would need to change the tuner type in the driver co=
de (if analog is supported)
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> I am aware that no analog broadcasts exist anymore in the US, but where th=
is will eventually be used still has analog OTA broadcasts.
> My test setup for now includes a digital to analog converter, which i woul=
d like to tune with this card, once this works I would test with the actual O=
TA signal.
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> Looking at the tuner chip on the card, suggests that it is possible. The l=
ink on the wiki for the chip is outdated it seems, this is what I found on t=
he nxp site:
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> http://www.nxp.com/#/pip/pip=3D[pip=3DTDA18271HD]|pp=3D[t=3Dpip,i=3DTDA182=
71HD]
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> I am happy to dive into the code, but wanted to see if anyone has done thi=
s already or get any suggestions that you more experienced developers could p=
rovide.
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> Thanks,
> --mc
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<html><body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><div><div>That info might be stale, but the last time I looked at the v4l device wiki, it said that the analog tuner of these cards is not yet supported in Linux.&nbsp;<br><br></div><div>Cheers,<br>Pascal</div><div><br>On 26.04.2011, at 22:08, Martin Cole &lt;<a href="mailto:[email protected]"><a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></a>&gt; wrote:<br><br></div><div></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><br>Hi,<br><br>I need to tune analog OTA channels from a pci-e card.&nbsp; I bought the following card:<br><br><a href="http://linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/Hauppauge_WinTV-HVR-2200"></a><a href="http://linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/Hauppauge_WinTV-HVR-2200"><a href="http://linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/Hauppauge_WinTV-HVR-2200">http://linuxtv.org/wiki/i
 ndex.php/Hauppauge_WinTV-HVR-2200</a></a>&nbsp; (I actually have the 2250)<br>
<br>after installing and downloading the firmware etc, this works fine when tuning the digital OTA signal that I can see locally.<br><br>I am unsure how to change the frontend to attempt to tune analog tv input or even if this is supported, can someone point me in the right direction to do this? It looks like I would need to change the tuner type in the driver code (if analog is supported)<br>
<br>I am aware that no analog broadcasts exist anymore in the US, but where this will eventually be used still has analog OTA broadcasts.<br>My test setup for now includes a digital to analog converter, which i would like to tune with this card, once this works I would test with the actual OTA signal.<br>
<br>Looking at the tuner chip on the card, suggests that it is possible. The link on the wiki for the chip is outdated it seems, this is what I found on the nxp site:<br><br><a href="http://www.nxp.com/#/pip/pip=[pip=TDA18271HD]|pp=[t=pip,i=TDA18271HD]"></a><a href="http://www.nxp.com/#/pip/pip=[pip=TDA18271HD]|pp=[t=pip,i=TDA18271HD]"><a href="http://www.nxp.com/#/pip/pip=[pip=TDA18271HD]|pp=[t=pip,i=TDA18271HD]">http://www.nxp.com/#/pip/pip=[pip=TDA18271HD]|pp=[t=pip,i=TDA18271HD]</a></a><br>
<br>I am happy to dive into the code, but wanted to see if anyone has done this already or get any suggestions that you more experienced developers could provide.<br><br>Thanks,<br>--mc<br><br><br><br>
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